Job Description

One Tech Engineering is searching for a Senior Site Quality Specialist for a position located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Senior Site Quality Specialist will be responsible for the implemented quality program on projects to confirm projects are fabricated/installed, examined, tested, and documented in accordance with the project specifications, governing codes of construction and contract documents. 

The candidate must be a US Citizen or a green card holder, the position is not eligible for sponsorship. The candidate should have 7+ years of experience implementing and managing a quality program.
  
Local candidates preferred or open to relocation. This is not a remote position.

Senior Site Quality Specialist Responsibilities:

• Assist the Construction Quality Section Manager with managing and mentoring quality personnel relative to the scope, complexity and logistics of work.
• Assist with specification reviews in an effort to develop the Construction Quality Plan, for the project.
• Work with Engineering to address elevated quality requirements.
• Develop Inspection and Test Plans with collaboration from the project team and verify execution through assessments.
• Review and confirm compliance of subcontractor Quality submittals as required, and their Inspection and Test Plans.
• Lead preparatory meeting and communicate the contractual quality requirements to the subcontractors so that quality objectives may be achieved.
• Proactively support the successful implementation of the Construction Quality Plan, including key processes (e.g. document mgmt., material mgmt., special processes, etc.) and when necessary elevate opportunities to the Project Lead.
• Staying ahead of installation activities and communicating any complexities associated with upcoming work.
• Monitor and when required, inspect fabricated/installed products and services to confirm they are in compliance with project specifications and drawings and results documented, as required.
• Review quality verification documents to confirm all attributes are addressed as they are issued and confirm compliance with the specifications and drawings.
• Manage the "punch list process" and when required, perform acceptance inspections of completed items.
• Manage weekly quality meetings with client, and subcontractors.
• Responsible for recommendations, enhancements and changes to the Quality Management System.
• Confirm conditions adverse to quality (nonconformances) are identified, segregated, documented, dispositioned and tracked through acceptance and closure.
• Confirm Welding Procedure Specifications and associated Procedure Qualification Records are reviewed by Welding Subject Matter Expert.
• Analyze procedures to support the preferred approach to specific activities.
• Assist the Construction Quality Manager with assigning Welding Procedure Specifications to the applicable weldments.
• Assist in the set-up and tracking of welder-to-weld traceability.
• Track project quality metrics.
• Confirm that project turnover packages are populated and correspond to project activities.
• Comply with all Safety & Health requirements and monitor construction activities to ensure adherence to safety standards.
• Participate in the Task Safety Observations (TSO's) process and define corrective measures for problem areas.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Requirements of the Senior Site Quality Specialist:

• High School Diploma/GED and 11 years of relevant experience in implementing and managing a quality program.
• Or Associate Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Welding Technology, Nondestructive Examination or related field and 9 years relevant experience in implementing and managing a quality program.
• Or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Welding Technology, Nondestructive Examination or related field and 7 years relevant experience in implementing and managing a quality program.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Certified Welding Inspector, AWS required.
• Advanced technical writing experience is required.
• Strong computer and communication skills.
• Must be detail-oriented.