QA/QC Site Manager

About the role

This individual will provide quality oversight on-site, ensuring EPC contractors and vendors comply with quality standards, procedures, specifications, and applicable codes. The role is heavily focused on welding oversight, audits, inspections, turnover documentation review, and quality assurance activities throughout the lifecycle of the project.

Responsibilities

• Review EPC quality programs, policies, procedures, inspection plans, and turnover documentation.
• Ensure compliance with ASME B31.1 and B31.3 standards related to power, steam, and process piping.
• Perform field audits, site walks, and inspections to verify contractor adherence to quality procedures.
• Support and review welding oversight activities and code compliance.
• Identify hold points, witness points, and critical inspection/testing milestones.
• Witness hydrotests, pressure testing, and rotating equipment installation activities.
• Provide coaching and subject matter expertise to inspectors and project teams.
• Cook with and support supplier and fabrication oversight activities as needed.

Requirements

• Minimum 5+ years of QA/QC or construction quality oversight experience.
• Experience supporting large construction or energy infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of welding oversight and code compliance.
• Experience with ASME B31.1 and B31.3 standards.
• Auditing and quality surveillance experience.
• Experience with hydrotests, pressure testing, and rotating equipment installation.
• Strong communication and non-authoritative leadership skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with EPC contractors, inspectors, and vendors.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

Qualifications

• Former or current AWS Certified Welding Inspector (AWS CWI).
• ASNT VT2 certification experience.
• Experience with API and/or ACI standards.
• Background with civil concrete inspections, rebar, forms, and concrete oversight.
• Experience working for or alongside major EPC firms such as Kiewit, Jacobs, or Burns & McDonnell.
• Previous owner's representative or quality engineering experience.
• Prior experience with combustion turbine projects.

Skills

• Welding oversight and code compliance.
• ASME B31.1 and B31.3 standards.
• Hydrotests, pressure testing, and rotating equipment installation.
• Communication and non-authoritative leadership skills.
• Microsoft Office Suite proficiency.

Benefits

• Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.
• Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.
• Vision Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.
• 401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first of the month following at least 1 calendar year after employment begins.

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The schedule is flexible and may vary based on project needs.