Supplier Quality Engineer

Position Overview

As a Project Supplier Quality (SQS) Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and compliance of equipment and materials across complex, high-impact projects. Partnering closely with project management, engineering, construction teams, and global suppliers, you’ll help drive quality from initial planning through final delivery.

Requisition : 179875 Job Level: Mid Level Home District/Group: Kiewit Quality Department: Quality Market: Power Employment Type: Full Time

Kiewit Supply Network group specializes in providing comprehensive procurement services to clients across the construction and engineering industries in multiple markets, including transportation, water/wastewater, power, oil, gas and chemical, building, and mining. Our key objectives are to offer clients a world‑class service focused on ensuring equipment, materials and services are consistently estimated and procured at the right price. We strive to offer an appropriate level of quality and ensure materials and services are delivered on schedule and in compliance with the client’s specifications and expectations.

This position is based in one of Kiewit’s offices in Lenexa, KS (Kansas City area) or Detroit, MI, both offering access to major project hubs. We understand that great talent isn’t always local—relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates looking to make an impact with Kiewit.

• Review and approve project‑specific supplier quality and manufacturing documents, including quality plans, inspection and test plans (ITP), material test reports (MTRs), fabrication records, etc., against codes, standards, and technical specifications.
• Track, manage, and resolve supplier nonconformities and quality issues.
• Ensure client quality requirements are met as set forth in client specifications.
• Inspect or support assigned inspectors to ensure pressure vessels, equipment, piping, structural fabrications, and equipment meet code and project requirements.
• Ensure alignment of inspection and expediting activities.
• Prepare project‑specific quality documents such as instructions and checklists.
• Support assigned inspectors in audits and learn how to perform supplier audits.
• Review and approve supplier deviation requests and disposition technical queries related to quality.
• Coordinate with supplier, customer, and third‑party inspector for witness and hold inspection points per project ITPs.
• Review and approve the supplier’s final documentation package/data book.
• Undertake training as required.
• Manage and track assigned budget for the project.
• Manage assigned inspectors, coordinators, and 3rd‑party resources.
• Support small estimates and projects.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, quality, or a similar technical discipline and 5+ years of related supplier quality experience.
• Field engineers or superintendents with a strong background in EPC construction will also be considered.
• Experience reviewing inspection and test plans from suppliers to ensure compliance with contract terms.
• Working knowledge of NDE, welding, ASME codes, and coatings for engineered equipment through construction or manufacturing.
• Experience in one or more of the following is required: construction of oil/gas/chemical, power generation, water/wastewater processing, or industrial facilities, or heavy manufacturing performing supplier quality functions for machined, welded and assembled heavy equipment.
• Ability to review project and customer technical specifications and incorporate requirements into project quality plans and ITPs.
• Ability to read and understand fabrication drawings for pressure vessels, piping, structural fabrications, etc.
• Working knowledge of industry standards such as NACE, ASME, AWS, ISO, etc.
• Knowledge of the design and fabrication requirements of equipment used in power and oil & gas industry highly desired.
• Must be able to communicate in a professional manner.
• Able to travel up to 25% of the time around North America.

• Regular, reliable attendance.
• Work productively and meet deadlines in a timely manner.
• Communicate and…