Quality Inspector – Ottawa LRT

Position Overview

As a Quality Inspector, you will primarily have responsibility for inspections and tests pertaining to a specific scope of work such as concrete, structures and soil. You will also perform other duties as directed by his/her supervisor to meet project quality requirements. To maximize your effectiveness, you must develop a thorough understanding of the project scope and schedule as they relate to your specific assignment.

District Overview

Eastern Canada District’s projects include highways, bridges, mass transit, mine site development & open pit operations, hydroelectric powerhouses, wind-power plants, dams & industrial. The serve the construction and mining industries and operates in Eastern Canada.

Location

This position is for the Ottawa LRT project. Candidates must be open and available to work in both our field offices located in Napean and Orleans

Responsibilities

• Listen to and takes appropriate action on client’s expressed concerns and observations.
• Provide open and honest communications to client representatives regarding the quality of the work.
• Develop an understanding of project scope and quality requirements as they pertain to your specific area of responsibility.
• Study and understand the Project Quality Plan and other quality documents that pertain to assigned scope of work.
• Identify detailed quality requirements required by the contract specifications and applicable codes and standards.
• Determine required frequency of inspections and tests
• Coordinate with operations to schedule quality inspections and tests to maintain production goals
• Perform inspections and tests at the required frequency in the assigned area.
• Ensures that required inspections and tests are performed by others as required
• Prepare inspection/test reports and maintain the quality files related to area of responsibility
• Verify inspection and test compliance with the applicable contract documents, codes and standards
• Correctly interpret and utilized codes and industry standards to determine compliance of the work
• Maintain effective communications (both orally and written) with supervisor, coworkers and the project management team
• Communicate test results to the project team with accurate and complete documentation
• Understand typical codes and standards as they apply to the assigned work
• Organize quality documents and store per the company and project document management procedures
• Identify and report nonconforming work in accordance with the company quality standards and the project quality plan
• Verify nonconforming work is properly corrected
• Perform source and receiving inspection of permanent materials and plant equipment for project requirements as required
• Develop strong working relationship with supervisor, coworkers and the project management team
• Be involved in and provide quality input to task planning meetings.

Qualifications

• Ability to travel and relocate as needed
• Must be a self-starter, be organized and have good interpersonal skills.
• Associate’s degree in engineering technology or science plus two years of experience in a related construction field (at least one of these years in a QA/QC position); or a high school graduate or equivalent (GED) plus four years of experience in a related construction field (at least two of these years in a QA/QC position).
• Working knowledge of the specific trade of discipline you are assigned to with associated special processes, inspection, and testing techniques.
• Working knowledge of construction industry codes relating to your area of expertise (i.e. ASSHTO, ACI, AWS, ASME, NEC, etc.).
• Certifications from AWS, ACI, ICBO, ASNT, NACE, API etc. may be required for certain positions.