Site Quality Specialist | Construction & Commissioning (Hydroelectric power - 100% onsite/Projects in the US only - Paid Overtime and Per diem offered)

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Be the reference for Quality & Excellence culture at site.
• Be proactive by validating all critical assembly before starting it.
• Be proactive by reading all relevant instructions & technical document before site mobilisation.
• Ensure compliance to all technical requirements & drawings from engineering during erection and commissioning.
• Responsible for establishing a project quality management system (Quality Plan) in agreement with the Project Director, and Project Quality Leader, in compliance with GE and customer requirements.
• Establish a verification plan to assure compliance to the Quality Plan at all parts of the project.
• Responsible to report and escalate, to the project team, about the Quality matters.
• Train the project team members in the use of the quality tools. (GE/contractors)
• Assist in the preparation of project specific procedures and quality deliverables.
• Act as the main quality representative at site, towards the customer. Promote awareness of the STOP Work strategy, and ensure any STOP Work is documented.

Site Preparation (Start-up)

• Participate, document and own the post-handover tasks and responsibilities.
• Prepare a mitigation plan for activities that required follow-up from the PQL handover.
• Participate in the Site project kick-off
• Review of contract QA requirements as part of contract familiarisation
• Review of Quality Requirements to Supplier against contract requirements, if necessary, establish project specific Supplier Quality Requirements (SQR), in coordination with Supplier Quality organization.
• Establish and implement project specific methods, or procedures driven by customer requirements applicable only to that project/client.
• Familiarize and execute according to the standard ITP ensuring it covers the contract specific requirements. If deviation of QA requirements updates standard ITP’s to project specific. Liaise with Project Manager to discuss any commercial impact.
• Review standard supplier documentation request list against contract specific requirements. If deviation of QA requirements updates the standard requirements to include the project specific. Liaise with PM, Supplier Quality Leader, and/or C&C Sourcing, to discuss any commercial impact.
• Analyze the Lessons Learnt from previous projects, and propose improvement actions that could be applicable to the project.
• Establish the project audit plan (System & Process)
• Initiate and drive the criticality assessment
• Create and get client approval for Inspection and Testing Plan for site erection, as per MDL.
• Prepare the site quality book as per contract & GE requirements, for all the required reports SRS.

Project Execution

• In conjunction with the Project Manager propose measures to ensure that steering documents (i.e. the Project Quality Plan are implemented in the Project Organisation (spot checks, verifications, communication, etc.)
• Control and distribution of documents
• Control of measurement and tests devices
• Storage and preservation
• Welding process
• Painting process
• Material traceability
• Quality records
• Prepare and drive closure from the open items (Punchlist, NCM, RCA)
• Capture the End of Project Lessons Learned
• Ensure that all the project dossiers are closed
• Coordinate and document the handover milestones to the Next Step.
• Coordinate the as built (red marks) process
• Participate to audit at site - GE & client Audit
• Make sure that all special processes have been identified and the corresponding staff are properly qualified (e.g.: welders, NDT inspectors, etc)
• Foreign Material Exclusion (FME)
• Ensure the project team is familiarized with corporate and project specific procedures (project meeting ...)
• Collect, verify, and organize all quality records in view of preparation of the site quality book (History docket / Data book) as per contract and as per GE rules (BOX folder) for all required reports & SRS.
• Review ITP's/ITTP's, and Supplier Documentation Requirements

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED
• Minimum of 1 year of basic experience in the Project Management & Quality

The salary range for this position is $88,200.00-$125,400.00 USD. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. This posting is expected to close on September 15, 2024.

GE offers benefits and programs to help you manage your personal and family needs, grow and develop you and your career, support your work / life integration, and help you stay connected through volunteerism, employee networks, and philanthropy.

Available health and welfare benefits include healthcare, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage; savings account options (such as a Health Care Flexible Savings Account, Health Reimbursement Account, Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Account, and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account); and an employee assistance program. Additional benefits include a defined contribution 401(k) plan, employee life insurance, optional dependent life insurance, employee accidental death or dismemberment insurance coverage, salary continuance program benefits for disability, optional long-term disability, pre-tax transportation/commuter program, paid holidays, paid time off, parental leave, a layoff plan for salaried employees, tuition reimbursement program, use of Cariloop, adoption assistance, optional identity theft prevention insurance, optional personal legal assistance, and optional personal excess liability insurance.

Additional Information

GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: No