Senior Quality Specialist

About the Role

The Senior Quality Specialist will complete routine activities to monitor and coordinate the project quality program. This position supports the strategy, vision, and values of JE Dunn by reviewing documents, attending meetings, conducting walk-through inspections, and investigating non-compliant conditions. Decision-making involves routine matters with recommendations provided to a supervisor, and exceptions referred accordingly.

Responsibilities

• Learns and actively participates in all aspects of the company’s safety and quality plans and culture, demonstrating commitment to an injury-free environment.
• Participates in the project-specific quality plan, water intrusion plan, and project quality status report.
• Ensures comprehensive documentation of quality assurance processes, test results, and corrective actions taken.
• Collaborates with suppliers to establish and maintain quality standards for incoming materials.
• Gains knowledge of design documents to identify potential quality problems and assist in developing constructability review reports.
• Develops comprehension of compliance with industry standards, regulations, and company policies.
• Utilizes a basic understanding of project Contract Documents.
• Attends pre-planning, pre-installation, and progress meetings.
• Conducts regular walk-through observations of construction sites to ensure compliance with contract documents, manufacturers’ instructions, and industry standards.
• Investigates non-compliant conditions; confers with supervisor or other Quality team members to determine root cause and provide recommendations to eliminate reoccurrence.
• Utilizes internal quality assurance systems and tools to prepare reports for field superintendents, project managers, and subcontractors detailing compliant and non-compliant quality conditions.
• Assists with the documentation of quality-related information.
• May conduct basic constructability reviews under direct supervision.
• May help schedule and witness third-party compliance inspections and performance verification testing.
• May assist in coordinating other JE Dunn teams, including VDC, Quality Group, Safety, Offsite prefabrication, and Self-Perform.
• Ensures Project-Specific Quality Plans are established, accountability is assigned, and the Plan is regularly updated.
• Ensures Project-Specific Water Intrusion Plans are established, accountability is assigned, and the Plan is regularly updated.
• Ensures the Project Quality Status Report is completed prior to the Monthly Project Review Meeting.
• Participates in creating National Initiatives such as Quality Assurance Manual Updates, Quality Broadcasts, and Quality University.
• Ensures all Major Quality Issues are listed and up-to-date on the Project Quality Status Report.
• Assumes responsibility for conducting detailed constructability reviews and participates in page-turn review meetings.
• Performs intermediate quality assurance testing including water, moisture content, material compatibility, and adhesion.
• Assumes responsibility for basic training onsite or at the office location on construction quality-related topics.
• May be required to review and certify submittals for accuracy.
• Monitors specific and systemic work practices; identifies, documents, and recommends solutions to construction quality issues.
• Capable of communicating project quality status and issues at project review meetings.
• Identifies non-compliant conditions using advanced quality recognition skills.
• Provides mentoring to less experienced co-workers in advanced quality-related topics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, construction management, or related field (preferred). Equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
• 5+ years of construction quality-related experience (required).

Skills

• Ability to perform work accurately and completely, in a timely manner.
• Intermediate communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Office.
• Intermediate formal presentation skills.
• Ability to read drawings, specifications, building codes, and other technical product and material data (Intermediate).
• Knowledge of material and field testing for QA processes (Intermediate).
• Knowledge of construction assemblies for a variety of construction systems (Intermediate).
• Proficiency in basic JE Dunn construction and quality software tools.
• Knowledge of construction trades and scopes of work (Intermediate).
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally.

Working Environment

• Valid and unrestricted driver’s license required.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds.
• Must be willing to work non-traditional hours to meet business needs.
• May require periods of overnight travel.
• Normal office environment, but may be exposed to extreme conditions (hot or cold).
• Frequent activity: Standing, walking, sitting, viewing computer screen.
• Occasional activity: Bending, reaching above shoulder.

Benefits

The benefits package aligned to this position is Professional Non-Union. Click here for benefits details.