QA/QC Manager – Data Center

Ascendion; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 205,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Long-term disability insurance

Short-term disability insurance

5 personal days accrued each calendar

10-15 days of paid vacation

6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday

Job summary

Ascendion in Montgomery, AL is seeking a seasoned QA/QC Engineer to lead quality control and commissioning efforts for mission critical data center projects. You will develop QA/QC dashboards, review design and construction documentation, and drive corrective actions with cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in QA/QC for data centers or critical infrastructure, strong knowledge of MEP systems, and experience with design-build and design-bid-build programs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in QA/QC programs for data centers or mission critical construction projects.
• Experience with Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build construction programs.
• Experience in civil/structural, building envelope, mechanical, electrical, and I&C disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Providing guidance on QA scope.
• Working with third party vendors to manage status of job.
• Working with different stakeholders.
• Working with design team.

Skills

QA/QC/Commissioning awareness

Mechanical/Electrical/Controls/Piping

Dashboards & reporting

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Ascendion is a full service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.

Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life

We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:

Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands

Solve complex problems - and learn new skills

Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients

Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience

Experience a community of change makers!

Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.

Location: Montgomery, Alabama

• Develop and monitor quality program metrics to evaluate projects performance.
• Analyze metrics to understand the root cause of any disconcerting trends and then work with the applicable parties to correct those items.
• Assist with development of on-site partner construction QA and QC team.
• Assist with development of QA/QC processes and standards to enable efficiency and effectiveness and assist with cross functional communications.
• Interface between design, construction, and facility operations as well as general contractor(s).
• Provide training to personnel regarding awareness and quality procedures and specific responsibilities in the QA/QC process.
• Coordinate quality issues between design, construction and facility operations teams.
• Audit QA/QC activities of staff and subcontractors as often as necessary to assess conformance with the QA/QC procedures.
• Examine all submittals (in particular, mechanical, engineering and plumbing (MEP) submittals) for quality assurance and provide comments to ensure all documents are compliant. Perform quality engineering reviews of design documentation for compliance with stated requirements, including vendor quality manuals and company quality records.
• Develop, review and approve, if required, levels one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), and five (5) related to product and process quality such as construction quality procedures (“CQPs”) and checklists, technical deliverables, and test procedures and plans.
• Recommend and verify effective implementation of corrective and preventive actions for project non conformances and quality issues, in coordination with project and quality management, design, engineering, construction and other functional disciplines.
• Review commissioning agent level four (4) and five (5) commissioning scripts and provide feedback.
• Assist construction manager in review of turnover documentation package for completeness and accuracy.
• Assist construction manager in review of level three (3), four (4), and five (5) energization, start-up, and commissioning schedules and help ensure compliance to it.
• Help drive closure to open issues in BIM360 and escape any outstanding open items not getting closed out in a timely manner.
• Attend factory witness tests (“FWTs”) as required for owner furnished contractor installed (“OFCI”) and contractor furnished contractor installed (“CFCI”) equipment and systems.
• Provide an onsite visual inspection and/or observation for construction quality control of OFCI and CFCI equipment and systems. This site acceptance inspection will be documented in BIM360.
• Assist in confirming that Level two (2) and level three (3) testing documentation is properly completed and retained.
• Provide assistance in reviewing installed labeling, signage and tagging.
• Assist in development of project specific QA/QC dashboards, equipment tracking matrices, and semi-annual QA/QC deep dive / presentations.
• Attend required construction meetings such as the weekly project and monthly global QA/QC meeting, MEP/owner architect contractor (OAC) weekly meetings, and daily start-up and commissioning meetings.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in quality control & quality assurance (QA/QC) programs for data centers or mission critical construction projects.
• Experience with Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build construction programs.
• Experience in civil/structural, building envelope, mechanical, electrical, and I&C disciplines.
• Experience leading QA/QC and Cx programs.
• Experience in contractor, consultant and vendor management.
• Experience in mission critical power and cooling infrastructure or other critical systems, and the ability to apply that experience to current data center challenges.

Key Projects/Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Providing guidance on QA scope.
• Working with third party vendors to manage status of job.
• Working with different stakeholders
• Working with design team

Must-Have Skills

• Thorough awareness of QA/QC/Commissioning Process in Data Centers/Mission Critical Environment.
• Mechanical, Electrical, Controls and Piping
• Highly proficient in quality/cx dashboards, information extraction and effective reporting.

Nice-to-have Skills

• High aptitude to use technology to deliver efficiency in a fast-paced environment

Years of Experience

• 5+ years minimum experience in quality control & quality assurance (QA/QC) programs for data centers or mission critical construction projects.
• With a Bachelor's Degree, 5 years minimum. Without a Bachelors Degree 8 Years Min.

Salary Range: $2,05,000 - 2,10,000 annually. Factors that may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits:

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• long-term disability insurance
• short-term disability insurance
• 5 personal days accrued each calendar year. The paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertain to the City/ State
• 10-15 days of paid vacation time
• 6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year

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