Principal Engineer, Structural QA/QC

About the role

We are seeking a QA/QC Engineer with a structural engineering background to join our Plant Support Engineering team. This role combines governance-level quality oversight with hands-on field engagement at our 30+ Thermomechanical Treatment facilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and Implement Standard QA/QC work processes.
• Support the development and enforcement of QA/QC processes for structural repair activities across multiple facilities.
• Provide technical reviews of repair scopes, drawings, contractor procedures, and engineering packages to ensure compliance with standards and best practices.
• Participate in risk assessments and contribute to structural integrity management strategies.
• Travel to facilities to monitor ongoing structural repair work, ensuring contractors adhere to specifications, codes, and quality requirements.
• Conduct field inspections and collaborate closely with internal or external certified weld inspectors to validate repair quality and compliance.
• Act as the technical point of contact for site teams and contractors during repair execution, where required.
• Perform QA/QC reviews, audits, and verifications for both planned and emergent repair activities.
• Identify structural risks and nonconformances, propose corrective actions, and track resolution.
• Support the development of quality documentation, inspection checklists, and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate across engineering, operations, safety, and maintenance groups to ensure alignment on repair priorities, quality standards, and cost budgets.
• Interface with 3rd party Engineering firms, contractors, and vendors to clarify scope requirements and address quality issues during/before execution.
• Deliver clear, actionable QA/QC reports and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Coordinate with Outage management and field services team for outage schedule compliance.

  Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Structural or Civil Engineering required; Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
  • 7+ years of structural engineering experience, with a focus on repair, remediation, or rehabilitation in industrial environments (e.g., power generation, petrochemical, heavy manufacturing).
  • Demonstrated experience in QA/QC and contractor/vendor oversight, ideally within a central governance or owner’s representative role.
  • Hands-on exposure to field repair activities and coordination with certified weld inspectors.
  • Strong understanding of relevant codes, standards, and QA/QC practices.
  • Able to perform structural risk analyses and communicate technical findings to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Excellent organizational, communication, and reporting skills.
  • Able to function in a multi-discipline team; often leading and assuming accountability for overall team deliverables is required.

  Preferred Skills

  • Familiarity with nondestructive testing (NDT) methods and inspection technologies.
  • Experience with risk-based inspection (RBI) or reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) approaches.
  • Strong knowledge of industrial safety standards and contractor management practices.
  • Proficiency with QA/QC documentation tools.

  Pay and Benefits

  The pay range for the primary location of this position is: $145,000 (min) to $170,000 (max) per year. The pay offered is based on factors like relevant experience, education, qualifications, certifications, skills, location, performance, internal equity, union contract (if applicable), work schedule, travel, and business needs. In addition to salary, this role is eligible for benefits. If this role is eligible for benefits, the benefits would include medical, prescription drug, vision, and dental plans; 401(k) plan; paid parental leave; paid time off; and paid holidays (for roles not covered under a collective bargaining agreement). Additional details are available at Reworldwaste.com/careers/benefits.