Electrical and Instrumentation QC Tech ( Data Center)

KODIAK Construction Recruiting & Staffing; Odessa (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

KODIAK Construction Recruiting & Staffing seeks an experienced inspector to perform field quality inspections of electrical and instrumentation systems in West Texas industrial sites. You will verify installation, testing, calibration, labeling, documentation, energization readiness, and turnover against drawings, specifications, and NEC.

Five or more years of industrial electrical and instrumentation construction or quality experience are required.

Qualifications

• Five+ years in industrial electrical/instrumentation construction or quality work.
• Strong knowledge of NFPA 70, grounding and bonding, hazardous locations, testing, and calibration practices.
• Ability to read one-lines, schematics, loop drawings, wiring diagrams, cable schedules, instrument indexes, and vendor documentation.
• Experience with inspection/test plans, nonconformance control, punch management, calibration records, loop folders, and turnover documentation.
• Ability to distinguish construction completion from energization readiness and commissioning readiness.

Responsibilities

• Perform field quality inspections of electrical and instrumentation systems.
• Verify installation, testing, calibration, labeling, documentation, energization readiness, and turnover against drawings and NEC.
• Review and verify contractor and vendor documentation for compliance.
• Create inspection reports, surveillance records, and turnover evidence.
• Coordinate inspection readiness with construction, engineering, vendors, client quality, energization, and commissioning teams.

Skills

Five+ years experience

NFPA 70 knowledge

Grounding & bonding

Hazardous locations

Read diagrams

Calibration practices

Inspection & test plans

Nonconformance control

Turnover documentation

Cable & conduit inspection

Tools

One-lines & diagrams

Vendor documentation

Job description

Performs field quality inspections for electrical and instrumentation systems by verifying installation, testing, calibration, labeling, documentation, energization readiness, nonconformance resolution, and turnover against drawings, specifications, codes, and project requirements.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of industrial electrical and instrumentation construction, testing, commissioning, or quality experience.
• Strong understanding of NFPA 70, grounding and bonding, hazardous locations, electrical testing, instrumentation installation, and calibration practices.
• Ability to read one-lines, schematics, loop drawings, wiring diagrams, cable schedules, instrument indexes, and vendor documentation.
• Experience with inspection and test plans, nonconformance control, punch management, calibration records, loop folders, and turnover documentation.
• Ability to distinguish construction completion from safe energization and commissioning readiness.
• Ability to work in active industrial areas and outdoors in West Texas conditions.
• Inspect cable tray, conduit, grounding and bonding, supports, cable installation, terminations, panels, switchgear, transformers, motors, instruments, tubing, junction boxes, and control-system interfaces.
• Review one-lines, schematics, wiring diagrams, loop drawings, cable schedules, instrument indexes, hook-ups, data sheets, area classifications, and vendor drawings.
• Verify receiving condition, ratings, certifications, hazardous-location suitability, preservation, calibration status, and traceability of electrical and instrument materials.
• Confirm installation compliance with approved drawings, NEC requirements, project specifications, manufacturer instructions, and applicable client standards.
• Witness or review insulation resistance, continuity, grounding, torque, hi-pot, point-to-point, loop-check, calibration, functional-test, and motor-test records as assigned.
• Verify cable identification, gland and sealing requirements, bend radius, segregation, shielding, grounding, termination workmanship, and enclosure integrity.
• Inspect instrument location, orientation, impulse tubing, supports, manifolds, process connections, accessibility, tagging, and calibration documentation.
• Create inspection reports, surveillance records, punch items, test-document reviews, release records, and system turnover evidence.
• Initiate and track nonconformance reports; confirm approved repair, replacement, use-as-is, or rework disposition before closure.
• Coordinate inspection and test readiness with construction, engineering, vendors, client quality, energization, and commissioning teams.
• Verify calibrated test equipment and technician qualifications before accepting test results.
• Support energization readiness reviews, subsystem walkdowns, dossier assembly, and final turnover.