Electrical QC Engineer

Work Location: Aiken, SC

About the role

Support a multi-year construction project involving significant civil and mechanical construction, including grading, storm drainage, demolition, earthwork, ductbanks, service water, process piping, electrical systems, and associated site infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Perform field QC inspections for electrical construction, underground systems, testing, and turnover.
• Verify electrical construction complies with approved drawings, specifications, procedures, applicable codes and standards, the project Quality Management System (QMS), applicable ASME NQA-1 requirements, DOE Order 414.1D, and project-specific quality requirements.
• Inspect conduit, cable tray, raceways, ductbank interfaces, grounding, cables, equipment, panels, terminations, and supports.
• Verify electrical materials and equipment are approved, identified, stored, and installed per requirements.
• Verify conduit routing, supports, bends, penetrations, separation, grounding, and interfaces with ductbanks and underground electrical systems.
• Inspect cable installation, identification, routing, pulling, segregation, termination, and associated documentation as applicable.
• Verify equipment installation, mounting, alignment, grounding, identification, and connections against approved construction documents.
• Witness and/or verify electrical testing, including continuity, insulation resistance, grounding, cable testing, and other required installation or operational testing.
• Review electrical drawings, one-lines, schematics, wiring diagrams, specifications, work packages, Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), and test documentation to determine inspection requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Verify required hold points, witness points, inspections, and testing are completed before energization, concealment, or continuation of work.
• Perform and document field inspections and maintain complete, accurate, and traceable quality records.
• Identify and document nonconforming work, Conditions Adverse to Quality (CAQs), and other quality issues.
• Initiate and/or support Nonconformance Reports (NCRs), corrective actions, and resolution of identified quality issues.
• Support electrical walkdowns, punch-list activities, system turnover, quality surveillances, and audits.
• Coordinate inspection activities with Construction, Engineering, Testing, Commissioning, subcontractors, and other project Quality personnel.
• Immediately escalate significant quality concerns and Significant Conditions Adverse to Quality (SCAQs) in accordance with project procedures.

Requirements

• Minimum five (5) years of electrical quality control, electrical inspection, or related experience supporting industrial construction.
• Experience inspecting industrial electrical installations, power distribution, underground electrical systems, or similar construction.
• Working knowledge of conduit, cable tray, raceways, grounding and bonding, cable installation, electrical equipment, terminations, and electrical testing.
• Functional understanding of ASME NQA-1 quality requirements and DOE Order 414.1D.
• Knowledge of applicable electrical codes, standards, specifications, and project requirements.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, one-lines, schematics, wiring diagrams, specifications, procedures, work packages, and inspection/test requirements.
• Experience performing and documenting electrical field inspections and maintaining auditable construction quality records.
• Experience witnessing and documenting electrical testing and verifying results against applicable acceptance criteria.
• Experience with Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), hold/witness points, NCRs, corrective actions, and construction turnover documentation.
• Must be able to perform field inspections in an active construction environment.
• Must be a US Citizen.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management, Quality, or a related technical field.
• Applicable electrical inspection, testing, or quality certifications.
• Previous DOE, nuclear, or other highly regulated industrial construction experience.

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• Medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance.
• Pre- and post-tax 401(k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.