Quality Specialist for an Offshore Wind Operator

Teal Energi seeks a Quality Specialist for their offshore wind projects, located in Providence, RI or Washington DC. This full-time, hybrid role involves ensuring quality processes are understood and implemented across projects, coaching personnel, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. The specialist will act as a subject matter expert, identify best practices, and support project quality management to minimize risks and enhance accountability.
Quality Specialist

Our Clients is a global leader in renewable energy is driving the transition to a sustainable future with innovative offshore wind projects across the U.S. They are spearheading some of the country’s most ambitious wind developments, bringing clean energy to millions of homes while supporting local economies and job creation. Their projects, including large-scale offshore wind farms along the East Coast, are setting new industry benchmarks for innovation, sustainability, and community engagement. By investing in cutting-edge technology and strategic partnerships, they are at the forefront of shaping America’s clean energy landscape for generations to come.

Job Title: Quality Specialist

Location: Providence, RI or Washington DC

Job Type: Full-Time, Contract, Hybrid

Duration: One Year with opportunity for renewal

Summary:

The Quality Specialist has the responsibility for ensuring processes are embedded and understood in projects, packages, and support functions throughout Client and EPC.This will be accomplished through teaching, coaching, and facilitating implementation of Quality tools and systems.

The Quality Specialist is responsible for influencing others to effectively utilize Quality tools and systems and propagating a continuous improvement culture, thereby accelerating progress toward optimal application of Client Quality systems in addition to these items:.
• Propagate a culture of Quality excellence (systems, processes, behaviors, and accountability) through Engineering, Project Services and EPC Projects.
• Act as a subject matter expert on Quality matters.
• Teach and coach project personnel so they have skills and awareness to appropriately implement Quality tools and processes within the project/package.
• Identify best practices from projects and packages. Bring those learnings to EPC Quality Forum as well as propagating agreed upon best practices across projects, packages, and support functions.
• Integrate with the Project Quality Management team and provide support to reduce project quality risks to as low as reasonably practicable.
• Encourage a culture of continual quality improvement.
• Assist with front-end and back-end control of Synergi cases as needed.
• Act as facilitators for implementation of quality initiatives and complete other tasks as assigned by Head of Quality.
• Coordinate with Project Quality Managers to act seamlessly as Quality initiatives are implemented within each project/package.

Success Criteria/KPIs:
• Support Offshore EPC projects by continuously educating, coaching, and facilitating implementation of Client’s quality management system, policies, and procedures.
• Use a risk-based approach to identify, manage, and reduce quality risks with escalation of risks when needed.
• Foster use of best practices in concert with the EPC Quality Forum
• Drive implementation of lessons learned and continual improvement activities
• Standardize use of Synergi for Quality processes related to NCRs and Lessons Learnt
• Support Cost of Quality Process
• Implement and maintain internal Quality cultural initiatives to achieve accountability in the projects.
• Coordinate seamlessly with Project Quality Managers

Decision authority:

Responsibility to raise awareness when there are gaps in knowledge or if there are hurdles to implementing new tools and processes. Participate in the EPC quality forum.

Requirements and Qualifications:
• 5+ years of Quality related experience
• A degree in a relevant field such as Quality, Engineering, or a related discipline is desirable.
• Industry recognized Quality qualifications including certifications or accreditation from organizations such as ASQ, EOQ, IAQ etc. (e.g. Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt, Certified Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence, Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Auditor) are a plus.
• Experience working in international and cross-cultural team
• Have strong management skills and experience in implementing corporate Quality systems.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to provide guidance and mentorship.
• Experience in driving continuous improvement.
• Effective stakeholder management skills working with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in English Language

About Teal Energi: Teal Energi is a technical manpower provider with extensive experience supporting the successful execution and operation of major capital project investments. Forged through a desire to provide best-in-class service to clients, candidates, and contractors alike, Teal Energi works through its offices nationwide to provide regional support to a wide range of sectors including both traditional energy and energy transition initiatives (e.g., LNG, hydrogen, wind, solar), as well as manufacturing, mining, and infrastructure.