Quality Surveillance Engineer

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Project Overview:

Bechtel's Manufacturing and Technology (M&T) is an exciting and growing business unit serving the semiconductor, electric vehicle, and datacenter markets, striving to exceed customer objectives through agility, innovative technologies, and world-class talent while solving the industry's toughest challenges for the future. Bechtel is supporting the construction of a semiconductor fabrication facility in Clay, New York, delivering a large, complex, fast-paced project footprint to safely enable advanced manufacturing capacity.

Job Summary:

Surveillance Quality Engineer role on a major construction project at the field site, you will support the implementation of surveillance activities for the project Quality Management System (QMS). You will review and determine applicable quality requirements, report new or revised regulatory requirements, monitor non-conforming conditions, and determine the sufficiency of corrective actions. Your recommendations will assist in the resolution of complex issues and mitigate performance risk.

Major Responsibilities:

• Supports the quality surveillance activities covered by the QMS, Project Quality Plan (PQP), and project quality requirements, including pre-award assessments of potential suppliers
• Supports the preparation of the annual project Surveillance schedule
• Prepares Surveillance reports
• Assesses and monitors project functions, including project management, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup
• Reviews and monitors nonconforming conditions and associated corrective actions to ensure quality program effectiveness
• Reviews and determines QMS compliance of applicable project quality requirements for inclusion in selected engineering, procurement, and construction assessments
• Reviews and reports on project-associated quality-related procedures and execution plans for QMS compliance with project contract, procedures, and requirements
• Reviews and determines QMS compliance with project quality control inspection and test plans
• Supports causal analysis in conjunction with other project personnel to develop corrective action plans which assist in the resolution of complex issues
• Reviews and reports on QMS compliance with project design documents, procedures, and requirements and incorporates them into assessments.

Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience [OR] 9-12 years of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree. 
 

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Extensive knowledge of ISO 9001 standard requirements
• Demonstrated experience in conducting assessments
• Knowledge of Quality assurance requirements, and their application to all functions on project
• Demonstrated proficiency in implementation of quality assessment programs
• Knowledge of EPC industry application of quality assurance standards
• Knowledge of techniques for assessment, cause analysis, and corrective action
• Experience interfacing with supervisors, including interfacing with supervisors in other functions on project, and customer quality representatives
• Knowledge of design, procurement, construction, startup, commissioning requirements and procedures
• Previous experience in planning and conducting quality assessments related to the execution of major industrial construction
• Flexibility to respond to urgent project requests and/or changing priorities
• Ability to efficiently complete assigned work and with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated ability to work with people with varied backgrounds and perspectives
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Suite of tools.

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