Quality Manager

Working with a leading privately‑owned transmission developer in New York to hire a Quality Manager.

Summary

Our client is seeking a highly capable Quality Manager to cover high‑voltage utility equipment, capable of challenging manufacturers’ quality and testing plans, as well as following equipment through the complete quality lifecycle (specification/manufacturing → factory testing/FAT → engineering sign‑off → shipment → site installation → site acceptance/retesting). They need to ensure equipment arrives and is installed correctly and compare site testing against accepted factory results. Key equipment includes large power transformers, phase‑angle regulators, switchgear and breakers; 345 kV equipment & transformers that step down from 345 kV to 138 kV. This is a newly created position – ideally you are capable of taking ownership and establishing the approach to this newly formed quality function. As a growing transmission developer operating at the critical intersection of the electric grid and its customers, this company is working on transformative projects to modernize and enhance New York’s energy infrastructure. Breadth is important; the client cannot employ separate specialists for every equipment category, so this person must have exposure across multiple types of transmission/utility equipment rather than being specialized in one component.

Key Responsibilities

• Challenge manufacturers’ quality and testing plans for high‑voltage utility equipment.
• Manage the full quality lifecycle: specification, manufacturing, factory testing/FAT, engineering sign‑off, shipment, site installation, site acceptance and retesting.
• Ensure equipment arrives and is installed correctly; compare site testing results against accepted factory results.
• Oversee installation and field testing of large power transformers, phase‑angle regulators, switchgear, breakers, and 345 kV equipment.
• Establish and own the approach for this newly formed quality function.
• Provide autonomous oversight across multiple transmission/utility equipment categories.

Ideal Background / Requirements

• High‑voltage / utility / transmission level experience is essential.
• Ability to cover both equipment engineering (specifications, test protocols, quality plans, factory testing) and field engineering (installation oversight, site testing, etc.).
• Equipment expertise is a priority; broader corporate/process quality‑management experience is an additional benefit.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously.