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Senior Quality Manager – Electrical QA/QC & Commissioning
Position Overview
A leading national electrical contractor is hiring a Senior Quality Manager to lead its quality program. This role leads quality and electrical commissioning across multiple projects, markets, and concurrent work activities. It reports directly to the Director and works closely with project and execution teams.
This is a client-facing role. We need a leader who builds strong relationships inside and outside the office and delivers quality to every client. You will be the subject matter expert for project teams, QA/QC managers and their direct reports, commissioning managers and teams, and energization control personnel across all programs. The role offers hands-on leadership, strategic planning, and technical training to help you grow your career.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Governance
- Lead and oversee the QA/QC, electrical commissioning support, and energization control teams across multiple projects in the region.
- Ensure execution teams align with company, Owner, General Contractor, and other stakeholder quality and commissioning initiatives, standards, and governance.
- Own delivery of key performance metrics for internal and external stakeholders.
- Train, mentor, and give performance feedback to QA/QC, commissioning support, and energy management personnel on all project and maintenance teams.
- Promote a strong safety culture and ensure all direct reports comply with company policies and national safety standards.
QA/QC & Commissioning Planning
- Lead the development and execution of QA/QC and electrical commissioning readiness plans, including inspection and test plans (ITPs), checklists, and turnover documentation.
- Create QA/QC documentation plans and execution strategies for site implementation.
- Develop and maintain QA/QC and commissioning documentation structures, templates, and digital workflows.
- Work with project management, engineers, manufacturers, Owners, and contractors to set quality requirements for projects and maintenance.
- Coordinate closely with CxAs, Owners, engineers, and project teams so quality and commissioning expectations are clearly defined and met.
Field Oversight & Commissioning Execution
- Oversee quality control and commissioning support for electrical systems, including medium voltage, switchgear, power distribution, grounding, UPS, generators, and life safety systems.
- Support and take part in all commissioning phases, including pre-functional inspections, functional performance testing, integrated systems testing (IST), and final acceptance.
- Lead project walk-throughs for QA/QC validation, energization readiness, and commissioning planning.
- Conduct regular inspections and quality audits of electrical installations and systems to find and resolve non-conformances, and train others to do the same.
- Conduct and oversee quality audits, first-of-kind (FOK) installation reviews, and commissioning readiness reviews to set repeatable installation and testing standards.
- Oversee and own subcontractor scopes of work so they meet contract requirements, client standards, and commissioning expectations.
Energization Safety
- Write and maintain energy control plans and energization control procedures as required.
- Ensure compliance with NFPA 70E, client energization protocols, methods of procedure (MOPs), switching procedures, and change management processes.
- Make sure QA/QC and commissioning test equipment is properly maintained, calibrated, and controlled.
Issue Resolution & Continuous Improvement
- Support issue resolution teams so quality and commissioning issues are found, escalated, and closed on time across multiple projects.
- Resolve quality and commissioning issues through root cause analysis and corrective action, and contribute to company-wide lessons learned.
- Drive continuous improvement and standardization in QA/QC and commissioning planning and execution, including root cause analysis of quality incidents.
Stakeholder Engagement & Training
- Lead meetings with internal and external stakeholders to roll out QA/QC initiatives across existing and new facilities.
- Lead QA/QC training for teams, with detailed on-site training for personnel who manage and carry out QA/QC and commissioning plans.
- Build long-term relationships with clients and coworkers by consistently meeting expectations and offering new solutions.
- Keep building your professional knowledge and skills to improve individual and team productivity.
Required Qualifications
- At least 5 years of QA/QC experience in critical infrastructure.
- Field management experience in electrical contracting and maintenance.
- Thorough knowledge of NFPA 70E standards and requirements.
- Thorough understanding of commissioning levels and the documentation each level requires.
- Experience with electrical installations, switchgear, and preventive maintenance in operational spaces.
- Experience with cross-discipline critical facility systems, including operational experience.
- Extensive experience reading and interpreting project specifications, QA/QC controls, and commissioning initiatives.
- Ability to read electrical and mechanical drawings.
- Experience training project teams on quality requirements and execution.
- Experience working in process-based structures; strong critical thinking, analysis, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong computer skills.
- OSHA 510 certification within the first year of employment.
Documents & Standards
Able to write, read, interpret, and follow:
- Scopes of work
- Contract drawings and revisions
- As-builts and BIM/VDC design plans
- Specifications, including superseding specifications
- Submittals
- Quality standards and plans
- Requests for information (RFIs)
- National Electrical Code (NEC)
- NFPA, NETA, IEEE, and UL codes
- Commissioning plans
- Load bank layouts
- Project schedules
- Methods of procedure (MOPs) and change management plans
- Standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- First-of-kind inspections
- Quality bulletins and templates
Software (Strongly Preferred)
- Microsoft Office
- Bluebeam Revu
- Procore
- Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC Build)
- BIM 360 Field
- Facility Grid
- CxAlloy
- Brady Workstation
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience creating and managing a QA/QC program.
- Certification in quality management.
- 10+ years of electrical QA/QC experience.
- College degree, journeyman license, or master electrician license.
JOB ID: 183712
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