Quality Assurance Specialist

Quality Assurance Specialist

Location: Calgary, AB or Sherwood Park, AB

Contract Duration: Through December 2027 with potential for extension

Schedule: Office and field-based work as required

Travel: Regular travel to operating facilities across Alberta require

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Specialist to support a portfolio of small-to-medium capital projects and turnaround activities across gas processing, transmission and extraction facilities throughout Alberta.

This is a long-term contract opportunity offering involvement across multiple projects at various stages of execution. The successful candidate will provide quality oversight during engineering, fabrication, construction and turnaround activities while working closely with project teams, contractors and field personnel.

The role is approximately 60% office-based and 40% field-based, with travel to facilities throughout Alberta. Extended site assignments may be required during turnarounds, outages and major project execution activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality assurance support for capital projects, maintenance projects and turnaround activities.
• Review and monitor contractor quality programs, procedures and inspection documentation.
• Conduct quality surveillance activities during fabrication, construction and field execution.
• Support welding, fabrication, coating and inspection activities to ensure compliance with project specifications and applicable codes.
• Participate in audits, inspections and quality reviews involving contractors, vendors and field execution teams.
• Manage quality records, turnover documentation and project closeout requirements.
• Support the identification, investigation and resolution of non-conformances.
• Coordinate with project management, construction, operations and contractor teams to ensure quality objectives are achieved.
• Participate in field inspections, shop visits and vendor surveillance activities as required.
• Promote continuous improvement and adherence to quality management processes.

Qualifications

Required

• Minimum 8 years of experience within the oil and gas industry.
• Demonstrated Quality Assurance or Quality Control experience supporting facilities, maintenance, brownfield projects or turnarounds.
• CWB Level 2 Certification.
• Strong knowledge of welding, fabrication and coating quality requirements.
• Experience working within operating oil and gas facilities.
• Experience working in sour gas environments.
• Valid H2S Alive and other industry-recognized safety certifications required for site access.
• Ability to travel to project and operating sites throughout Alberta.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently with minimal supervision.

Assets

• NACE certification.
• Owner-operator experience.
• Experience supporting gas processing, transmission or extraction facilities.
• Previous turnaround and outage execution experience.

What We Offer

• Long-term contract opportunity through the end of 2027 with potential for extension.
• Diverse project portfolio across multiple operating assets.
• Mix of office, remote and field-based work.
• Opportunity to support both capital projects and turnaround execution.
• Standard travel, vehicle and living-out allowances for eligible field assignments.