Project Supplier Quality Supervisor

Project Supplier Quality Supervisor (PSQS)

3-Month Contract-to-Hire Houston, TX Various Project and Supplier Locations

Position Summary

Seeking an experienced Project Supplier Quality Supervisor (PSQS) to lead supplier quality operations, oversee quality surveillance teams, and ensure supplier compliance with project specifications, industry standards, and quality requirements. This role manages supplier inspections, audits, quality performance, and surveillance activities across major industrial and EPC projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and provide technical direction to Supplier Quality Representatives, inspectors, and third-party surveillance personnel.
• Plan, coordinate, and manage supplier quality inspections, audits, capability surveys, and surveillance assignments.
• Review engineering specifications, material requisitions, inspection plans, and witness/hold points.
• Participate in supplier evaluations, bid reviews, and pre-award/post-award meetings.
• Investigate nonconformances, resolve supplier quality issues, and oversee corrective actions.
• Coordinate inspection resources, staffing, schedules, budgets, and quality reporting.
• Ensure compliance with applicable industry codes, manufacturing standards, and project procedures.
• Collaborate with engineering, procurement, construction, and supplier teams to resolve technical and quality concerns.
• Monitor supplier performance metrics, inspection reports, and project quality documentation.
• Lead supplier quality process improvements, data analysis, automation, and Power BI dashboard development.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 15+ years of relevant industry experience in inspection, testing, and supplier quality. (Addendum specifies 12+ years; subject to client confirmation.)
• Minimum 4,000 hours of in-shop quality surveillance or related experience.
• ANSI/ASME Level II certification required.
• Proven leadership experience supervising Supplier Quality Representatives, inspectors, or quality surveillance teams.
• Experience supporting Pre-FEED, FEED, or EPC projects, preferably in energy or heavy industrial industries.
• Strong knowledge of supplier audits, manufacturing processes, welding, fabrication, inspection plans, and recognized industry codes and standards.
• Experience managing NCRs, corrective actions, technical procedures, inspection resources, and project budgets.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, technical specifications, and quality documentation.
• Strong technical problem-solving, communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; Power BI, quality reporting systems, and automation experience preferred.