Civil Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Title: Civil Quality Assurance Engineer

Location: Burnaby, BC (Hybrid)

Estimated Duration: 12 Months

Overview:

Our client's Quality Assurance team is looking for a senior Quality Assurance Engineer to support Civil-structural activities for their project portfolio.

Key Responsibilities
 

• Develop and manage project quality scope, estimates, and deliverables.
• Identify quality risks, propose mitigation plans, and monitor implementation.
• Work closely with engineering teams, supply chain, contract management, construction management, and suppliers to ensure compliance with specifications and QA requirements.
• Provide direction for in-house and contracted field inspectors.
• Participate in strategic sourcing, define evaluation criteria, assess proposals, and perform supplier evaluations and surveillance.
• Manage supplier improvement plans and monitor progress.
• Review inspection and test plans and contractor submittals.
• Witness testing (including factory acceptance tests) and verify compliance with standards.
• Lead factory or site construction audits
•  Initiate and lead resolution of non-conformities.
• Prepare clear, concise reports, memos, and project quality plans.
• Initiate new work releases with quality service providers.
• Balance technical knowledge, business sense, and communication skills to deliver efficient solutions.
• Be self-motivated and thrive in managing multiple concurrent projects (up to 10 at various stages).

Qualifications:
 

• 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  as a Professional Engineer as a member in good standing with EGBC
• The 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.

Desired Experience:
 

• Hydroelectric or electric utility experience (transmission, substations, generation).
• Knowledge of QA tools and methods.
• Public procurement processes.
• Auditing experience (manufacturing, construction site, or plant evaluations).
• Civil/structural design concepts and interpretation of drawings/specifications.
• Concrete mix design, testing, and repair methodologies.
• Civil inspections, soil sampling/testing, compaction analysis.
• Concrete foundations: rebar, formwork, placement, inspection/testing.
• Caissons, helical pile foundations, screw piles: installation inspection/testing.
• Pre-cast materials design and testing.
• Structural steel, welding practices, and inspections.
•  Quality processes related to construction management.