Electrical QC Lead Engineer – Field Inspector

Edgewater Technical Associates; Aiken (SC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical

Dental

Life

Vision

Disability insurance

401(k) with company matching

Job summary

Edgewater Technical Associates seeks a Lead QC Engineer-Electrical for a multi-year construction project at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, SC. You will perform field QC inspections, ensure compliance with drawings, codes, QMS, ASME NQA-1, and DOE requirements, and manage nonconformances and test documentation.

The role emphasizes coordinating inspections with Construction, Engineering, Testing, and subcontractors, reviewing ITPs, and supporting turnover and energization readiness.

Qualifications

• Minimum five (5) years of electrical QC, inspection, or related industrial construction experience.
• Experience inspecting industrial electrical installations, power distribution, and site infrastructure.
• Working knowledge of conduit, cable tray, raceways, grounding, cabling, electrical equipment, terminations, and testing.
• Working knowledge of ASME NQA-1 and DOE Order 414.1D.
• Knowledge of applicable electrical codes, standards, specifications, and quality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Perform field QC inspections for electrical construction, underground systems, testing, and turnover.
• Verify electrical work complies with drawings, specifications, codes, QMS, ASME NQA-1, DOE Order 414.1D, and project requirements.
• Inspect conduit, cable tray, raceways, ductbank interfaces, grounding, cables, equipment, panels, terminations, and supports.
• Verify electrical materials and equipment are approved, identified, stored, and installed per requirements.
• Inspect conduit routing, supports, penetrations, separation, grounding, and underground interfaces.
• Verify cable installation, routing, identification, segregation, pulling, and terminations.
• Verify equipment installation, alignment, grounding, identification, and connections.
• Witness and verify electrical testing, including continuity, insulation resistance, grounding, and cable testing.
• Review drawings, one-lines, schematics, specifications, work packages, ITPs, and test documentation.
• Verify required inspections, hold/witness points, and testing are completed before energization or concealment.
• Document inspections and maintain accurate, traceable, and auditable quality records.
• Identify and document nonconforming work, CAQs, and other quality issues.
• Support NCRs, corrective actions, and resolution of quality issues.
• Support electrical walkdowns, punch lists, turnover, energization readiness, surveillances, and audits.
• Coordinate inspections with Construction, Engineering, Testing, Commissioning, subcontractors, and Quality personnel.
• Escalate significant quality concerns and SCAQs per project procedures.
• For lead-level assignments: Coordinate QC activities, prioritize inspections, provide technical direction, and review inspection/test documentation.

Skills

Electrical QC

Industrial construction

ASME NQA-1

DOE 414.1D

Electrical codes

Reading drawings

Inspection documentation

Field inspections

Quality records

Nonconformance investigation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering/Engineering Technology/Construction Management/Quality

Tools

Documentation tools

Job description

Edgewater Technical Associates seeks a Lead QC Engineer-Electrical for a multi-year construction project at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, SC. You will perform field QC inspections, ensure compliance with drawings, codes, QMS, ASME NQA-1, and DOE requirements, and manage nonconformances and test documentation.

The role emphasizes coordinating inspections with Construction, Engineering, Testing, and subcontractors, reviewing ITPs, and supporting turnover and energization readiness.