MEP Quality Program Manager (Data Center Construction) - El Paso

TEKsystems; Canutillo (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Per Diem

Job summary

TEKsystems is seeking a MEP Quality Program Manager to support a hyperscale data center campus in El Paso, TX. This contract role emphasizes leading QA/QC programs, coordinating inspectors, and prioritizing findings by project risk to ensure safe, reliable turnover.

The candidate will manage NCRs, perform design reviews, and coordinate with commissioning teams to align quality readiness from procurement through turnover. This is an onsite contract position with relocation considerations.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a site-level QA/QC program on active construction projects.
• Ability to assess quality risk and prioritize findings by project impact.
• Direct data center construction experience, hyperscale or large campuses preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead discipline inspectors and quality SMEs to coordinate across construction areas.
• Prioritize quality findings based on safety, reliability, commissioning impact, and schedule risk.
• Escalate critical issues and guide master corrective actions with site leadership.
• Maintain documentation of QA/QC processes and reporting.

Skills

Site-Level Quality Leadership

Risk-Based Quality Decision-Making

Data Center QA/QC & Commissioning Flu

Tools

ACC/BIM360

Procore

CxAlloy

Job description

Owner: Meta

Company: TEKsystems (Third-Party Owners Rep)

Title: MEP Quality Program Manager

Location: El Paso, TX

Duration: 30+ months

Contract Type: W2

Compliance: Willing to consent to background check

Start Date: October 2026

Pay Rate: Hourly; Negotiable based on experience

Per Diem: Yes (if relocating or traveling)

Top Required Skills

Site-Level Quality Leadership -- Experience managing a quality function, inspection team, or multidisciplinary group of quality SMEs across an active construction site.

Risk-Based Quality Decision-Making -- Demonstrated ability to assess competing quality issues and determine which findings create the greatest risk.

Direct Data Center QA/QC and Commissioning Fluency -- Experience supporting quality on data center construction projects, combined with credible knowledge of data center commissioning stages, critical MEP systems, testing, issue closure, and turnover.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing inspectors, quality professionals, or discipline-specific SMEs on active construction projects.
• Proven experience leading or supporting a site-level QA/QC program, not only performing inspections.
• Direct data center construction experience strongly preferred, particularly on hyperscale or large mission‑critical campuses.
• Strong understanding of data center electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
• Working knowledge of data center commissioning stages, terminology, testing, and turnover requirements.
• Experience assessing quality risk and prioritizing findings according to project impact.
• Experience managing NCRs, root‑cause analysis, corrective actions, and verification of closure.
• Experience reviewing MEP drawings, submittals, specifications, vendor documentation, and testing procedures.
• Experience auditing contractors, subcontractors, vendors, or third‑party inspection organizations.
• Experience developing quality metrics, dashboards, reports, and trend analysis.
• Experience coordinating between design, construction, commissioning, and facility operations.
• Ability to communicate difficult findings clearly, professionally, and proportionately.
• Experience with construction quality and commissioning platforms such as ACC/BIM 360, Procore, CxAlloy, or comparable systems.

Role Overview

The QA/QC Program Engineer will support the site Quality Manager in leading and improving the construction quality program for a large, fast‑paced hyperscale data center campus. This role is not an individual inspector position. The site already has civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, controls, and other discipline‑specific inspectors who serve as technical subject matter experts.

The QA/QC Program Engineer Will Help Manage And Coordinate Those Inspection Resources, Assess The Significance Of Their Findings, Prioritize The Issues That Create The Greatest Project Risk, And Guide The Site Team Toward Appropriate Corrective Actions. The Successful Candidate Must Understand That Not Every Quality Finding Requires The Same Level Of Escalation. This Person Must Use Sound Judgment To Distinguish Routine Workmanship Issues From Conditions That Could Affect

• Safety
• Equipment reliability
• Design intent
• Commissioning readiness
• Operational performance
• Schedule
• Cost
• Final turnover

Primary Responsibilities

• Support the site Quality Manager in leading and coordinating discipline‑specific inspectors and quality SMEs across active construction areas.
• Prioritize quality findings based on safety, reliability, commissioning impact, schedule risk, and operational readiness.
• Distinguish critical issues from routine deficiencies and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Communicate quality risks, recommendations, and escalation requirements to site leadership.

QA/QC Program Management

• Support development and continuous improvement of the site QA/QC program, procedures, inspection strategies, and quality standards.
• Analyze quality trends, NCRs, audit results, and recurring issues to drive corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor quality metrics and provide actionable recommendations to construction and quality leadership.
• Support standardization of quality processes across multiple contractors and trades.
• Audits, NCRs & Corrective Actions
• Lead contractor and trade‑partner quality audits to verify compliance with approved quality requirements.
• Manage NCRs and corrective actions from identification through verification and closure.
• Validate that corrective actions address root causes and reduce repeat issues.
• Escalate critical, aging, recurring, or commissioning‑impacting deficiencies.

Design Review & Technical Quality Oversight

• Review MEP drawings, specifications, submittals, vendor documentation, and construction procedures.
• Identify design conflicts, installation risks, and quality concerns before they impact commissioning or schedule.
• Verify installed work meets approved design intent, project standards, and manufacturer requirements.

Data Center Commissioning Integration

• Support quality readiness from equipment procurement through installation, testing, commissioning, and turnover.
• Review commissioning documentation, scripts, and test records for completeness and compliance.
• Partner with commissioning teams to remove quality barriers to functional and integrated systems testing.
• Demonstrate familiarity with hyperscale data center commissioning methodology, including FAT/FWT activities and industry‑standard commissioning terminology.

Turnover & Operational Readiness

• Review turnover packages, testing records, NCRs, warranties, O&M manuals, and as‑built documentation.
• Drive closure of outstanding quality issues prior to turnover.
• Support successful handoff between construction, commissioning, and facility operations teams.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Collaborate with quality leadership, construction teams, contractors, design engineers, vendors, and commissioning agents.
• Translate technical findings into practical recommendations focused on project risk, reliability, and operational performance.
• Maintain a partner‑oriented approach while holding contractors accountable to quality requirements.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of El Paso, TX.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $80.00 - $90.00/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 El Paso,TX.
• Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Oct 7, 2026.

About TEKsystems

We’re partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full‑Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real‑world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That’s the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

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

About TEKsystems And TEKsystems Global Services

We’re a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full‑stack capabilities and speed. We’re strategic thinkers, hands‑on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We’re building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

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.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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.