Site Quality Manager

Description

Title: Site Quality Manager
Department: Business Planning & Operations
Location: Project-Based Rotation

Supervisor: Associate Director of Quality
FLSA Status: Exempt
Position Status: Permanent, Full-time

Work Status: Hybrid

SITE QUALITY MANAGER

Hanwha Qcells USA Corp (Qcells USA), headquartered in Irvine, CA, specializes in providing utility-scale modules, solar photovoltaic (PV), and battery energy storage systems (BESS) project development, along with Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services for solar and BESS projects nationwide. Qcells USA delivers comprehensive turnkey solutions encompassing the entire utility-scale project lifecycle. By choosing Qcells USA for turnkey solutions, customers can reduce uncertainty and risk, leading to enhanced investment returns and contributing to a more sustainable future.

Qcells USA's complete turnkey solutions seamlessly integrate the expertise of our Development, Module, and EPC teams, while ensuring close coordination with other vital internal groups such as Project Finance, Systems Integration, and Legal. This collaborative approach ensures that Qcells USA projects deliver exceptional value and performance. With several multi-billion-dollar investments, Qcells is pioneering the establishment of the only complete module supply chain in the U.S., including the expansion of our Georgia module manufacturing facility, which stands as the largest in the Western Hemisphere.

As an integral part of the global Qcells brand, Qcells USA benefits from a legacy of excellence in photovoltaic manufacturing. Qcells is renowned worldwide for its high-performance, superior-quality solar cells and modules. With dual headquarters in Seoul, South Korea (Global Executive HQ) and Thalheim , Germany (Technology & Innovation HQ), Qcells operates under the umbrella of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 company and one of the top 8 business conglomerates in South Korea.

SUMMARY

This position reports to the Associate Director of Quality , or another management personnel that the President of the Company may designate . This position reports to the Irvine, CA office but will maintain a hybrid schedule of working out of the assigned jobsite and the ir home office. Working hours are dependent upon the site schedule. Project-Based Rotation
* This position is based on a project site and working hours will be as per the specified project location and hours. This position is expected to travel up to 80 %.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTION &
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Regular attendance, in accordance with company's attendance policy and supervisory assignment, is an essential job duty requirement for this position
• The overall objective of this position is to ensure project quality requirements in civil, structural, electrical and any other disciplines of construction required for the site are met.
• Be a champion of the Company Safety policies and procedures through showing by example.
• Review and become familiar with the project technical requirements such as the prime contract, EPC contract, applicable codes, standards, and specifications.
• Overseeing all aspects of required project inspections including planning, auditing, scheduling, training, coaching, close-outs, and lessons learned.
• Review and approve contractor quality programs and inspection and test plans submitted per contract requirements; identify appropriate hold or witness points on inspection and test plans
• Collaborate with the Corporate Quality Manager, as well as the Project Management Team, to develop and implement the site quality plan (SQP)
• Acting as the on-site lead for the management of the SQP
• Assist, as directed by the Project Manager or supervisor to review and assess the construction quality activities (both Contract Management and self-perform) to ensure that they comply with project requirements
• Supervise, train, and schedule Quality Inspectors while ensuring the proper application of standard inspections and testing instructions;
  Provide coaching on effective communication and engagement techniques with other project team members
• Ensure that documentation is being completed, signed off, and compiled as the work progresses…