Validation Lead Engineer

Job Description (JD)

V&V Lead / QA Coordinator

Department: Quality Assurance / Program Management
Reporting To: Program Manager
Location: PAN India

Position Summary

The V&V Lead / QA Coordinator is responsible for leading the Verification & Validation (V&V) process across all assigned projects. The role serves as the single point of accountability for planning, coordinating, monitoring, and closing end to end V&V activities to ensure that the delivered solution fully complies with contractual specifications, approved Bill of Quantities (BOQ), designs, and customer requirements.

The incumbent will manage the end-to-end V&V Register, coordinate cross-functional technical teams, validate installation quality, identify deviations, and issue the final Verification & Validation Completion Certificate.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

1. Verification & Validation (V&V) Management

• Own and manage the complete V&V lifecycle across all project locations.
• Maintain the master V&V Register covering all project deliverables.
• Ensure every verification activity is documented, validated, and approved.
• Monitor completion status against project milestones.
• Ensure all V&V activities comply with project quality standards and contractual obligations.

2. QA Coordination

• Coordinate activities of all Verification & Validation Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
• Allocate verification assignments and monitor progress.
• Conduct periodic review meetings with technical teams.
• Resolve technical issues affecting V&V completion.
• Ensure consistency in inspection methodology across locations.

3. BOQ & As-Built Verification

• Validate delivered materials against:
• Approved BOQ
• Technical Specifications
• Approved Drawings
• Purchase Orders
• Vendor Deliverables
• Verify quantities, make, model, specifications, and installation quality.
• Identify discrepancies between BOQ commitments and actual site execution.
• Ensure all deviations are properly documented.

4. Site Inspection & Quality Audits

• Conduct physical verification of installed systems.
• Verify installation quality against engineering standards.
• Perform random and planned quality audits.
• Ensure compliance with customer acceptance criteria.
• Validate completion of punch points before project closure.

5. Documentation Management

• Maintain complete V&V documentation including:
• V&V Register
• Inspection Checklists
• Site Verification Reports
• Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs)
• Deviation Logs
• Corrective Action Reports (CARs)
• Final Acceptance Documentation
• Ensure documentation is audit-ready at all times.

6. Risk & Issue Management

• Identify quality risks during project execution.
• Escalate critical deviations affecting project acceptance.
• Track corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensure timely closure of all quality observations.
• Maintain project risk and issue registers related to V&V.

7. Stakeholder Coordination

• Liaise with:
• Program Manager
• Project Managers
• Engineering Teams
• Site Execution Teams
• QA/QC Teams
• Customer Representatives
• Vendors
• Facilitate joint inspections and customer walkthroughs.
• Coordinate final acceptance inspections.

8. Reporting & Governance

• Prepare weekly and monthly V&V progress reports.
• Track completion percentage across all locations.
• Present quality dashboards to management.
• Provide status updates on outstanding observations.
• Maintain project governance documentation.

9. Non-Conformance Management

• Record all deviations from approved specifications.
• Raise Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs).
• Coordinate root cause analysis.
• Verify implementation of corrective actions.
• Close NCRs after successful re-verification.

10. Project Close-Out

• Ensure all verification activities are completed.
• Validate closure of pending observations.
• Consolidate all V&V reports.
• Issue the Final V&V Completion Certificate.
• Support customer acceptance and project handover.

Key Deliverables

• Master V&V Register (353+ verification items)
• Location-wise Verification Reports
• BOQ vs As-Built Verification Reports
• Quality Audit Reports
• NCR & Corrective Action Reports
• Weekly QA Status Reports
• Final V&V Completion Certificate
• Project Quality Dashboard
• Customer Acceptance Documentation

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• 100% completion of the V&V Register within project timelines
• Percentage of verification activities completed on schedule
• Number of BOQ-to-As-Built discrepancies identified and resolved
• Number of NCRs raised and closed within SLA
• Quality audit compliance score
• Customer acceptance success rate
• First-time acceptance percentage
• Number of repeat quality issues
• Timeliness of V&V documentation submission
• Project close-out within planned schedule

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechanical Engineering, Instrumentation, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Certification in Quality Management or Project Management is desirable.

Experience

• Minimum 7+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, Commissioning, Verification & Validation, or Infrastructure Project Delivery.
• Experience managing large-scale infrastructure, industrial automation, building management systems, or integrated technology projects.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience managing structured verification registers containing 300+ deliverables.
• Experience in customer acceptance testing and project close-out activities.

Preferred Experience

• Experience auditing vendor BOQs against actual site execution.
• Exposure to Honeywell, Siemens, Schneider Electric, Johnson Controls, ABB, or similar integrated systems projects.
• Knowledge of QA/QC methodologies for EPC, industrial automation, or smart infrastructure projects.
• Experience working on airports, data centres, smart buildings, industrial plants, or large infrastructure programs.

Technical Competencies

• Verification & Validation (V&V)
• Quality Assurance (QA/QC)
• BOQ Validation
• As-Built Documentation
• Site Inspection & Audits
• Risk & Issue Management
• Non-Conformance Management (NCR)
• Corrective & Preventive Actions (CAPA)
• Documentation Control
• Project Coordination
• MS Project / Primavera (preferred)
• Dashboard & MIS Reporting Role & responsibilities

Preferred candidate profile