Hampton Roads area, Virginia // Exempt, salariedTHE ROLEYou lead the quality control program on MEB's heavy civil projects: water and wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, pipelines, utility systems, and industrial facilities. Your job is to make sure the work gets built to the plans and specifications the first time, and that the records prove it. You work side by side with the Superintendent, Project Manager, Project Engineers, and foremen, and you are the field team's main point of contact with owner inspectors and testing agencies.
WHAT YOU WILL OWN- The QC plan. Build, implement, and maintain the project quality control plan from mobilization through closeout.
- Three phases of control. Run preparatory, initial, and follow-up inspections for each definable feature of work, with the foreman and crew in the room.
- Submittals. Review submittals against the specifications before they go to the owner, and track them through approval.
- Testing and inspection. Schedule and coordinate testing labs and special inspectors for concrete, soils and compaction, welding, and pipe pressure and leak testing.
- Deficiencies. Identify, log, and track nonconforming work through correction. Hold stop-work authority on work that does not meet requirements.
- Documentation. Keep daily QC reports, test results, inspection records, and the deficiency log current and ready for audit.
- Owner coordination. Run QC meetings and work with owners, engineers, and inspectors to resolve quality issues before they affect production.
- Closeout. Build the turnover package, including as-builts, O&M manuals, test records, and warranties, and support startup and commissioning.
WHAT YOU BRING- 5+ years of construction quality control experience, including at least 3 years as a QC Manager or lead QC role
- Heavy civil experience strongly preferred: treatment plants, pipelines, utilities, industrial
- Working knowledge of testing and inspection requirements for concrete, earthwork, and process and yard piping
- Ability to read and interpret plans and specifications and hold the field to them
- USACE or NAVFAC Construction Quality Management (CQM) for Contractors certificate preferred. ACI field testing certification a plus
- Organized and disciplined about documentation. Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Bachelor's in engineering, construction management, or building construction preferred, or equivalent experience. OSHA 30, valid driver's license
WORK ENVIRONMENT- Assignment varies by project. You may be embedded full time at one jobsite or rotate between several
- Walk active jobsites over uneven terrain, climb stairs and ladders, and work around heavy equipment in outdoor conditions; required PPE
- Extended computer work. Occasionally lift and carry up to 25 lbs
COMPENSATIONThe anticipated starting salary for this position is $85,000 to $115,000 per year. This is the range we expect to pay someone starting in this position. Where an offer lands within it depends on the experience you bring, the certifications and technical skills that apply to this work, the scope you have carried before, and what we pay people already doing equivalent work here. The range covers base pay. It is a starting range, not a ceiling. People move up through it and past it as they grow with us.
