QC Engineer; Mechanical Piping​/Utilities

QC Engineer (Mechanical Piping/Utilities)

Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking qualified candidates for a QC Engineer (Mechanical Piping/Utilities) opportunity to support the Savannah River Site
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QC Engineer (Mechanical Piping/Utilities)-

The QC Engineer (Mechanical Piping/Utilities) will support a multi-year construction project involving significant civil and mechanical construction, including grading, storm drainage, demolition, earthwork, ductbanks, service water, process piping, and associated site infrastructure.

Duties:

• Perform field QC inspections for process piping, firewater, domestic/service water, and mechanical utility systems.
• Verify piping construction complies with approved drawings, specifications, procedures, codes, QMS, NQA-1, DOE Order 414.1D, and project requirements.
• Inspect piping materials, fit-up, routing, supports, valves, fittings, flanges, bolted connections, and mechanical components.
• Verify material identification, approvals, storage, handling, and traceability.
• Perform/witness piping fit-up and welding inspections per approved procedures and acceptance criteria.
• Verify WPS, PQR, and welder qualifications before welding.
• Coordinate/witness required NDE and review documentation for compliance.
• Inspect piping installation, including bedding, elevations, alignment, joints, coatings, backfill, and testing readiness.
• Witness hydrostatic, pneumatic, leakage, flushing, cleanliness, and other required tests.
• Review drawings, specifications, work packages, ITPs, test packages, and quality records for inspection requirements.
• Verify hold/witness points and required inspections are completed before work proceeds or is concealed.
• Identify and document nonconforming work, CAQs, and quality issues; support NCRs and corrective actions.
• Maintain complete, traceable inspection, welding, NDE, testing, and turnover records.
• Support system walkdowns, punch lists, turnover inspections, surveillances, and audits.
• Escalate significant quality concerns and SCAQs per project procedures.

Skills/

Experience:

• Minimum five (5) years of quality control, piping inspection, welding inspection, or related experience supporting industrial construction.
• Experience with industrial piping, process piping, utility piping, firewater, service water, or similar mechanical construction.
• Working knowledge of piping fabrication, installation, welding, materials, supports, pressure testing, and mechanical construction inspection.
• Functional understanding of ASME NQA-1 quality requirements and DOE Order 414.1D.
• Knowledge of applicable piping codes, standards, welding requirements, and project specifications.
• Ability to read and interpret piping drawings, P&IDs, isometrics, specifications, procedures, weld maps, and inspection/test requirements.
• Experience with WPS/PQR/WPQ documentation, welding inspection, NDE documentation, pressure testing, and piping turnover records.
• Experience with ITPs, hold/witness points, NCRs, corrective actions, and auditable quality records.
• AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification strongly preferred for welding inspection assignments.
• Must be able to perform field inspections in an active construction environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quality, or related technical field.
• Applicable ASNT Level II/III certification preferred for assignments involving NDE.
• Additional piping, mechanical, coatings, bolting, or inspection certifications are preferred as applicable to the assignment.
• Previous DOE, nuclear, or other highly regulated industrial construction experience.
• Experience with underground piping and associated site infrastructure.

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