Senior Quality Control Engineer
Edgewater Technical Associates
- Aiken, SC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide quality control support to the project team and direct personnel to implement quality requirements and to accurately status the results.
- Perform construction quality control inspection and surveillance activities in support of project and/or maintenance activities.
- Safety is a primary responsibility in each job performed.
- Obtain safety training, obey safety rules. And make safety an integral part of each task.
- Take the necessary steps to stop work if continuing the job is unsafe or will create an unsafe condition.
- Review design output documents in accordance with approved procedures in order to establish inspection requirements in quality assurance procedures, construction plans, and/or work packages.
- Coordinate with internal and external sources to resolve quality issues and provide status of the inspection/test activities for the work activity.
- Review technical criteria, personnel qualifications and work sequence on work packages including the notation of hold points prior to performance of inspections.
- Perform or direct the quality inspection activities of subordinate QC engineers and other inspection personnel as assigned.
- Assist in resolution of code, specifications and drawing interpretations.
- Perform or supervise the performance of inspection, witness, test, surveillance, and documents the results of the inspection activities.
- Assess the completeness of construction activities and quality verification documentation prior to preparation of quality control releases for turnover.
- Review subcontractor's quality program for compliance to established procedures, amend mobilization meetings and monitor their activities for activities proper implementation.
- Review suppliers and/or subcontractor's quality verification documentation for traceability and specification compliance.
- Review, assess and status subcontractors' costs, manpower and materials.
- Approve subcontracts invoices and application for payment.
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and at least 5 - 7 years of practical experience in construction inspection or related areas OR an associate's degree and 7 - 9 years of practical experience would be considered equivalent OR a high school diploma and 10 - 14 years of practical experience would also be considered equivalent.
- Certification with continuing technical training is required for performance.
- Practical field experience in civil (soils, concrete, reinforcing steel, structural steel, protective coatings) quality control inspections.
- Ability to develop, review, and implement inspection plans in accordance with technical documents, codes and standards.
- Competency in reviewing and issuing non-conformance reports and coordinating corrective actions.
- Strong organizational and communication skills to foster a collaborative and safety-oriented work environment.
- Experience working under NQA-1 quality assurance programs at DOE facilities.
- Practical civil/structural field experience within the last 12 months.
- Current Civil Certification as Level II or Level III
- Previous Special Inspector Experience (i.e. ICC Reinforced Concrete Special Inspector)
- Familiarity with AC308 adhesive anchor requirements and ESR reports
- Knowledge of concrete fresh properties test methods
- Additional certifications such as AWS CWI, ICC Structural Steel and Bolting Special Inspector, and ICC Structural Welding Special Inspector
- Highly knowledgeable in ACI 318 and ACI 349
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE “Q” security clearance (an active DOE clearance is not initially required to perform assigned duties).