Site QC Specialist - Hydropower

Location: Oklahoma, United States - Nationwide Travel Required
Job Type: Permanent
Vacancies: 1
Salary: $90,000–$115,000 annually + benefits

About the Job 

Our client operates in a niche market that provides overhaul and rehabilitation to hydro power plants. We are looking for a strong QC Professional with project experience or Millwright experience in hydro plant or construction site focused quality experience. This is not a corporate quality manager role. This role is 100% construction site based, with some possible non-frequent visits to the office for training or meeting. Sites are located everywhere across United Sates. We need a hands-on individual ready to do the work required to meet customer, industry, and our client’s quality standards. If you enjoy fast paced and challenging environments, then this is the opportunity for you.

Location & Travel:
Oklahoma is the primary location for this position, with Arkansas, Tennessee, and California as secondary locations. This is a 100% site-based role, and candidates must be willing to travel to project sites across the United States. Relocation may be preferred or required for longer-term projects.

Duties:

Responsibilities:

• Implement, maintain and monitor the Quality System on site.
• Ensuring fulfilment of Quality requirements on site according to the contract, Quality processes and installation & commissioning manuals.
• Establishes/Maintains relationships with customer site representatives on Quality topics.
• Monitors performance of Quality system on site
• Represents client’s interests on site with full-time on-site presence

Main Tasks:

Look-ahead planning

• Review upcoming work to ensure all inspections are planned with the right resources and tools to ensure effective inspections and progress.
• Support improvement of Installation & Commissioning manuals by providing feedback to documents owners.
• Prepares Notice of Inspections daily and three week look ahead.

Day-to-day quality tasks

• Inspections follow-up according to Inspection & Test Plans (ITP)
• Oversee and support adequate execution of mechanical works on site
• Preparation and coordination of installation quality documentation.
• Support installation supervisors to ensure work is performed in accordance with installation manuals
• Ensures implementation of management system documentation
• Coordinates and performs inspections and tests at site
• Site Non-Conformities reporting, follow-up, and closure.
• Facilitate the decision making process for corrective actions with project team.
• Prepares and consolidates site quality records.
• Audits conformity of welders’ and NDT inspectors’ qualifications.
• Document open package inspections at site with our client’s inventory database and tracking system.
• Develop and update inspection quality document tracking file
• Create the final quality documentation
• Manage control of drawings and installation manuals revisions on site
• Maintain quality files as well as the required paper copies on site
• Control calibration of measuring equipment
• Generate/Update punch list items tracking file as required
• Manage the handling/storing of contract material located at site

Qualifications:

• A BS degree in engineering (preferably in mechanical, electrical or material science)
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in the hydropower industry or equivalent experience in an industrial construction environment.
• NDT/NDE related technical experience a plus
• Good understanding of typical measuring equipment, such as micrometers, Vernier calipers, height gauges, dial indicators, etc. (Previous Millwright Experience preferred)
• MS office suite compatible for correspondence and reporting.

OR

• High School Diploma or GED
• Millwright experience or hands on installation of Francis/ Kaplan Turbines or similar systems
• 7+ years of experience in the hydropower industry preferred or an equivalent education and experience in an industrial construction or manufacturing environment.
• CWI or welding inspection experience is an asset (not required)
• Laser metrology experience with machined parts is a plus.
• Experience using typical measuring equipment, such as micrometers, Vernier calipers, height gauges, dial indicators, etc.
• MS office suite compatible for correspondence and reporting.