Overview
Quality Advisor Jobs in Houston, TX at BlackRock Resources LLC
Title: Quality Advisor
Company: BlackRock Resources LLC
Location: Houston, TX
The Quality Advisor will support quality assurance oversight and program support for pipeline construction, maintenance and integrity activities across U.S. operations. The position combines field surveillance, supplier and contractor oversight, audit support, nonconformance management, and quality program administration to ensure work is traceable, verifiable, and audit-ready.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform risk-based field surveillance and verification of pipeline, facility, maintenance, integrity, and operational work against approved drawings, specifications, procedures, inspection and test plans, and quality requirements.
- Review quality documentation for completeness, accuracy, traceability, and conformance, including inspection records, welding and NDE reports, test packages, supplier documentation, turnover packages, as-built records, and closeout deliverables.
- Provide QA oversight of welding, in-service welding, NDE, coating, pressure testing, and other critical quality activities, as applicable to the work scope..
- Plan, participate in, and support risk-based supplier, vendor, contractor, project, and program audits, including preparation, execution, reporting, and follow-up.
- Support development, implementation, and maintenance of QA tools, templates, procedures, checklists, surveillance plans, audit schedules, and guidance documents.
- Prepare dashboards, quality reports, briefing materials, and management review inputs to support program visibility and decision-making.
- Coordinate with projects, operations, engineering, supply chain, document control, contractors, suppliers, and third-party inspectors to support consistent QA execution.
- Identify, document, communicate, and support control of nonconforming work, materials, documentation, and supplier deliverables.
Applicable Codes, Standards, and Industry Practices
Requirements
The successful candidate should demonstrate working knowledge of applicable U.S. pipeline regulatory requirements, company specifications, project quality requirements, and industry practices, including as applicable:
- 49 CFR Parts 195 – U.S. pipeline safety requirements for hazardous liquid pipelines
- API 1169 – Pipeline construction inspection practices and inspector responsibilities
- API 1104 – Welding of pipelines and related facilities
- API RP 1173 and API RP 1177 – Pipeline safety management systems and construction quality management practices
- ASME B31.4 / B31.8 – Liquid and gas pipeline systems, as applicable
- ASME Section IX and applicable NDE qualification practices, including ASNT SNT-TC-1A where specified
- Applicable company standards, specifications, procedures, and project quality requirements
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- API 1169 Pipeline Construction Inspector Certification required or strongly preferred based on assignment scope.
- 8+ years of experience in pipeline, facility, construction, maintenance, integrity, operations, QA/QC, inspection, supplier quality, or related energy infrastructure work.
- Demonstrated experience with field surveillance, desktop documentation review, audit support, Client/CAPA management, contractor oversight, supplier/vendor surveillance, and quality program support.
- Strong working knowledge of U.S. pipeline regulatory requirements, industry standards, construction practices, quality documentation, and audit-ready evidence expectations.
- Ability to work independently across field, office, and remote environments while coordinating with multi-disciplinary stakeholders.
- Additional certifications such as CWI, NDE, API 570, API 510, API 653, lead auditor, or other relevant inspection/audit credentials.
Working Conditions
- Hybrid role involving field assignments, office work, and remote quality assurance support.
- Travel to construction sites, operating facilities, supplier shops, fabrication locations, and contractor work locations may be required.
- Work may involve interaction with project management, engineering, operations, construction, supply chain, document control, contractors, suppliers, and third-party inspection personnel.
- Occasional schedule flexibility may be required to support project, outage, audit, inspection, or operational needs.
