Quality Specialist

Transportation Investment Corporation; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 83,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five weeks vacation

Hybrid work arrangement

Health Spending Account

BC Public Sector Pension Plan

Travel insurance

Transit subsidy

Job summary

Transportation Investment Corporation (TI Corp) is seeking a Quality Specialist to support the Quality Manager on the Fraser River Tunnel Project (FRTP). The role involves on-site inspections and internal quality assurance tasks across project stages, ensuring conformance to standards and documentation accuracy.

Ideal candidates hold an Engineering degree, have experience in large construction projects, and possess strong communication skills to train and guide the construction team in quality

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Engineering or equivalent with related experience in large construction projects.
• Experience conducting quality audits and addressing quality issues to minimize construction impacts.
• Sound knowledge of quality management and strong organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor reporting and rectification of non-conformities and ensure compliance with project specs.
• Review contractor submissions for conformance and provide comments or recommendations.
• Prepare and participate in Quality Audit Program for key processes.
• Inspect construction activities on-site to verify compliance with requirements and standards.

Skills

Quality audits

On-site inspections

Quality management

Coaching

Documentation control

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

The salary range for this position is$83,000 to $114,000. The final offer will be determined based on the successful candidate’s skills, experience, and internal equity considerations. Please note that the offer may fall anywhere within the posted range and is not necessarily at the top end.

About Us:

Transportation Investment Corporation (TI Corp) is a public crown corporation dedicated to delivering major infrastructure projects in British Columbia on behalf of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. With over $19.5 in major infrastructure developments, we are committed to upholding the highest standards of construction oversight.

Why Join Us:

At TI Corp, you'll be part of a dynamic and innovative team driving transformative infrastructure projects that make a real difference in communities. We pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative and inclusive work culture where your ideas are valued. Enjoy competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, along with opportunities for professional growth and development. Here, your contributions will not only shape your career but also the future of our infrastructure landscape. Join us and be a part of something impactful!

Overview:

The Quality Specialist provides support to the Quality Manager on the Fraser River Tunnel Project

(FRTP). The position is responsible for performing on-site and internal quality assurance tasks for

the Project.

What We Offer:

• Vacation starts at five weeks and with an additional one day per year of service to a maximum of six weeks.
• TI Corp is dedicated to professionally growing staff and building internal capacity, through mentorship, active succession planning, learning and development financial assistance, and membership dues.
• Extended health and dental benefits plus a $1000 Health Spending Account annually.
• We are part of the BC Public Sector Pension Plan – if you join us from other Public Service or Public Sector organizations who are part of this pension plan, your pension will continue seamlessly.
• Hybrid work arrangement with the ability to work from home one day a week following an orientation period.
• Top-up allowance for maternity and parental leave.
• Free travel insurance for full-time employees.
• Transit subsidy program.

Key Accountabilities:

• Monitors the reporting and rectification of process and construction non-conformities, and compliance with the project agreements and applicable specifications.
• Reviews quality-related submissions from the contractor to verify conformance with applicable standards, codes, and project specifications, and provides comments or recommendations as necessary.
• Reviews turnover documentation and completion packages for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with the requirements outlined in the Project Agreement and Quality Management System.
• Prepares, schedules, coordinates, and participates in the Province's Quality Audit Program for key project processes.
• Performs on-site inspections of construction activities throughout all stages of the work to verify compliance with project requirements and quality standards, and reports observations and recommendations to the Quality Manager for issue management.
• Provides training, guidance, and coaching to construction team members on quality inspection requirements, including key items to review and areas requiring attention during construction. Liaises with the technical and construction teams to close out non-conformity reports and creates non-conformity reports, when needed.
• Liaises with the commercial team on the extent, status and background of quality issues and noncompliance events.
• Implements, maintains, and ensures the effective operation of the internal Quality Management System.
• Monitors Project Co’s compliance with the audit program requirements under the project agreements, including tracking audit findings, responses, corrective actions, and related non-conformities.
• Ensures correct codes, standards, job specifications, project procedures, federal and provincial regulations are properly identified, correctly specified in detail, and met or exceeded.
• Develops processes to track observations, deficiencies, non-compliance, and corrective actions as necessary.
• Ensures that relevant records are maintained and retained in accordance with the Quality Management
• System during the construction, project handover and close out process.

Qualifications:

• Degree or Diploma in Engineering or equivalent and considerable related experience working with project teams supporting the quality aspect of large construction projects, ideally in highway, and bridge construction.
• Experience conducting quality audits and addressing quality issues to minimize construction impacts and supporting timely project completion.
• Sound knowledge of quality management.
• Sound judgement, excellent organizational, analytical, problem solving and prioritizing skills to anticipate and assess issues and determine the best solution or course of action.
• Supervision of safe storage and verification of all project-related documentation, both paper documents and electronic files.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Additional Requirement:

• You must be legally authorized to work in Canada.
• An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of an acceptable current criminal record check.

Note:

• Collection Notice: Your personal information is collected from LinkedIn by Transportation Investment Corporation (TI Corp) pursuant to 26(c), 26(e), and 27(1)(a)(i) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for the purpose of TI Corp recruitment. This includes information you provide through LinkedIn, as well as information about you that is generated by LinkedIn, such as your connections to other TI Corp employees on LinkedIn, how well the skills you have identified on LinkedIn match our job requirements, and what other TI Corp jobs you have applied for on LinkedIn By proceeding, you are authorizing TI Corp to indirectly collect this information. If you have any questions about the collection of your personal information, please contact the Privacy Officer at [e-mail].