Job Summary
The Willow Supplier Quality Surveillance Coordinator contributes to all aspects of Supplier Quality Surveillance process for the assigned scope of the Willow Project. This position coordinates with Engineering, Procurement, Logistics and Suppliers Quality Control and Document Control Departments to ensure that the purchase orders contain the surveillance and inspection requirements for material and equipment commensurate with the criticality and level of inspection required.
Responsibilities
- Participate in the development of Criticality Rating and Inspection Level of equipment and commodities.
- Review supplier lists proposed by Procurement and verify pre-qualification documentation, endorse critical bidders and sub-suppliers.
- Participate in pre-qualification and selection of suppliers and highlight any critical issues based on previous experience.
- Provide Quality Assurance/Supplier Quality Surveillance functional support.
- Participate in the review of RFQ packages and bid proposals to ensure surveillance, inspection, and documentation requirements are included.
- Review project quality documentation from contractor, vendor, suppliers, and sub-suppliers including ITPs, QC procedures, test results, and inspection reports.
- Participates in source inspector selection for qualified inspectors and inspection assignments performed at supplier’s shop for materials, equipment, and services.
- Participate in independent surveillance visits to suppliers on an as required basis.
- Attends pre-award, kick-off and pre-inspection meetings with suppliers and vendors to ensure PO and quality requirements are understood.
- Review quality of the company contractors, ensuring product verification and inspection of the deliverables are consistent with contractual and regulatory obligations.
- Review and distribute inspection reports received from 3rd party source inspectors.
- Participate in final package walkdown as required.
- Work with applicable disciplines to ensure all Punch List/Discrepancy log items from walk-down are resolved in a timely manner.
- Support initiation, management, and closure of NCRs.
- Monitor MRB (Manufacture Record Book) review, approval, and acceptance process to ensure all quality documentation is completed for as-built hand over through the Engineering Contractor firm and for turnover to the onsite Fabrication/Construction quality team.
- Assist with vendor audits to PO contract and quality requirements, as required.
- Prepare reports to management for quality related issues, corrective action plans, and routine tracking/trends.
- Report directly to the Willow Project Facilities Quality Lead on all matters pertaining to surveillance, inspection and test activities and where non-conformities occur during procurement phase of the project.
- Other duties as requested by the Willow Project Quality Manager.
Willow Project Overview
Located on Alaska’s North Slope in the National Petroleum Reserve (NPR-A), the Willow project is estimated to produce 180,000 barrels of oil per day at its peak.
The economic impact of the Willow project will be sizable. According to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) estimates, Willow could generate between $8 billion and $17 billion in new revenue for the federal government, the state of Alaska, the North Slope Borough, and local communities. The initial phase of Willow development will include a new Willow Central Processing Facility (WCF), three drill sites, pipelines, roads, bridges and supporting infrastructure.
Scope Summary
The Willow project is spread over several phases and areas:
2023 – 2025 - Detailed Design
2023 – 2024 - WOC Fabrication
2025 – 2027 - WOC North Slope Installation and Commissioning
2025 – 2027 - WCF / DS Sealift Module Fabrication
2027 – 2029 – WCF / DS North Slope Installation and Commissioning
Willow will be a greenfield design including all processing facilities, utilities, drilling equipment, camp, and power generation.
