Supplier Quality Specialist

Vista Projects is an integrated engineering firm who has been solving complex challenges in the energy industry since 1985. We are innovators at our core. We continually find better smarter ways to design and deliver oil and gas projects and we are proud to be contributing on some of the most exciting low-carbon and synthetic fuel developments in the North America. For our people that means meaningful varied work and a real chance to shape how modern engineering gets done.

We are innovators in the energy industry. We actively find ways to improve how oil and gas projects are designed and delivered and we are contributing to some remarkable low-carbon and synthetic fuel developments; including electro sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) and gas-to-liquids (GTL) projects. We are headquartered in Calgary and maintain a satellite office in Houston.

The world needs energy and better engineering makes the projects that deliver it safer more efficient and more sustainable. Our multi-discipline teams have designed some of the most challenging and successful projects in the North American energy sector from early-stage studies and pilots to large-scale commercial expansions. We take pride in doing that work well and just as much pride in continuously improving how we do it.

The Supplier Quality Specialist (SQS) implements Supplier Quality Control (SQC) activities for Vista-purchased equipment and materials. The SQS serves as the focal point for supplier quality activities during procurement and fabrication and provides supplier quality guidance to project teams. Duties Include:

• Review and markup project documents (MRs RFPs Purchase Orders) and supplier quality submittals to ensure technical requirements are adequately addressed
• Coordinate and monitor third-party inspection activities in accordance with approved project documentation
• Prepare and issue inspection assignment instructions
• Liaise with inspection agencies to ensure qualified inspectors are assigned in a timely manner
• Ensure inspectors are working from approved documentation
• Review qualifications and resumes of proposed inspectors
• Attend project procurement meetings kick-off meetings and supplier meetings
• Coordinate and chair prefabrication meetings
• Support timely closure of supplier NCRs and corrective actions
• Review and verify completion of Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs)
• Follow up on quality concerns and action items with responsible parties
• Review approve and distribute inspection reports submitted by TPIs
• Report supplier quality KPIs resulting from shop surveillance activities
• Manage supplier quality records inspection assignment packages and related documentation from project execution through project closeout
• Maintain supplier quality databases and inspection tracking systems
• Enter supplier performance data into approved databases
• Perform supplier audits and shop surveillance activities as required
• Performing other duties as requested

• Bachelors degree or Engineering Technologist certification with a professional quality or auditing designation
• 5 years of experience in Supplier Quality Inspection Fabrication Manufacturing Construction or Quality Assurance
• Ability to meet safety requirements to attend supplier facilities and site visits
• Manufacturing and shop fabrication experience
• Effective communication skills (oral and written)
• Excellent analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Outstanding attention to detail with a strong work ethic
• Strong knowledge of regulatory and design code requirements including ASME Section VIII ASME B31.1 ASME B31.3 ABSA CSA B51 API and CWB requirements
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings specifications and quality documentation
• Knowledge of Civil Structural Mechanical Piping Welding Gas and Fluid Service NDE Electrical Instrumentation and Rotating Equipment disciplines
• Solid time-management and organizational skills
• Dependability and reliability

• CWB AWS or CSWIP Level 1 or 2 certification
• API 510 and/or API 570 certification
• NACE/AMPP certification
• Electrical Certificate or Red Seal Trade Certificate

• A challenging and rewarding work environment where you will contribute to meaningful projects across the energy industry
• Talented collaborative colleagues who are invested in one anothers success
• The chance to work alongside some of the sharpest minds in the industry where your ideas are heard and innovation is part of how we actually work not just something we say.
• A strong value-based philosophy that provides an informal close-knit team environment where you and your family feel like a part of our organization and not just an employee number
• Competitive compensation and benefits including a performance-linked variable pay program
• Company-sponsored social events and team sports
• Half-day Fridays and free parking
• An organization that values and encourages diversity

Please complete the application form below and include a cover letter concisely demonstrating how your skills and experience align with our job submitting this application you consent to our and you consent to receive transactional electronic messages from Vista and third parties acting on our behalf.
Note:As part of the interview process there will be a technical testing component that will take up to two hours and can be completed at home on your own timeline. Candidates may be required to complete a security clearance procedure prior to receiving an offer.