Associate QC Engineer

City Trade Arcade; Khordha; On-site; INR 500,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

City Trade Arcade seeks a dedicated Site Quality Assurance/Quality Control professional in Odisha to lead quality planning, inspection, and documentation across civil, structural, architectural, and finishing works. You will ensure compliance with drawings, specs, codes, and test procedures, coordinate with site teams, and drive timely corrective actions.

The role emphasizes early issue detection, material verification, and maintaining quality records to support project handover with zero

Responsibilities

• Quality Planning & Control: implement quality control procedures across the project lifecycle.
• Ensure work aligns with approved drawings, specs, standards, method statements, and codes.
• Review drawings, specs, and quality requirements before starting activities.
• Maintain inspection and QC records for project activities.
• Coordinate with site teams to ensure clarity of quality requirements.
• Identify potential quality issues early and recommend preventive measures.
• Material Quality Inspection & Control: inspect materials against specs and requirements.
• Verify test certificates and approvals; ensure only approved materials are used.
• In-Process Inspection & Workmanship: monitor civil, structural, architectural, and finishing works.
• Testing & Inspection: coordinate material and construction testing per standards.
• Quality Documentation: maintain inspection requests, test reports, and quality registers.
• Non-Conformance & Corrective Action: document issues and coordinate corrective actions.
• Site Quality Coordination: work with site engineers, PMs, architecture, MEP teams and contractors.
• Project lifecycle monitoring: ensure quality from initial stages through handover.
• Snagging, Rectification & Handover: manage punch-list items and verify closures.
• Quality Improvement & Compliance: participate in audits and promote quality culture.

Job description

Role & responsibilities

ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Quality Planning & Control

• Implement and monitor quality control procedures for construction activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure construction activities are executed in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, quality standards, method statements, and applicable codes.
• Review relevant drawings, specifications, and quality requirements before commencement of activities.
• Prepare and maintain inspection and quality control records for project activities.
• Coordinate with site teams to ensure quality requirements are clearly understood and followed.
• Identify potential quality issues at an early stage and recommend preventive measures.

2. Material Quality Inspection & Control

• Inspect construction materials received at site to ensure compliance with approved specifications and quality requirements.
• Verify material test certificates, manufacturer certificates, approvals, and other relevant quality documents.
• Coordinate with Stores and Site Teams regarding material inspection, acceptance, rejection, and proper storage.
• Ensure only approved materials are used for construction activities.
• Maintain records of material inspections and test reports.
• Raise and report quality concerns related to non-conforming or damaged materials.

3. In-Process Inspection & Workmanship Monitoring

• Conduct regular inspections of ongoing construction activities and workmanship.
• Monitor quality of civil, structural, architectural, and finishing works as applicable to the project.
• Ensure work is executed as per approved drawings and specifications.
• Inspect critical activities at appropriate stages before proceeding to subsequent activities.
• Identify defects, deviations, and workmanship issues and coordinate for timely rectification.
• Carry out re-inspection after corrective actions to ensure proper closure.

4. Testing & Inspection

• Coordinate and monitor required material and construction testing as per project specifications and applicable standards.
• Ensure necessary tests are conducted at appropriate stages of construction.
• Review test results and identify deviations from specified acceptance criteria.
• Maintain records of test reports, inspection reports, and quality documentation.
• Coordinate with approved laboratories / testing agencies wherever external testing is required.
• Ensure testing and inspection activities are properly documented and traceable.

5. Quality Documentation & Records

• Prepare, maintain, and update quality-related documentation throughout the project.
• Maintain Inspection Requests / Inspection Checklists / Test Reports / Material Inspection Records / Quality Registers and other relevant records.
• Maintain proper records of approvals, inspections, observations, corrective actions, and closures.
• Ensure quality documentation is systematically filed and readily available for project review and handover.
• Support preparation and compilation of quality documents required for project completion and handover.

6. Non-Conformance & Corrective Action

• Identify and document non-conformities, defects, deviations, and quality-related issues.
• Coordinate with Site Engineers, Contractors, and Subcontractors for corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor corrective actions until satisfactory closure.
• Conduct re-inspection of rectified works and verify compliance.
• Maintain proper records of non-conformance reports and corrective actions.
• Analyse recurring quality issues and recommend measures to prevent their repetition.

7. Site Quality Coordination

• Coordinate closely with Site Engineers, Project Managers, Planning Team, Architecture Team, MEP Team, Contractors, and Subcontractors regarding quality requirements.
• Participate in site inspections and quality review meetings.
• Provide technical guidance to site teams regarding quality requirements and execution standards.
• Coordinate with contractors and subcontractors to ensure adherence to approved quality procedures.
• Escalate critical quality issues to the Project Head / QA-QC Head / Project Manager.

8. Project Lifecycle Quality Monitoring

• Monitor quality requirements from the initial stages of project execution through completion and handover.
• Ensure quality control requirements are incorporated before commencement of major construction activities.
• Maintain continuity of quality records throughout the project.
• Monitor quality during structural, civil, MEP-related, architectural, and finishing activities as applicable.
• Support final inspections, snag identification, rectification, and quality closure before project handover.
• Assist in compilation of final quality documentation and project handover records.

9. Snagging, Rectification & Handover

• Conduct quality inspections for completed works and identify snags / punch-list items.
• Coordinate with concerned teams and contractors for timely rectification.
• Verify completed rectification works through re-inspection.
• Ensure quality-related snags are closed before handover.
• Support the Project and CRM / Handover Teams wherever required during final inspection and handover activities.
• Maintain proper records of snag identification and closure.

10. Quality Improvement & Compliance

• Monitor compliance with approved quality procedures and project standards.
• Identify opportunities for improving construction quality and reducing recurring defects.
• Ensure site teams and contractors follow approved methods and quality requirements.
• Participate in quality audits and inspections conducted by internal or external stakeholders.
• Support implementation of corrective and preventive measures arising from audits and inspections.
• Promote a quality-focused culture across project execution teams.