Quality Inspector, (CWI)

About the role

The Quality Inspector will report directly to the site Quality Manager, with indirect oversight from the Sr. Quality Manager, and will be charged with the vital task of conducting and documenting inspections that adhere to the approved Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs). Quality Inspectors play a crucial role in guaranteeing that all reports are meticulously documented, with accuracy and legibility that ensure traceability to their field locations, thus minimizing reporting errors.

Travel is required up to 100%, with the position requiring presence directly on the Project Site location. The first project is in Lubbock, Texas.

Responsibilities

Essential job functions include:

• Familiarity with a broad range of general construction processes and nomenclature, including testing laboratory protocols and procedures, soils and concrete testing, asphalt paving, structural steel, mechanical, welding, and general construction observations.
• Methodical and detail-oriented to assist the project team in assuring that Project QC documentation is complete and procedures are followed to ensure issues are closed and project risk is mitigated.
• Ability to read and understand construction plans and specifications, including identification of errors, contradictions, or redundancies for resolution by others.
• Conduct regularly scheduled QA/QC meetings, review logs of Deficiencies, Punch List, and other items required, and maintain documentation and meeting minutes within job folder.
• Prepare reports on inspection activities and schedule inspection activities in conjunction with various local, state, governmental agencies, and 3rd party testing.
• Understand and be able to identify differences between Project Specifications and Standard Codes, and when project-specific requirements do not meet minimum codes, administer appropriate expectations of codes as necessary to protect MasTec Industrial interests.
• Consult with Director of Quality when encountering issues or concerns beyond level of expertise.
• Maintain a professional attitude and appearance, and stay up-to-date on job-related certifications.

Qualifications

Education and work experience requirements include:

• Minimum of 1 year of experience in a QA/QC role, with education towards an engineering or technical degree potentially substituting for required work experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a construction environment.
• Experience with B31.3, clean room procedures, and oxygen cleaning is preferred.
• Training and practical knowledge of construction trades, with extreme proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Excel, Word, SharePoint, Teams, and Power Point.
• Demonstrated experience with construction management software platforms, and proven capabilities with Bluebeam Revu.
• Preferred experience with Smartsheet and InEight software.

Skills

Knowledge, skills, and abilities required include:

• Knowledge of MIC Health and Safety programs and project-specific regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and document quality-related issues and activities.
• Effective presentation and communication skills, with the ability to respond to questions from project managers, superintendents, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to work independently and productively, ensuring resources assigned to the project are adequate and properly trained for the task.
• Self-motivation and capability to take initiative, with critical thinking skills to establish effective corrective actions for causal factors of quality incidents.
• Diplomatic skills for addressing Quality and Safety issues with both internal and external parties, and excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.

Physical Demands

The position requires:

• Working up to a 12-hour shift doing hard physical work in varying temperatures and outside conditions.
• Maintaining physical strength and stamina, with the ability to push, pull, and frequently lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Stamina to perform tasks repetitively and continuously for several hour intervals, in uncontrolled environmental conditions with moderate exposure to unusual elements.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment, including safety-toed shoes, gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection, hardhat, vest, etc.
• Moving in and around confined, cluttered, and uneven areas, with the ability to work at heights and abide by all safety and fall-protection requirements.

Benefits

The position offers:

• Financial wellbeing, with compensation ranging from $48 to $55 per hour, commensurate with experience.
• Competitive pay with ongoing performance review and merit increase, 401(k) with company match, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• Flexible spending account, healthcare and dependent care, medical, dental, and vision insurance, and pet insurance.
• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Bereavement Leave, Military Leave, including Differential Pay and Benefits Continuation, and Employee Assistance Program.
• Short and long-term disability, life insurance, and accidental death & dismemberment, voluntary life insurance, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity coverage, and Emergency Travel Assistance Program.

Pay

Compensation for the position ranges from $48 to $55 per hour, commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The position is a Full-Time role, scheduled to work typically 50 hours per week, with a schedule subject to project requirements.