Construction Project Engineer

Actalent; Port Washington (WI); On-site; USD 103,320,000 - 151,536,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k)

Life Insurance

PTO

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a QA/QC Specialist for a permanent, on-site role in Port Washington, WI. You will ensure electrical installations for mission-critical data center projects meet contract documents, NEC/NFPA standards, and hyperscale client requirements.

Daily field inspections, documentation, and collaboration with project teams are key aspects of the role. The successful candidate will have extensive electrical construction experience, strong knowledge of NEC/NFPA, and proficiency with

Qualifications

• Experience with NEC and NFPA 70E standards.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical one-line diagrams and installation drawings.
• Proactively document quality activities and testing.
• Coordinate with project controls and management teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure electrical installations comply with contract documents and standards.
• Conduct daily field inspections of electrical installations and testing.
• Validate work against NEC, NFPA and client standards.
• Review diagrams and installation drawings for compliance.
• Support constructability reviews to reduce rework.
• Maintain quality reports, inspection logs and commissioning records.
• Collaborate with Project Manager for weekly status and issue logs.
• Use Procore and Bluebeam for quality tracking and reporting.

Skills

NEC knowledge

NFPA 70E

Data center standards

Read electrical diagrams

Field inspections

Quality documentation

Construction management tools

Commissioning support

Attention to detail

Collaboration with PM

Tools

Procore

Autodesk Build

BIM 360

Bluebeam

Job description

Job Title

QA/QC Specialist

Job Description

The QA/QC Specialist ensures that all electrical installations and associated construction activities for mission-critical data center projects comply with contract documents, specifications, quality standards, and commissioning requirements. This role focuses on maintaining strict adherence to quality expectations, reducing rework, supporting smooth commissioning, and ensuring the facility achieves hyperscale-level reliability standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all electrical installations and related construction activities comply with contract documents, project specifications, quality standards, and commissioning requirements.
• Conduct daily field inspections of electrical installations, including conduit, wiring, terminations, grounding, equipment mounting, labeling, and testing activities.
• Validate that all work is performed in accordance with NEC, NFPA, project specifications, and hyperscale client standards.
• Review and interpret electrical one-line diagrams, schematics, and installation drawings to verify compliance and identify potential issues.
• Participate in constructability reviews and provide quality-focused input to reduce the risk of rework and improve installation efficiency.
• Support vendor qualification and evaluation activities for specialty systems or materials, ensuring alignment with defined quality and compliance expectations.
• Maintain detailed quality reports, inspection logs, test documentation, equipment data sheets, and commissioning-related records in an organized and auditable manner.
• Prepare and update inspection and test documentation to support commissioning sequencing and turnover requirements.
• Collaborate with the Project Manager to provide weekly status updates, maintain issue logs, and integrate quality activities with overall project controls.
• Use construction management tools to track quality issues, document inspections, and support project reporting and coordination.

Essential Skills

• 37 years of electrical construction experience, preferably on mission-critical projects such as data centers, semiconductor facilities, or industrial plants.
• Strong working knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC) and NFPA 70E.
• Experience applying data center owner standards and hyperscale client requirements to electrical installations.
• Proven ability to read and interpret electrical one-line diagrams, schematics, and installation drawings.
• Familiarity with commissioning sequencing (L1L5), testing standards, and turnover documentation requirements.
• Ability to conduct detailed field inspections of electrical systems, including conduit, wiring, terminations, grounding, equipment mounting, labeling, and testing activities.
• Experience preparing and maintaining detailed quality reports, inspection logs, test documentation, equipment data sheets, and commissioning-related records.
• Capability to participate in constructability reviews and provide quality-focused feedback to reduce rework.
• Experience validating work against NEC, NFPA, project specifications, and client standards.
• Proficiency with construction management tools such as Procore, Autodesk Build/BIM 360, and Bluebeam.
• Strong attention to detail, documentation discipline, and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced construction environment.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience on mission-critical data center projects or similar high-reliability facilities.
• Background supporting vendor qualification and evaluation for specialty systems or materials.
• Experience working with commissioning teams and understanding of commissioning documentation requirements.
• Ability to collaborate closely with project management and project controls teams.
• Strong communication skills to clearly document findings and convey quality expectations to field teams and stakeholders.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Port Washington, WI.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $75000.00 - $110000.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Port Washington,WI.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 19, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.