About This Role The Construction Quality Control/Assurance (QC/QA) Specialist role works closely with members of project management, engineering, project controls and procurement departments from pre-construction through turnover to operations. The QC/QA Specialist documents and manages quality of all construction scopes for a project in accordance with NQA-1 or similar rigorous quality assurance requirements. Specifically, these tasks include coordination with subcontractors, resolving day-to-day quality issues, performing day-to-day inspections to ensure compliance with plans, procedures and specifications. This role works directly with a Site Superintendent and Construction Manager under the Quality Manager.
Responsibilities:- Identifying risks and discrepancies at the project site during daily site walks. Documents findings, evaluations and inspections using company procedures.
- Provides oversight surveillance of contractors to ensure they follow and document quality affecting activities per company procedures.
- Performs system verifications on completed systems to assure correct installation per contract design specifications. Verifies that safety-classified structures, systems, and components (SSCs) meet design requirements and applicable codes, with particular attention to seismic qualification, safety function verification, and quality level designation.
- Maintains knowledge of Company's values and strategic plan.
- Tracks nonconformances, condition reports and corrective actions through closure and aids in trending and assessing project impacts.
- Engages in both quality assurance and quality control tasks as needed.
- Engages with project teams proactively to prevent risks to quality implementation.
- Perform additional assignments per management's direction.
Basic Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree or Engineering Technologist Diploma preferred.
- 5+ years of field construction experience supervising QA/QC inspections for large capital projects may be used in lieu of education.
- Experience with quality requirements for the installation and fabrication of process piping systems per or B31.3.
- Experience performing leak tests per ASME B31.3.
- Valid driver's license required.
- Ability to obtain and maintain DOE Q clearance or site-specific security clearance required.
- Experience or training in nuclear construction industry compliance required. Familiarity with NQA-1, 10 CFR 830 Subpart A, DOE O 414.1D, and applicable nuclear codes and standards (ASME NQA-1, ASME B31.1, B31.3 and Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code Section as applicable).
- Proven subject matter expert in testing, inspection processes and process piping construction procedures. Demonstrated experience with nonconformance reporting, root cause analysis, corrective action programs, and trending analysis in accordance with NQA-1 Requirement 16.
- Leadership and mentoring ability and ownership.
- Strong organization and communication skills.
- Willingness and ability to learn and grow in inspection, monitoring, technical writing and documentation.
Additional Requirements - Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary.
Compensation and Benefits The base salary range for this role is
$115,000 to $160,000 annually.
Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. Please note that the stated salary range is an estimate and may be adjusted based on market conditions, business needs, or other factors. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
