Western Development Company Limited (WDCL), a leading engineering and technology solutions provider, is recruiting a Quality Data Analyst to join its team in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. This role is ideal for experienced professionals who are passionate about quality management, business intelligence, and transforming operational data into actionable insights that improve project performance.
Job Details
Job Title: Quality Data Analyst
Company: Western Development Company Limited (WDCL)
Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers State
Employment Type: Full-time
Function: Quality Performance, Analytics, and Improvement
Reports To: Quality Manager / Project Controls Manager
Job Summary
The Quality Data Analyst will be responsible for analysing inspection, audit, non-conformance (NCR), supplier, and project quality data to identify trends, minimise risks, and support continuous improvement initiatives. The successful candidate will develop dashboards, generate management reports, and ensure data accuracy to support informed business decisions.
Key Responsibilities
As a Quality Data Analyst, you will:
- Define quality data requirements, KPI definitions, reporting standards, and validation processes.
- Consolidate, clean, and validate data from inspections, audits, NCRs, weld/NDT registers, supplier records, test packs, and project handover systems.
- Build and maintain dashboards, scorecards, trend reports, Pareto analyses, ageing reports, and early warning indicators.
- Analyse defects, rework, repairs, audits, supplier performance, and first-pass acceptance trends across projects.
- Verify source-to-report traceability and resolve incomplete, duplicate, or inconsistent data.
- Collaborate with QA/QC and project teams to investigate quality issues and evaluate corrective actions.
- Prepare weekly and monthly quality performance reports for management review.
- Maintain quality registers, reporting templates, lessons learned databases, and master data with proper version control.
- Automate recurring reporting processes while ensuring transparency and auditability.
Key Performance Indicators
Success in this Quality Data Analyst role will be measured by:
- Accurate and timely quality reports.
- Complete and reliable data reconciliation.
- Early identification of quality trends and risks.
- Reduced manual reporting through automation.
- Increased stakeholder confidence in quality reporting and analytics.
Requirements
To qualify for this Quality Data Analyst position, applicants should possess:
- Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Engineering, Quality Management, Data Analytics, Statistics, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in quality management, inspection, project controls, or operational data analysis.
- At least 2 years of experience in analytics and reporting.
- Advanced spreadsheet and dashboard development skills.
- Experience with databases, business intelligence tools, or scripting languages is an advantage.
- Strong understanding of QA/QC processes, inspection workflows, NCR management, audit reporting, and supplier quality systems.
- Excellent analytical thinking, data validation, technical writing, and visual reporting skills.
Preferred Qualifications
The following qualifications will be an added advantage:
- Professional certification in Quality Management, Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, or Statistics.
- ISO 9001 awareness or Internal Auditor training.
- Familiarity with project controls, inspection management, document control, or project completion systems.
Core Competencies
The ideal candidate should demonstrate:
- Data governance and quality validation.
- KPI development and dashboard design.
- Trend analysis, Pareto analysis, ageing reports, and root-cause analysis.
- Strong management reporting and presentation skills.
- Reporting automation and continuous improvement.
- Excellent stakeholder communication and collaboration skills.
Why Join WDCL?
Working at WDCL provides the opportunity to contribute to large-scale engineering and industrial projects while leveraging data analytics to improve operational quality and project delivery. This role offers valuable exposure to quality management systems, business intelligence, and continuous improvement initiatives within a leading engineering organisation.
Application Closing Date
31st July, 2026
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online through the company’s official recruitment portal.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the next stage of the recruitment process.
