Job Description

Our client, a leading Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Contractor, is looking for a QA/QC Manager, with experience in Piling, to join their engineering team in Lagos, Nigeria. The QA/QC Manager is responsible for managing quality assurance and quality control for piling and deep-foundation works. The role ensures compliance with approved drawings, specifications, method statements, ITPs and applicable standards, while managing QA/QC teams, inspections, testing, quality documentation and non-conformities from pre-construction through final handover.

Responsibilities

1. QA/QC Management

• Lead QA/QC Engineers, Inspectors and quality personnel across piling work fronts.
• Implement the Project Quality Management Plan, procedures, ITPs and inspection requirements.
• Identify quality risks and establish appropriate inspection and control measures.
• Ensure quality requirements are communicated and maintained across project teams.

2. Pre-Construction & Piling Readiness

• Review drawings, specifications, geotechnical information, method statements and ITPs before piling activities.
• Participate in pre-piling meetings, technical reviews and readiness inspections.
• Verify availability of approved materials, equipment, testing facilities, personnel and procedures.
• Oversee trial/test piles and coordinate working platforms, pile locations and survey controls.

3. Piling Construction Quality Control

• Monitor piling activities for compliance with approved requirements, including setting-out, casing, drilling, bore stability and cleaning.
• Inspect reinforcement cages, including bar sizes, spacing, couplers, dimensions, centralizers and cover.
• Control drilling fluid/slurry, concrete placement, tremie operations and pile completion.
• Ensure accurate pile identification, records and traceability.

4. Drilling Fluid / Slurry Control

• Monitor bentonite, polymer and other drilling fluids as applicable.
• Ensure required slurry testing, including density, viscosity, pH and sand content, is completed and recorded.
• Confirm bore/slurry acceptance before reinforcement installation and concreting.

5. Concrete Quality Control

• Verify approved concrete mix designs and delivery documentation.
• Ensure required fresh-concrete testing and sampling is completed.
• Monitor concrete volumes, tremie records and placement conditions.
• Review test results and ensure non-conforming results are investigated and addressed.

6. Inspection & Release

• Control inspection, hold, witness and surveillance points in coordination with the Client/Consultant.
• Coordinate inspection requests and required approvals.
• Ensure work is not released until required inspections, tests and approvals are completed.
• Place affected work on quality hold where requirements are not met.

7. Pile Testing

• Coordinate and oversee PIT, CSL, dynamic and static load testing, and other required pile tests.
• Review testing procedures, test arrangements and results against acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate with testing contractors and laboratories.
• Ensure abnormal or non-conforming results are referred for technical assessment and that corrective actions or retesting are closed out.

8. NCR & Corrective Action

• Manage NCRs, observations, defects and corrective/preventive actions.
• Conduct or oversee root-cause analysis for significant or recurring issues.
• Track corrective actions through verified close-out and implement preventive measures.
• Escalate critical or overdue quality issues.

9. Materials & Equipment Control

• Verify material approvals, certificates and compliance before use.
• Ensure relevant inspection and testing equipment is calibrated and traceable.
• Maintain calibration and laboratory testing records.

10. Subcontractor & Supplier Quality

• Monitor subcontractor and supplier quality performance.
• Review QA/QC plans, ITPs, method statements and inspection documentation.
• Conduct quality audits/inspections and monitor corrective actions.
• Participate in prequalification and technical quality assessments where required.

11. Audits & Quality Improvement

• Lead internal/project quality audits and support Client, Consultant and external audits.
• Conduct quality reviews and monitor audit findings through close-out.
• Identify improvement opportunities and maintain relevant lessons learned.

12. Documentation & Traceability

• Maintain complete and traceable quality records for each pile and work activity.
• Ensure pile logs capture key information including location, depth, drilling, slurry, reinforcement, concrete, testing and acceptance records.
• Coordinate as-built information with Survey and Engineering.
• Ensure quality documentation is properly reviewed, indexed, approved and archived.

13. Reporting

• Prepare periodic QA/QC reports for Project and General Management.
• Track quality trends, NCRs, inspections, testing and outstanding actions.
• Provide early warning of significant quality risks and their potential impact on cost, schedule or compliance.

14. Final Handover

• Ensure piling quality dossiers are complete and traceable before handover.
• Compile inspection records, test reports, material certificates, pile logs, as-built information and approvals.
• Ensure outstanding quality issues and NCRs are closed or formally dispositioned.
• Coordinate final quality documentation with the Client/Consultant.

15. Authority & Role Boundary

• Place quality holds and require corrective action, additional inspection or re-inspection where necessary.
• Reject or withhold acceptance of non-compliant work within the approved authority matrix.
• Escalate critical or recurring quality issues to the Project Manager and relevant technical authority.
• Refer design changes, failed pile tests and unresolved technical deviations to the authorized technical/design authority.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or HND in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of relevant QA/QC experience, including substantial hands-on experience in piling and deep-foundation works.
• Proven experience in civil construction, infrastructure, marine, industrial, building or foundation projects, particularly bored piling.
• Strong experience with drilling, temporary casing, drilling fluids/slurry, reinforcement cages and tremie concreting.
• Experience managing QA/QC teams across multiple work fronts.
• Proven experience with pile integrity and load testing, including PIT, CSL, dynamic and static testing.
• Experience developing and implementing Quality Management Plans, ITPs, method statements, inspection procedures and quality documentation.
• Strong experience in NCRs, corrective actions, audits and quality improvement.
• Experience reviewing pile, concrete, reinforcement, material, laboratory and testing records and final quality dossiers.
• Experience coordinating with Clients, Consultants, Project Management, Construction Teams, subcontractors, testing contractors and laboratories.
• QA/QC, ISO 9001, Lead Auditor or equivalent certification is an advantage.
• Membership of a relevant professional engineering or construction body is an advantage.
• Experience on major infrastructure, marine, industrial, building or foundation projects is an advantage.
• Reports To: Project Manager

Technical Knowledge & Skills

• Strong knowledge of piling and deep-foundation construction and quality-control requirements.
• Strong understanding of bored piling, drilling, casing, bore cleaning, drilling fluids/slurry, reinforcement cages and tremie concreting.
• Strong knowledge of ITPs, inspection requests, hold/witness points, NCR/CAR processes and quality records.
• Good understanding of pile integrity and load-testing methods, including PIT, CSL, dynamic and static testing.
• Ability to interpret civil/structural drawings, specifications, geotechnical information, method statements and technical submissions.
• Ability to review concrete, reinforcement, laboratory and pile-testing results.
• Strong quality risk identification and preventive-control skills.
• Good knowledge of ISO 9001 quality management principles.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word.
• Ability to prepare clear quality reports, dashboards and management presentations.
• Strong document-control and records-management skills.
• Knowledge of applicable Nigerian regulations, project specifications, international standards and Client/Consultant requirements relevant to piling works.

Key Competencies

• Leadership and team management
• Strong technical judgement and attention to detail
• Structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis
• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Ability to challenge non-compliant work effectively
• Strong documentation and traceability mindset
• Ability to work under construction pressure without compromising quality
• Strong coordination across project functions and stakeholders

Location

• Lagos, Nigeria

Schedule

• Monday to Friday | 08:00 AM till 05:00 PM
• Saturday | 08:00 AM till 02:00 PM

Package

• Basic | Car | House | Medical Insurance |  Life Insurance | Allowance in Local Currency | 2 Round-trip tickets