Senior Quality Specialist, Mission Critical

Overview

Senior Quality Specialist, Mission Critical – El Paso, TX

The Senior Quality Specialist will complete routine activities to monitor and coordinate the project quality program. This position will be responsible for reviewing documents, attending meetings, conducting walk-through inspections and investigating non-compliant conditions. All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, vision and values of JE Dunn.

• Autonomy & Decision-Making:
  Makes decisions on routine matters, provides recommendations to supervisor and refers all exceptions to supervisor.

• Career Path:
  Quality Manager

QUALITY SPECIALIST FAMILY - CORE

• Learns and actively participates in all aspects of the company’s safety and quality plans and culture by demonstrating commitment to an injury-free environment through individual actions and setting an example for others

• Participates in the project specific quality plan, project specific water intrusion plan, and project quality status report

• Ensures that 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 in order to identify potential quality problems to assist in developing constructability review reports

• Develops comprehension of how to ensure compliance with industry standards, regulations, and company policies

• Utilizes 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 the contract documents, manufacturers’ instructions and industry standards

• Investigates non-compliant conditions; confers with supervisor or other Quality team staff members to determine root cause and provide recommendations in work processes 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

SENIOR QUALITY SPECIALIST

In addition, this position will be responsible for the following:

• Ensures Project Specific Quality Plans are established, accountability is assigned to the appropriate individuals for each task and the Plan is regularly updated

• Ensures Project Specific Water Intrusion Plan are established, accountability is assigned to the appropriate individuals for each task 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, Quality University, etc.

• 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 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

• Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner.

• Communication skills, verbal and written (Intermediate).

• Proficiency in MS Office (Intermediate).

• Formal presentation skills (Intermediate).

• 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.

• Bachelors’ degree in architecture, construction management or related field (Preferred).

• In lieu of the above requirements, equivalent relevant experience will be…