Quality Assurance Manager - ( 240001XG )

Description

At our core, we’re a community. Together, we exercise creative thought, developing engineering and designs as individual as the people and projects we touch. From approval and permitting to design and construction management services, we put the goals of our clients and their communities at the center of everything we create. Join us as we assist mining companies in getting mined materials to communities around the globe.

We are a leader in hard rock mining engineering and related technology, serving the largest, deepest, and most technically challenging mines in the world. This is where great ideas and rewarding careers are built.

Your Opportunity

We are currently seeking a Quality Assurance (QA) Manager to join our Mining team. This is a field position. Responsibilities include the management and education of project personnel to ensure compliance with standards in the Project Quality Plan, as well as the successful implementation of field quality inspection and testing plans, procedures, and documentation.

The QA Manager takes the lead in managing field inspection and testing on assigned projects. The QA Manager assists in the development of inspection and test plans, selects, and schedules qualified personnel to perform the inspections and tests, and provides proper documentation of these functions. The QA Manager leads the development and implementation of the Project Quality Plan and supports project management and disciplines in quality matters and potential third-party project Quality Audits. This position requires a thorough knowledge of the project scope and schedule, inspection, testing, and quality documentation requirements.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Listen and be a leader in taking appropriate action on client’s expressed concerns and observations.

• Provide open and honest communications to client representatives regarding the quality of work.

• Research and answer questions of a technical nature. Assist in the interpretation of construction codes and standards.

• Develop an understanding of project scope and quality requirements as they pertain to assigned area of responsibility.

• Possess a working knowledge of the assigned discipline, including special processes, inspection/testing techniques, and applicable codes and standards as they apply to work (ACI, AWS, ASSHTO, ASME, NEC, etc.).

• Collaborate with the project team in work package development to identify the required inspections, tests, and documentation.

• Conduct periodic meetings with project management to review the quality of work.

• Audit Contractor Quality Control processes, field documentation, certification validation etc.

• Communicate with the project team regarding quality issues and client concerns.

• Monitor and manage the costs of third-party inspection and testing firms and coordinate services with their management. Confirm the work is billed appropriately.

• Review and approve quality documents for compliance with contract requirements.

• Schedule inspections and tests to support the project schedule and production goals.

• Set expectations and be accountable for timely and accurate inspections to meet production schedule.

• Provide training to project personnel regarding the project-specific quality process and requirements. Support new-hire quality orientation.

• Actively report and track nonconforming work within the project-approved tracking system. (Maintaining and reporting logs on Non-compliance and Nonconformance)

• Coordinate source and receiving inspection of permanent materials and plant equipment for project requirements.

• Ensure Contractors adherence to Quarantine Plan of all non-conforming or non-compliant materials and equipment.

• Review supplier-provided quality documents for compliance with contract requirements.

• Train, mentor, and supervise project quality inspection personnel, and provide input on performance reviews.

• Verify testing equipment is within calibration requirements. Maintain a log of all testing equipment and calibrations required for the work. (This is typically an auditable item performed by QA against the Contractor(s) QC program).

• Organize and manage quality records and store per project document management procedures.

• Coordinate and manage punch list walks with responsible supervision to assess final completion of the work. Monitor the process to verify all items are closed.

• Perform quality audits or assessments of specific project quality processes and report the results.

• For any items requiring pre-installation preservation and or maintenance (i.e.: motor/impeller rotations, desiccant placement, environmentally controlled location etc.) ahead of commissioning and operation, ensure vendor preservation requirements are being adhered to and logged by responsible party that has Care Custody and Control of equipment.

• Hold regular Quality progress meeting with Contractor(s) that confirms actual field progress (QA/QC complete) to CM/PM

• Review and audit project RFI log – when applicable, ensure all red lines are supported by supporting approved RFI(s)

• Review and audit Master Document Register/List against actual drawing/package revisions being implemented in the field.

• Maintain organized Quality Assurance field binders (whether by work area, system, discipline etc.) as well as ensuring timely uploads of digital copies of all QA/QC documents, with approved naming convention to approved platform following Document control issuing and receiving procedures.

• Be an active and engaged participant in project meetings, and progress and forecast meetings.

Additional responsibilities

• Examine/inspect field conditions and identify problems, inaccuracies, and cost-saving measures that arise or that may be encountered. Take corrective actions as needed.

• Inspect subordinates’ work for compliance with the contract plans and specifications, point out deficiencies, and explain or take corrective action as needed.

• Listen to other employees’ and supervisor's suggestions, complaints, problems, quality concerns, and recommendations, evaluate each and then devise and implement a plan of action based on that evaluation.

• Observe functioning of installed equipment or systems to determine hazards and need for adjustments, relocation, or replacement.

• Be an active participant in identifying safety hazards you or other employees may be subject to and take all necessary corrective actions to eliminate or minimize hazards.

• Understand and respond appropriately to all safety hazards and warning devices (e.g., back-up alarms, smell of smoke, various-colored warning tags, warning sirens).

• Understand and implement lockout/tagout procedures in a safe manner.

• Be motivated and work productively, being solutions focused.

• Perform all other job-related duties as required.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Self-starter with organizational, managerial, and leadership skills.

• Broad working knowledge of all trades, disciplines, and associated special processes, inspection, and testing techniques.

• Excellent knowledge of applicable design codes and familiarity with Mine Safety and Health Administration Regulations.

• Certifications from AWS, API, ACI, ICBO, ASNT, NACE, etc., are advantageous.

• Ability to safely lift and carry heavy items weighing 50 pounds or more.

• Ability to move in and around confined and cluttered places and uneven areas with full range of motion and flexibility consistent with age.

• Ability to climb and maintain balance on steel framework, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds.

• Ability to work up to a 10-hour shift performing hard physical labor in varying temperature extremes and other outside conditions.

Education and Experience

• Four-year engineering, science, or technical college degree plus 5 years of experience in a related construction field (at least 3 of these years in a Quality position) or

• An associate degree in engineering technology or science plus 8 years of experience in a related construction field (at least 4 of these years in a Quality position) or

• A high school graduate or equivalent (GED) plus 10 years of experience in a related construction field (at least 5 of these years in a Quality position).

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location : United States-Arizona-Chandler

Organization : BC-1829 Mining-US

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : Yes, 10 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : May 6, 2024, 5:28:54 AM

Req ID: 240001XG

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans