Data Center QA/QC Lead (Mission Critical)

Pogue Construction Company; Crandall (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Pogue Construction Company in Texas is seeking a seasoned QA/QC Manager for data center and mission critical projects. You will lead quality assurance and control across architectural, mechanical, electrical, and specialty systems, ensuring compliance with contract documents, owner standards, and commissioning requirements.

Collaborate with field leadership, trade partners, and owners to drive a right first-time culture, support startup testing, and assemble complete turnover packages, including

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of mission critical construction methodologies.
• Knowledge of commissioning processes and turnover requirements.
• Ability to read and interpret complex MEP drawings, specifications, and one-line diagrams.
• Working knowledge of ANSI, NEC, NFPA, ASHRAE, IEEE, Uptime Institute, and owner-specific standards.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience managing quality on large-scale MEP-intensive projects.
• Exceptional documentation and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and enforce the Project Quality Management Plan.
• Establish quality standards and inspection processes for all trades, with emphasis on critical MEP systems.
• Lead preparatory meetings, first-work inspections, and quality audits for major scopes of work.
• Review and track shop drawings, submittals, RFIs, commissioning specifications, and owner standards for quality compliance.
• Collaborate with Superintendents, Project Managers, MEP Coordinators, VDC teams, and Commissioning Agents.
• Perform routine field inspections to verify installation quality and specification compliance.
• Identify quality deficiencies early and ensure corrective actions are implemented prior to system testing.
• Develop and maintain punch lists, deficiency logs, and quality trend reports.
• Verify completion of quality inspections before equipment startup and commissioning activities.
• Monitor subcontractor quality performance and establish accountability measures.
• Ensure all testing procedures comply with project specs and commissioning requirements.
• Support Factory Witness Tests, Site Acceptance Tests, Startup Verification, FPT, and IST.
• Coordinate quality documentation required for commissioning and turnover.

Skills

QA leadership

Data center/mission critical

MEP systems knowledge

Commissioning processes

Field leadership coordination

Documentation & reporting

Procore

Bluebeam

NEC/ASHRAE knowledge

Tools

Procore

BIM 360

Bluebeam

ACC

Microsoft Office

Job description

Pogue Construction Company in Texas is seeking a seasoned QA/QC Manager for data center and mission critical projects. You will lead quality assurance and control across architectural, mechanical, electrical, and specialty systems, ensuring compliance with contract documents, owner standards, and commissioning requirements.

Collaborate with field leadership, trade partners, and owners to drive a right first-time culture, support startup testing, and assemble complete turnover packages, including