Regional Quality Manager, Southwest; Remote - Travel

Position: Regional Quality Manager, Southwest (Remote - Travel Required)
Location: New York

SOLV Energy is a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry, designing, building and maintaining utility scale solar, battery storage and high voltage substation projects nationwide.

Job Description

Summary:

The Regional Quality Manager will be responsible for overseeing and managing the quality assurance and control processes for all PV EPC projects in their assigned region. The individual will ensure that all projects meet the highest standards of quality and comply with industry regulations and company standards.

This role is remote with required travel to visit project sites in the assigned region (Southwest) regularly to perform training and instruction to the field teams, conduct audits and First Article Inspections. The role also involves travel to meet with clients, suppliers, and regulatory agencies, and occasionally travels to various locations for seminars, conferences and meetings.

Job Description:

* This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned

Position

Responsibilities and Duties:

Develop and implement quality plans that align with SOLV Energy’s Quality Management System, SOLV SOPs and contract requirements for each of their projects.

Establish, maintain, and continuously improve quality systems to ensure compliance with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations.

Monitor project quality:
Conduct regular inspections and audits of ongoing and completed projects to ensure adherence to quality standards, AHJ’s requirements, manufacturers installation instructions, code compliance; identifying areas for improvement.

Manage quality control processes:
Oversee the testing, inspection, and evaluation of materials, components, systems and processes used in PV projects within your region.

Train and support:
Provide direct training and guidance to project teams on quality assurance and control practices, SOLV Energy’s Quality SOP’s, SWI’s, MOP’s and reference guides, ensuring that all team members understand and follow established procedures.

Collaborate with stakeholders:
Work closely with project managers, engineers, suppliers, and clients to address quality-related issues and ensure customer satisfaction.

Document and report findings:
Maintain detailed records of quality inspections, audits, and corrective actions, and prepare regular reports for management and clients.

Become proficient in the use of SOLV’s proprietary “Sunscreen” software to train project teams in documentation processes and to initiate, report and document all quality matters on the projects in the designated region.

Conduct frequent, formal audits on documentation compliance, reporting methods, installation processes/procedures and methods, material handling, and vendor product performance.

Conduct Root Cause Analysis when needed. Utilizing both 5-Why or 8D methods, depending on circumstance, conduct and document thorough RCA to identify quality issues on projects. Create, implement and monitor formal CAPA’s based on results of the RCA.Continuous improvement:
Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement corrective actions to enhance overall project quality and efficiency.

Ensure compliance:
Stay up-to-date with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and best practices, and ensure that all projects adhere to relevant guidelines and regulations.

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:

Experience:

Minimum of 5 years of experience in quality management in the solar or renewable energy industry.

Certifications:

Quality management certifications such as ASQ Certified Auditor, ISO 9001, Six Sigma, or PMP are highly desirable.

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, OSHA…