Jobs · South Dakota

Quality Inspector, (CWI)

Phoenix Industrial, Inc., a MasTec Company · Rapid City, SD · 2 wk ago
On-site$48–$55/hrFull-time

Quality Inspector will report directly to the site Quality Manager, with indirect oversight from the Sr. Quality Manager, ensuring inspections adhere to approved Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs). This role is critical for maintaining accurate, legible documentation with traceability to field locations, minimizing reporting errors, and fostering positive relationships with owners, representatives, and site supervision to advance quality objectives.

About the Company

MasTec Industrial, alongside sister companies Casey Industrial and Phoenix Industrial, has operated since 1947, serving utilities, independent power producers, developers, and municipal utilities. Specializing in projects using natural gas, oil, biomass, and other combustible fuels, the team has over 30 years of expertise in the power industry. MasTec Industrial provides EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) services and assists in project development, with experience spanning simple and combined cycle plants, reciprocating engines, and waste-to-energy projects. The company delivers value across all project phases, from conceptual design to operations and maintenance, prioritizing quality, safety, and innovation.

MasTec Industrial is part of the MasTec Clean Energy & Infrastructure business segment, which generates over $4 billion in annual revenue. MasTec’s Clean Energy & Infrastructure segment provides construction services across industrial, renewables, and infrastructure sectors, including heavy civil construction, underground utilities, solar, wind, and battery storage projects. MasTec, a minority-owned Fortune 500 company, has shaped the construction industry for over 90 years, with over 35,000 employees and 400 offices nationwide.

Travel

  • 100% travel required; position is based directly on the Project Site location.
  • First project assignment is in Lubbock, Texas.

Responsibilities

  • Familiarity with general construction processes, including testing laboratory protocols, soils and concrete testing, asphalt paving, structural steel, mechanical, welding, and general construction observations.
  • Assist the project team in ensuring Project QC documentation is complete and procedures are followed to mitigate project risk.
  • Read and understand construction plans and specifications, identifying errors, contradictions, or redundancies for resolution.
  • Conduct regularly scheduled QA/QC meetings, review logs of Deficiencies and Punch Lists, and maintain documentation and meeting minutes.
  • Prepare reports on inspection activities.
  • Schedule inspection activities in conjunction with local, state, governmental agencies, and third-party testing.
  • Understand and identify differences between Project Specifications and Standard Codes; administer appropriate expectations of codes to protect MasTec Industrial interests.
  • Consult with Director of Quality for issues beyond level of expertise.
  • Knowledge of applicable codes and standards.
  • Maintain a professional attitude and appearance.
  • Stay up-to-date on job-related certifications.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

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

Skills

  • Knowledge of MIC Health and Safety programs and project-specific regulations.
  • Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and document quality-related issues and activities.
  • Effectively present information and respond to questions from project managers, superintendents, clients, and the public.
  • Develop positive working relationships with owners, representatives, and site supervision to facilitate quality objectives.
  • Work independently and productively, ensuring adequate and properly trained resources for the project.
  • Self-motivated with the ability to take initiative.
  • Apply critical thinking skills to establish effective corrective actions for causal factors of quality incidents.
  • Diplomatic skills for addressing Quality and Safety issues with internal and external parties.
  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.

Physical Demands

  • Work up to a 12-hour shift performing hard physical work in varying temperatures and outside conditions.
  • Maintain physical strength and stamina; use arms, hands, and legs fully.
  • Push, pull, and frequently lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
  • Stoop, kneel, balance, crouch, crawl, and climb to perform job tasks.
  • Stamina to perform tasks repetitively and continuously for several hours.
  • Work in uncontrolled environmental conditions, including extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors, and loud noises.
  • Wear personal protective equipment (safety-toed shoes, gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection, hardhat, vest, etc.).
  • Move in and around confined, cluttered, and uneven areas.
  • Work at heights and comply with all safety and fall-protection requirements.
  • Evaluate information based on measurable standards and recognize slight differences in shapes and shadings.
  • Visualize objects in three dimensions from drawings.
  • Keep good balance and work at heights.
  • See well (naturally or with correction).
  • Hear well (naturally or with correction).
  • Coordinate the use of eyes, hands, and feet.

Schedule

  • Full-Time position, typically 50 hours per week.
  • Schedule subject to project requirements.

Pay

$48 - $55 per hour, commensurate with experience.

Benefits

Financial Wellbeing

  • Competitive pay with ongoing performance review and merit increase.
  • 401(k) with company match & Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
  • Flexible spending account (Healthcare & Dependent care).

Health & Wellness

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (plan choice) – coverage for spouse, domestic partner, and children.
  • Diabetes Management, Telehealth Coverage, Prescription Drug Plan, Pet Insurance.

Family & Lifestyle

  • Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Bereavement Leave.
  • Military Leave, including Differential Pay and Benefits Continuation.
  • Employee Assistance Program.

Planning for the Unexpected

  • Short and long-term disability, life insurance, and accidental death & dismemberment.
  • Voluntary life insurance, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity coverage.
  • Emergency Travel Assistance Program.
  • Group legal plan.

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