E&IC Quality Control Inspector - Tennessee

Black & Veatch Family of Companies•Harriman, TN

About The Position

Black & Veatch is seeking a qualified and experienced Electrical & Instrumentation QC Inspector to ensure that products installed by craft personnel and subcontractors meet project requirements in the plans, specifications, and cited codes. The role includes inspecting construction work, monitoring installation quality, preparing inspection reports, and supporting commissioning and startup handoffs. It may act as a lead person who directs work, but it does not carry management responsibility for the people receiving that direction. The position involves work in construction-site and office environments. Construction-site conditions may include confined or cramped spaces, awkward positions, extreme temperatures, inclement weather, challenging lighting, distracting noise, and hazardous equipment. The work is safety sensitive and can involve physical labor for shifts of up to 12 hours.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience as a superintendent with a degree, or at least 5 years without a degree.
Complete applicable pre-employment onboarding requirements, which may include criminal/civil background checks, drug screening, and a motor-vehicle-records search.
Ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.
Ability to stand, kneel, bend, stoop, move, and walk long distances in confined, cluttered, or uneven areas.
Ability to see and hear naturally or with correction.
Ability to perform the range of motion and repetitive hand movements required by the job, including handling, controlling, or feeling objects, tools, or controls according to procedures.
Ability to work above 5 feet when required and climb and balance on steel framework, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds.
Ability to work shifts of up to 12 hours performing physical labor in varying temperatures and outdoor conditions.
Ability to work in cramped spaces and awkward positions, extreme heat or cold, inclement weather, bright or low lighting, distracting or uncomfortable noise, and around hazardous equipment.

Nice To Haves

Electrical inspection experience in heavy commercial, oil and gas, power generation, nuclear, military, or treatment-plant fields.
Electrical inspection experience on treatment, power, or hydro plants, or industrial facilities.
Non-inspection electrical experience as a certified QEW in heavy commercial, oil and gas, power generation, nuclear, or military fields.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Electronic Engineering with 4 or more years of construction experience.

Responsibilities

Ensure onsite work meets applicable codes and specifications.
Safely observe work and prepare inspection reports with photographs and illustrations.
Perform task assignments for MOPO, shutdown, commissioning, and startup teams.
Conduct surveillance and audits of site craft personnel and subcontractor quality-control programs.
Review and control documentation certifying construction and testing equipment.
Review turnover packages before handoff to commissioning and startup.
Monitor general and electrical production teams’ installations involving medium-voltage electrical systems, process-control instrumentation, SCADA, and MODCOM.
Inspect conduit support racks and installations, control piping and tubing, wiring, instruments, valves, SCADA and communications systems, and related equipment.
Conduct visual and analytical equipment inspections to verify proper operation.
Assist with punch-list walkdowns and inspections, and establish and manage the punch list.
Provide work direction in a lead-person capacity without management responsibility for the people directed.