QA/QC Program Engineer V

About the role

This role focuses on developing, monitoring, and improving quality assurance and control programs for data center construction projects. It requires strong cross-functional coordination, technical expertise across multiple disciplines, and hands-on experience with QA/QC processes, documentation, and tools. The candidate should be adept at training, auditing, issue resolution, and leading quality initiatives in complex, mission-critical environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor quality program metrics to evaluate project performance.
• Analyze metrics to understand the root cause of any disconcerting trends and work with applicable parties to correct those items.
• Assist with development of on-site partner construction QA and QC teams.
• Assist with development of QA/QC processes and standards to enable efficiency and effectiveness and assist with cross-functional communications.
• Interface between design, construction, and facility operations as well as general contractor(s).
• Provide training to personnel regarding awareness and quality procedures and specific responsibilities in the QA/QC process.
• Coordinate quality issues between design, construction and facility operations teams.
• Audit QA/QC activities of staff and subcontractors as often as necessary to assess conformance with the QA/QC procedures.
• Examine all submittals (in particular, mechanical, engineering and plumbing (MEP) submittals) for quality assurance and provide comments to ensure all documents are compliant.
• Perform quality engineering reviews of design documentation for compliance with stated requirements, including vendor quality manuals and company quality records.
• Develop, review and approve levels one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), and five (5) related to product and process quality such as construction quality procedures (“CQPs”) and checklists, technical deliverables, and test procedures and plans.
• Recommend and verify effective implementation of corrective and preventive actions for project non-conformances and quality issues, in coordination with project and quality management, design, engineering, construction and other functional disciplines.
• Review commissioning agent level four (4) and five (5) commissioning scripts and provide feedback.
• Assist construction manager in review of turnover documentation package for completeness and accuracy.
• Assist construction manager in review of level three (3), four (4), and five (5) energization, start-up, and commissioning schedules and help ensure compliance to it.
• Help drive closure to open issues in BIM360 and escalate any outstanding open items not getting closed out in a timely manner.
• Attend factory witness tests (“FWTs”) as required for owner furnished contractor installed (“OFCI”) and contractor furnished contractor installed (“CFCI”) equipment and systems.
• Provide an onsite visual inspection and/or observation for construction quality control of OFCI and CFCI equipment and systems; document site acceptance inspection in BIM360.
• Assist in confirming that Level two (2) and level three (3) testing documentation is properly completed and retained.
• Provide assistance in reviewing installed labeling, signage and tagging.
• Assist in development of project-specific QA/QC dashboards, equipment tracking matrices, and semi-annual QA/QC deep dive/presentations.
• Attend required construction meetings such as weekly project and monthly global QA/QC meetings, MEP/owner architect contractor (OAC) weekly meetings, and daily start-up and commissioning meetings.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in quality control & quality assurance (QA/QC) programs for data centers or mission-critical construction projects.
• Experience with Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build construction programs.
• Experience in civil/structural, building envelope, mechanical, electrical, and I&C disciplines.
• Experience leading QA/QC and Cx programs.
• Experience in contractor, consultant and vendor management.
• Experience in mission-critical power and cooling infrastructure or other critical systems, and the ability to apply that experience to current data center challenges.
• Prior experience with construction quality tools.

Skills

• Strong mechanical and electrical QA knowledge.
• People-focused with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with cross-functional partners.
• QA/QC commissioning skills.
• Experience with CSLA disciplines.
• Some experience with vendor management.
• Experience on the design-build side of projects.
• Self-driven with the ability to have difficult conversations on any misalignments that may arise.
• Focus-driven with experience leading and coaching a team.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $100.00 – $110.00/hr. Individual compensation offered within this range will depend on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical illness, accident, and hospital
• 401(k) retirement plan – pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life insurance (voluntary life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short- and long-term disability
• Health spending account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee assistance program
• Time off/leave (PTO, vacation or sick leave)

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms.