Quality Assurance Quality Control Engineer

Ellaway Blues Consulting; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ellaway Blues Consulting is seeking experienced Quality Engineers to support a large-scale construction and commissioning program. This field-based role provides QA/QC oversight across multiple buildings and project phases with focus on construction quality and controlled environments.

You will coordinate with project stakeholders, monitor installation quality, verify compliance with specifications, and support turnover activities to achieve commissioning readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quality, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Professional experience in QA/QC, construction quality, commissioning, facilities, equipment quality, field engineering, or a related technical environment.
• Ability to interpret technical specifications, drawings, procedures, inspection criteria, testing documentation, and project requirements.
• Strong communication, organizational and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide field-based QA/QC oversight across assigned buildings and active construction phases.
• Monitor installation quality and verify compliance with project specifications, procedures, inspection requirements, and quality standards.
• Support quality controls within controlled environments and White Space, including cleanliness, dust mitigation, environmental conditions, and access requirements.
• Establish and monitor controls related to ISO 5 / highly controlled areas, air balance, humidity, weather conditions, and contamination prevention.
• Oversee the protection and preservation of owner-furnished equipment throughout delivery, storage, handling, installation, testing, and commissioning.
• Inspect equipment upon delivery and verify that materials and equipment arrive without damage, contamination, or unresolved quality issues.
• Coordinate quality requirements with off-site storage and warehouse locations when applicable.
• Review and track End-of-Line (EOL), Functional Witness Testing (FWT), inspection results, quality records, and corrective actions.
• Verify required training, signage, documentation, inspection records, and quality sign-offs are complete and properly documented.
• Support final inspections, punch-list resolution, quality closeout, and turnover activities.
• Monitor site compliance related to PPE, controlled-area entry, visitor access, and environmental requirements.
• Identify quality risks and work collaboratively with general contractors, commissioning teams, equipment vendors, technology partners, and other project stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Support transition activities as buildings progress through construction, testing, commissioning, and operational readiness milestones.
• Maintain accurate documentation and provide timely escalation of quality concerns that could impact commissioning or project turnover.
• Promote continuous improvement by identifying recurring quality issues and helping implement corrective and preventive solutions.

Skills

QA/QC

Field quality

Documentation

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quality, or a related technical discipline

Job description

We are seeking experienced Quality Engineers / QA/QC Engineers to support a large-scale, mission-critical construction and commissioning program. This field-based position will provide quality oversight across multiple buildings and project phases, with a strong focus on construction quality, controlled environments, equipment protection, testing verification, commissioning readiness, and project turnover.

The ideal candidate will have experience working in complex construction, mission-critical, industrial, manufacturing, data center, or similarly controlled environments and will be comfortable operating in the field while coordinating with multiple project stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide field-based QA/QC oversight across assigned buildings and active construction phases.
• Monitor installation quality and verify compliance with project specifications, procedures, inspection requirements, and quality standards.
• Support quality controls within controlled environments and White Space, including cleanliness, dust mitigation, environmental conditions, and access requirements.
• Establish and monitor controls related to ISO 5 / highly controlled areas, air balance, humidity, weather conditions, and contamination prevention.
• Oversee the protection and preservation of owner-furnished equipment throughout delivery, storage, handling, installation, testing, and commissioning.
• Inspect equipment upon delivery and verify that materials and equipment arrive without damage, contamination, or unresolved quality issues.
• Coordinate quality requirements with off-site storage and warehouse locations when applicable.
• Review and track End-of-Line (EOL), Functional Witness Testing (FWT), inspection results, quality records, and corrective actions.
• Verify required training, signage, documentation, inspection records, and quality sign-offs are complete and properly documented.
• Support final inspections, punch-list resolution, quality closeout, and turnover activities.
• Monitor site compliance related to PPE, controlled-area entry, visitor access, and environmental requirements.
• Identify quality risks and work collaboratively with general contractors, commissioning teams, equipment vendors, technology partners, and other project stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Support transition activities as buildings progress through construction, testing, commissioning, and operational readiness milestones.
• Maintain accurate documentation and provide timely escalation of quality concerns that could impact commissioning or project turnover.
• Promote continuous improvement by identifying recurring quality issues and helping implement corrective and preventive solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quality, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Professional experience in QA/QC, construction quality, commissioning, facilities, equipment quality, field engineering, or a related technical environment.
• Ability to interpret technical specifications, drawings, procedures, inspection criteria, testing documentation, and project requirements.
• Strong understanding of field quality processes and documentation.
• Excellent communication, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced construction environment and coordinate with multiple project teams.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify, document, and drive resolution of quality issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with data centers, mission-critical facilities, semiconductor/manufacturing environments, cleanrooms, controlled environments, or similarly regulated facilities.
• Experience with owner-furnished/owner-supplied equipment (OFCI) and equipment protection programs.
• Background in contamination control, ISO-controlled environments, commissioning, EOL/FWT testing, or equipment readiness.
• Quality, engineering, construction, commissioning, or project-management certification.
• Experience supporting large, complex construction projects from installation through commissioning and turnover.

Core Competencies

Field Quality Execution | QA/QC | Equipment Protection | Technical Judgment | Risk Identification | Documentation | Issue Resolution | Stakeholder Coordination | Accountability | Continuous Improvement

Why This Opportunity

This is an opportunity to play a critical role in the delivery of a large-scale, high-availability infrastructure project. Your work will directly contribute to ensuring that installations, equipment, documentation, testing, and corrective actions meet established quality requirements and that facilities are fully prepared for commissioning and operational turnover.