Senior Quality Assurance Engineer – Civil

Job title: Senior Quality Assurance Engineer – Civil

Company: TEEMA


Job description: Job Title: Senior Quality Assurance Engineer – Civil
Job ID: 71650
Location: Burnaby, British ColumbiaOverview:
The Engineer is a professional engineer or geoscientist who applies engineering knowledge to provide engineering, estimating, planning, and quality management services for medium complexity projects and/or operations safely, with quality, within budget, and on time.What you will be doing:
The company’s Quality Assurance team works to ensure that products and services meet requirements and expectations as set out in the associated contracts, specifications and drawings. The successful candidate will:Draw on their technical expertise to review and comment on inspection and test plans and other contractor’s submittal, as required.Witness testing (including factory acceptance test) and be able to apply their knowledge of test specifications and standards to ensure compliance.Initiate and lead the resolution of non-conformities.Work closely and provide guidance to other engineering teams, supply chain, contract management, construction management, and suppliers to ensure that purchased material and services meet specification and quality assurance contractual requirements.Be a key player in managing supplier relationships, which could include participating in strategic sourcing, defining supplier evaluation criteria, evaluating proposals, performing supplier evaluations and surveillance activities, and accepting and monitoring supplier improvement plans.Craft well-written reports, memos, project quality plans etc.Review work of the team and of consultants and contractors to ensure accuracy, achievement of required results, and adherence to accepted quality practice.Provide directions for in-house or contracting field inspectors.Act as a contract representative delegate for various inspection and audit contracts and initiate new work release with quality service providers.Balance business sense, communication skills, and technical knowledge to deliver efficient, technically acceptable solutions when faced with challenges.Be self-motivated and enjoy working on a variety of concurrent projects.Develop and manage quality scope, estimate, and deliverables.Identify, propose mitigation plans, and monitor quality risks on assigned projectsSupport Project Manager and take role of QA Work Package Manager or provide civil/structural support to other QA Work Package Managers for multi million-dollar projects.What you must have:Strong planning, scheduling, and multi-tasking skills are required as the successful candidate will be required to work simultaneously on multiple projects (i.e., upwards of ten) at various stages of implementation.The successful candidate shall have a degree in Civil or Structural Engineering with over 8 years (2 of them should be QA related experience)The candidate must be registered or immediately eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer as a member in good standing with EGBCThe candidate will have a valid Class 5 driver’s license.The successful candidate will possess solid oral and written communication skills in addition to good computer skills (MS Office environment, databases, & web tools) and demonstrated problem solving skills.Nice to have:Hydroelectric experience or experience working with electric utilities (transmission, distribution, generation) and related equipment fabrication and test experience;A knowledge of quality assurance tools and methods;Experience with public procurement processesExperience in auditing (manufacturing, construction site and/or plant evaluations);Experience in a manufacturing environment.Concrete mix designs, related tests, and repair methodologies (i.e. in accordance with applicable standards);Civil inspections, an understanding of soil sampling and testing, interpretation of fill material sampling and testing, and site compaction test analysis and reporting;Civil and structural design: – general concepts, good understanding of drawings and specifications;Concrete foundations: Rebar and form work, concrete placement, inspection and testing;Caissons, helical pile foundations and screw piles: installation inspection and testing;Pre-cast materials design, type-testing, and production testing;Experience with structural steel, welding practices, and inspections;Quality processes and practices relating to construction managementOther Information:The work location will be at the company’s Edmonds campus in Burnaby, BC. The company is using hybrid model where personnel is expected to be in Office a minimum of two working days per week.The candidate must be able to travel independently from main office to remote areas of the province including in winter conditions. Candidate may also travel to Supplier’s locations in and outside of CanadaTerm: 6-month contract; most likely to extendFor more information about TEEMA and to consider other career opportunities, please visit our website at

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Location: Burnaby, BC

Job date: Thu, 05 Sep 2024 05:00:31 GMT

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