Senior Quality Engineer / Manager

ATM is a Geosyntec Company specialising in engineering and consulting services, with a strong heritage in the marine and coastal environment. As part of Geosyntec, our employees have access to the resources and opportunities of an international engineering and consulting organisation while working within a growing, collaborative regional business. 

We now have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Quality Engineer / Quality Manager to join our growing business in the Middle East, based in our Dubai office. 

We invest in our people. Each employee is unique, and your career with ATM and Geosyntec will be too. We offer competitive pay and benefits, together with professional development and well-being programmes to support you and your family. 

• Lead and support quality management across ATM’s engineering, consulting and construction supervision projects in the region.
• Development, implementation and ongoing branch-wide management of Project Quality Plans, ensuring that appropriate quality processes, controls and management systems are established and consistently applied throughout the project lifecycle. 
• Support the continued development and maintenance of ATM’s Quality Management System (QMS), helping ensure that our processes remain effective, practical and aligned with applicable Geosyntec established standard, ISO standards, client requirements and the needs of our growing Middle East business. 
• Working closely with Branch managers, project director, project managers, engineers, technical leads and business leadership to provide practical quality guidance across our projects, helping teams establish appropriate document controls, review and verification processes, audit programmes, corrective actions and continual improvement initiatives.  
• Support compliance with ISO 9001 and other applicable management system standards and client-specific quality requirements. 
• Review project requirements, scopes and deliverables to identify appropriate quality assurance and quality control measures. 
• Help establish and maintain appropriate processes for the review, verification and approval of technical deliverables and client-facing work products. 
• Undertake internal quality audits and project quality reviews, identifying areas for improvement and supporting teams in implementing corrective and preventive actions. 
• Monitor quality performance across projects and identify recurring issues, risks and opportunities for improvement. 
• Develop and maintain quality procedures, templates, checklists, registers and other tools to support consistent project delivery. 
• Support the management of non-conformances, corrective actions, root-cause investigations and lessons learned. 
• Provide guidance and training to project teams on quality processes, systems and responsibilities. 
• Work collaboratively with other management system functions, including environmental and health and safety management systems, where appropriate. 
• Support external audits, client quality reviews and certification activities. 
• Assist project teams with quality requirements during bids, proposals and project mobilisation. 
• Promote a strong quality culture across the business, with an emphasis on practical processes that support efficient, high-quality project delivery. 
• Collaborate with Geosyntec quality professionals internationally to share best practices and maintain appropriate alignment with wider company standards. 
• Travel within the Middle East and internationally as required. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Construction Management or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience. (required) 

• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor qualification. (required) 

• At least 8 years of experience in the consulting or construction sector, or an equivalent combination of qualifications and experience. (required)
• Proven experience developing and implementing Project Quality Plans within engineering, consulting, construction or infrastructure projects. (required)
• Experience developing, maintaining and improving organisational Quality Management Systems (QMS). (required)
• Strong practical knowledge of QA/QC principles and ISO 9001:2015 requirements within a project delivery environment. (required)
• Experience with marine, coastal, ports, waterfront, civil or other infrastructure projects would be advantageous.
• Experience establishing project-specific quality plans and procedures for construction supervision, including training site teams and monitoring compliance.
• Experience conducting internal audits, managing findings and corrective actions, and leading or supporting external audits.
• Ability to translate ISO, contractual and client requirements into practical processes for project and site teams.
• Strong quality documentation experience, including procedures, templates, registers and guidance.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary engineering, technical and construction teams.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, including working with project managers, technical specialists, senior management, clients and auditors.
• Ability to manage quality requirements across multiple projects simultaneously.
• Willingness to travel to project and site locations as required.