Regional Quality Manager, Midwest (Remote - Travel Required)

Job Description

The Regional Quality Manager will oversee and manage quality assurance and control processes for all PV EPC projects in their assigned region. Responsibilities include developing and implementing quality plans, conducting regular inspections and audits, providing training, and addressing quality-related issues.

Position Responsibilities and Duties

• Develop and implement quality plans that align with SOLV Energy’s Quality Management System, SOLV SOPs and contract requirements.
• Establish, maintain, and continuously improve quality systems to ensure compliance with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations.
• Maintain detailed records of quality inspections, audits, and corrective actions, and prepare regular reports for management and clients.
• Conduct regular inspections and audits of ongoing and completed projects to ensure adherence to quality standards, AHJ’s requirements, manufacturers installation instructions, code compliance; identifying areas for improvement.
• Oversee the testing, inspection, and evaluation of materials, components, systems and processes used in PV projects within your region.
• Train and support: Provide direct training and guidance to project teams on quality assurance and control practices, SOLV Energy’s Quality SOP’s, SWI’s, MOP’s and reference guides, ensuring that all team members understand and follow established procedures.
• Collaborate with stakeholders: Work closely with project managers, engineers, suppliers, and clients to address quality-related issues and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Become proficient in the use of SOLV’s proprietary “Sunscreen” software to train project teams in documentation processes and to initiate, report and document all quality matters on the projects in the designated region.
• Conduct frequent, formal audits on documentation compliance, reporting methods, installation processes/procedures and methods, material handling, and vendor product performance.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis when needed. Utilizing both 5-Why or 8D methods, depending on circumstance, conduct and document thorough RCA to identify quality issues on projects.
• Create, implement and monitor formal CAPA’s based on results of the RCA.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement corrective actions to enhance overall project quality and efficiency.
• Ensure compliance: Stay up-to-date with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and best practices, and ensure that all projects adhere to relevant guidelines and regulations.

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in quality management, preferably in the solar or renewable energy industry.
• Certifications: Quality management certifications such as ASQ Certified Auditor, ISO 9001, Six Sigma, or PMP are highly desirable.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, OSHA 10, 30, Journeyman, etc. are all highly desirable.
• Skills: Strong knowledge of quality assurance and control methodologies, strong knowledge of electrical construction and electrical safety, experience with construction drawings and installation procedures, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, effective communication and interpersonal skills, proficiency in quality management software and tools, ability to work as part of a team.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance.
• Enrollment in company’s 401(k) plan.
• Vacation, sick and holiday pay.

Pay

$116,812.00 - $146,016.00 per year

Solv Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Solv Energy celebrates the power of our differences. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces that improve our communities. Solv Energy prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind against an employee or applicant based on race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, or ethnicity, mental or physical disability, veteran status, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Application Instructions

Solv Energy does not accept unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies. We require all third-party recruiters to communicate exclusively with our internal talent acquisition team. Candidate introductions or resumes can only be submitted to our internal talent acquisition recruiting team if a signed vendor agreement is already on file and the third-party recruiter or agency has received formal instructions from our internal talent acquisition team to submit candidates for a particular job posting.