Factory QA Inspector

Parsons•Houston, TX

12d

About The Position

Parsons is seeking a Factory QA Inspector to join its Owner’s Advisor team supporting the Medical Enlisted Training Campus (METC) Recapitalization Program at Joint Base San Antonio–Fort Sam Houston. The program will deliver five modern dormitory facilities for up to 6,000 joint-service medical students, along with associated infrastructure. The inspector will work with government leaders, military stakeholders, designers, and contractors to manage risk, protect the government’s interests, and support delivery of a Progressive Design-Build program. The position performs owner-side surveillance of off-site manufactured components and modules before shipment to METC. Assignments will be allocated to confirmed plants, production lines, shifts, and inspection demand. The inspector reviews production quality-control records, checks work against approved fabrication documents and inspection/test plans, and conducts inspections and tests within their qualifications. The role also maintains traceability, supports defect resolution and trend reporting, and verifies shipment-readiness evidence, preservation, and packaging.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 5 years of fabrication, modular construction, building inspection, or manufacturing QA/QC experience.
Ability to interpret shop drawings, tolerances, material certificates, test records, and controlled manufacturing documentation.
Ability to obtain and maintain unescorted access to JBSA Fort Sam Houston.
Ability to communicate effectively, maintain accurate records, collaborate across disciplines, and handle project information in approved systems.
Ability to maintain a one team mentality among all stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Permanent volumetric modular or prefabricated MEP experience and familiarity with factory/site scope interfaces.
Applicable ICC, AWS, NICET, or other discipline-specific inspection credentials.
Supplier audit and corrective-action experience.

Responsibilities

Perform owner-side surveillance of off-site manufactured components and modules before shipment to METC.
Review production QC records and inspect work against approved fabrication documents and inspection/test plans.
Witness first articles, concealed-work inspections, dimensional checks, and discipline-specific tests within qualifications.
Check structural connections, enclosure details, fire/smoke continuity, and MEP interfaces relevant to the assigned scope.
Maintain module serial-number, material-lot, drawing-revision, inspection, and nonconformance traceability.
Identify repetitive defects and support containment, root-cause review, corrective-action verification, and trend reporting.
Verify shipment-readiness evidence, preservation, and packaging; report release recommendations through agreed authority.
Work at assigned plants, coordinate required inspection windows, travel as scheduled, and document findings objectively.