Senior Vendor Surveillance & Quality Inspector

Edgewater Technical Associates, LLC; Aiken (SC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Edgewater Technical Associates seeks a Vendor Surveillance Specialist to support the Savannah River Site. You will oversee supplier activities, review documents, and ensure compliance with procurement, drawings, and quality requirements on a major construction project.

The role demands extensive experience in vendor surveillance and quality assurance, with travel to vendor sites as needed. DOE/nuclear project exposure is preferred; strong communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Eleven (11)+ years of relevant experience in vendor surveillance, supplier quality, procurement quality, quality assurance, quality control, inspection, manufacturing, fabrication, or related technical work.
• Experience reviewing drawings, specifications, purchase orders, procurement documents, inspection plans, and quality documentation.
• Experience with inspection and surveillance of mechanical, piping, welding, electrical, instrumentation, civil/structural, or other industrial equipment and materials.
• Knowledge of NCRs, corrective actions, inspection documentation, material traceability, and quality records.
• Strong written documentation, communication, and supplier-interface skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel to vendor and fabrication locations as required.
• Experience with ITPs, hold/witness points, NCRs, corrective actions, and turnover documentation.
• Experience identifying and documenting nonconforming conditions and CAQs.
• Ability to perform field inspections in active construction areas and access uneven terrain, excavations, and underground utility work.

Responsibilities

• Perform surveillance of vendor, supplier, subcontractor, and fabrication activities at supplier facilities and project locations.
• Review purchase orders, specifications, drawings, quality requirements, inspection plans, procedures, and supplier documentation to determine applicable surveillance requirements.
• Perform or witness inspections, tests, hold points, and other quality activities during fabrication and manufacturing.
• Verify materials, components, equipment, fabrication activities, and documentation conform to approved technical and quality requirements.
• Monitor supplier performance and identify quality issues, deficiencies, deviations, and nonconforming conditions.
• Document surveillance activities and prepare clear, accurate surveillance and inspection reports.
• Review supplier quality records, certifications, test reports, material documentation, inspection records, and other objective evidence.
• Coordinate resolution of supplier quality issues with Engineering, Procurement, Quality, Construction, and vendor personnel.
• Support NCRs, corrective actions, supplier deficiencies, and closure of quality issues as required.
• Verify required inspections, testing, documentation, and quality records are complete prior to release, shipment, receipt, or acceptance.
• Support supplier audits, source inspections, receipt inspection, and procurement quality activities as assigned.
• Travel to supplier and fabrication facilities as required.

Skills

Vendor surveillance

Supplier quality

Quality assurance

Documentation

Communication

Travel readiness

Job description

Edgewater Technical Associates seeks a Vendor Surveillance Specialist to support the Savannah River Site. You will oversee supplier activities, review documents, and ensure compliance with procurement, drawings, and quality requirements on a major construction project.

The role demands extensive experience in vendor surveillance and quality assurance, with travel to vendor sites as needed. DOE/nuclear project exposure is preferred; strong communication is essential.