Quality Assurance and Administration Specialist

DRA Global is a diversified, global engineering, project delivery and operations management group with an impressive track record spanning over three decades.

As the Partner of first choice, DRA Global aims to attract, recruit and retain the best talent in the marketplace; in doing so we have developed a solid organizational culture focused on Safety, Integrity, Courage, Innovation, Trust and People to ultimately deliver the best results for clients.

We are seeking a
Quality Assurance and Administration Specialist
, based out of our Toronto office.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager - North America, this role will be responsible for the Management of Technical Documentation and auditing of Project Procedures to ensure compliance with DRA standards and procedures throughout concept, pre-feasibility, feasibility studies, EPCM and EPC project.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and Maintain the library of technical information for each Engineering discipline.

This may include:

• Procedures and Guidelines,
• Specifications and Standards,
• Calculation sheets,
• Function as custodian of DRA master documentation (Standards) to ensure:
• Adherence to corporate identity
• Unique identification
• Review and approval process
• Change management (revision and status control)
• Traceability – maintain the master document register
• Availability and accessibility of documentation at point of use
• Access control / adequate protection
• Processes are in place to control the retention and disposition of documented information
• Ensure that documentation (both native and pdf copies) is correctly numbered and saved in the correct location on the SharePoint site(s).
• Review the quality of DRA technical documents to ensure that they are well written, grammatically correct and formatted as per DRA standards.
• Ensure that DRA technical documents are fully signed off.
• Provide feedback on status of Technical Documentation to HOD's and Engineering Manager.

Quality Assurance

• Develop a North American Quality Assurance Procedure, based on the procedures, guidelines and templates implemented in the EMEA region.
• Plan, conduct and document Quality Assurance audits for the Studies and Projects led from the North American offices.
• Manage the close-out of non-conformances and action items resulting from the above QA audits.
• Monitor and track QA metrics to identify trends in project quality.
• Ensure that project quality is managed in accordance with the project quality plan or project specific requirements.

Financial

• Develop the scope of work for Quality Assurance activities, estimate the effort and hours required by each discipline to participate in QA activities and audits.
• Track and report on the hours consumed by QA activities and audits

Client Relations
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• Ensures that all interactions with all stakeholders are conducted in professional and respectful manner.
• Ensures that Project Manager / DRA Management are kept informed and up to date on status of QA audit outcomes.
• Help Embed an understanding of quality in DRA. Encourage and acknowledge every individual's contribution to the end result

Requirements:

• Relevant technical degree or equivalent experience would be advantageous
• 5-10 years' experience within a project administration environment
• 5-10 years' experience within an EPCM / Mining environment
• 5-10 years' experience with document management systems

Employment type:

Permanent

We value diversity and the benefits it brings to achieving our objectives, enhancing our reputation, and attracting, engaging, and retaining talented people. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender, age, disability, and ethnicity.

Our commitment to equal opportunities and a diverse workplace is embodied in our values of People, Safety, Trust, Integrity, Excellence, and Courage.