Substation QC

Substation Quality Control Representative

The Substation Quality Control Representative oversees quality, production, and reporting for a multi-year substation construction program on a major utility system in Texas, supporting additional substation and distribution projects in the broader region. This role leads and drives subcontractor crews in the field to construct high-voltage substations in accordance with safety, quality, and contract requirements, while maintaining accurate documentation and standardized reporting throughout the construction and commissioning phases.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate subcontractor crews in the field to construct substation facilities in accordance with project plans, specifications, and standards.
• Drive subcontractor performance to meet production goals, quality expectations, and schedule milestones across multiple substation and distribution projects.
• Oversee all aspects of construction quality control for substation projects, ensuring work complies with applicable codes, standards, and client requirements.
• Monitor daily construction activities for electrical distribution, power delivery, and substation construction to confirm proper installation and workmanship.
• Implement and enforce QA/QC processes, including inspections, testing, and documentation of construction activities and results.
• Ensure subcontractors execute work in strict accordance with safety policies and procedures, promoting a safe work environment at all times.
• Manage construction documentation, including drawings, reports, logs, and quality records, keeping them accurate, complete, and up to date.
• Prepare and submit regular progress and quality reports, capturing production status, issues, risks, and corrective actions in a clear and timely manner.
• Support change management and risk management processes by identifying potential issues early and communicating them to the project team.
• Coordinate and conduct construction meetings with subcontractors and project stakeholders to review status, resolve issues, and align on next steps.
• Maintain effective communication with the broader project team and stakeholders, providing standardized reporting and updates throughout the project lifecycle.
• Assist in managing contract compliance for subcontractors, ensuring work aligns with contractual obligations and project requirements.
• Contribute to transmission and t-line related work as needed, particularly where it interfaces with substation and distribution construction.
• Promote and uphold a culture of safety, quality, and accountability across all field activities.
• Support long-term project planning by providing feedback on performance, resource needs, and upcoming work within the utility's expanding footprint.

Essential

Skills:

• Demonstrated experience in substation construction quality control, with a strong understanding of QA/QC processes and standards.
• Hands-on experience in electrical distribution and power delivery construction, including field oversight of crews and work activities.
• Distribution construction management, with the ability to lead and drive subcontractor performance in the field.
• Proficiency in reading, interpreting, and working from construction documents, including drawings, specifications, and standards.
• Strong computer skills for managing documentation, reporting, and communication with the project team and stakeholders.
• Excellent reporting skills, including the ability to produce clear, accurate, and standardized construction and quality reports.
• Experience overseeing construction subcontractors during construction and commissioning phases, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, contract, and schedule requirements.
• Ability to manage safety, quality, reporting, change management, risk management, and schedule requirements simultaneously in a fast-paced field environment.
• Effective communication skills for coordinating with project teams, subcontractors, and stakeholders, and for conducting construction meetings.
• Capability to work extended hours in the field, maintaining attention to detail and quality under demanding schedules.

Additional Skills &

Qualifications:

• Prior experience working on projects within the Entergy system is highly valued.
• Experience with distribution work for major utilities, particularly where long-term, multi-project programs are involved.
• Prior experience in construction management and project management for electrical, substation, transmission, or power delivery projects.
• Familiarity with transmission and t-line construction and how it interfaces with substation and distribution facilities.
• Strong safety mindset and experience implementing safety practices on active construction sites.
• Ability to handle multi-year project commitments and adapt to evolving scopes and multiple concurrent projects.
• Comfort working with standardized reporting tools and processes to support project controls and stakeholder communication.

Work Environment:

This is a field-based role on a large substation…