Quality Control Engineer

Concrete Strategies, Inc.; Overland (MO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Concrete Strategies, Inc. seeks a Quality Control Engineer to lead quality assurance across our regional projects.

Responsibilities include pre-construction reviews, assisting with quality issues on submittals and RFIs, and coordinating with project teams and general contractors to ensure compliance. The role emphasizes contract interpretation, design review, and safety compliance, with leadership over regional quality staff and continuous improvement in construction practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with concrete construction.
• Strong knowledge of construction principles and practices.
• Strong knowledge of concrete production, testing and placement.
• Familiarity with applicable codes (ACI, PCI, TCA).
• Energetic and highly motivated with strong sense of urgency.

Responsibilities

• Review contracts, scopes and specifications.
• Perform pre-construction specification and mix design reviews.
• Support regional quality compliance and site visits.
• Provide technical assistance on quality issues with submittals and RFIs.
• Coordinate with GC/Owner and CSI Operations on staffing and resources.
• Lead and mentor project quality staff within the region.
• Identify root causes of quality problems and drive corrective actions.
• Contribute to project teams to develop solutions to quality issues.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Report writing

Presentation skills

Listening skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or related field

Job description

This position serves as the Quality Control Engineer for the business unit in which they are based. Responsibilities range from pre-construction project review, technical assistance with regards to quality issues involving submittals and RFI’s, quality control management and compliance in the region, technical assistance with regards to project quality issues, and coordination and communication with project teams and GC’s.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Contract/Scope/Specification review and interpretation
• Pre-construction specification review
• Pre-construction mix design review in conjunction with Corporate Quality Director, Materials specialists and suppliers
• Project safety compliance
• Regional project quality compliance
• Periodic project visits and quality compliance reviews
• Work with project teams to develop solutions to quality issues
• Coordination with GC/Owner when necessary
• Coordination with CSI Operations manager regarding manpower/resources
• Support and manage project quality staff within assigned region

Job Specific Competencies/behaviors:

• Communicates well both verbally and in writing, creates accurate and punctual reports, delivers presentations, shares information and ideas with others, has good listening skills.
• Ability to identify, assimilate and comprehend the critical elements of a situation to extract and interpret implications of courses of actions to attend to details of a problem.
• Effectiveness in working with a team, motivating and developing subordinates, improving work methods and results, encouraging and supporting suggestions for work improvements, etc.
• Breaks down problems into smaller components, understands underlying issues, can simplify and process complex issues, understands the difference between critical details and unimportant facts.
• Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems.
• Leads through change and adversity, makes the tough call when needed, builds consensus when appropriate, motivates and encourages others.
• Operates within the organization's formal and informal structures, builds allies and relationships across departments, uses allies to build consensus and create results, is appropriately diplomatic, understands others' roles and perspectives, can sell projects and ideas across the organization.
• Anticipates and resolves conflicts, turns team diversity into an advantage, uses unique team talents, defines processes and goals, works for consensus.
• Establishes project goals, milestones, and procedures, defines roles and responsibilities, acquires project resources, coordinates projects throughout company, monitors project progress, and manages multiple projects.
• Inspires and stimulates the best efforts of subordinates in the accomplishment of identified goals.

Education/Experience/Attributes/Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with concrete construction.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction management, Engineering or other construction related field recommended.
• Strong knowledge of construction principles/practices required
• Strong technical knowledge of concrete production, testing and placement practices.
• Strong knowledge of applicable codes (ACI, PCI, TCA)
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with an adaptable and flexible style in working with all types of individuals
• Experience leading successful project teams, including development of employee and maintaining relationships with external entities
• Energetic and highly motivated with a strong sense of urgency
• Highly entrepreneurial and self-motivated, with the ability to work equally well on own as well as in a team environment.
• Ability to walk the job site, climb ladders, and multi floor scaffolding.

Leadership Competencies

• Adaptability
• Teamwork
• Creativity
• Results

“Build your career with one of the most creative builders in America".

About Us:

Concrete Strategies Pours Everything We Have into Everything We Do!

Through successful, full-service concrete construction projects across the United States, we have become the nation’s leading turnkey, design-build concrete contractor because we do more before we ever pour.

Why CSI?

Engineering News Record Top 20 Firms in Concrete— Concrete Strategies #8

Engineering News Record Top 600 Specialty Contractors— Concrete Strategies #102

Tilt-Up Achievement Awards 2021 – Excellent in Achievement for Benson Hill Tilt-Up

Special Quality Concrete Awards 2021: Chairman’s Award for 100 Above the Park