IPQ Manager, Integrated Project Quality (IPQ)

Amazon • Austin, TX

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About The Position

The Integrated Project Quality (IPQ) Manager is responsible for managing a team
of Quality Control Engineers (QCE), who run quality assurance and control
projects by coordinating with vendors, contractors, and other teams involved in
the construction and commissioning of various systems such as:

-Medium and low voltage power systems
-Generators
-UPS
-HVAC (Air Handlers / Exhaust Fans / VFD)
-Chilled Water systems
-Building Management Systems (BMS)
-Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS)
-Pumps and Hydronic systems
-Building Shell/Structural/Envelope Systems
-Site/Foundation/Utility Systems
-Fire Life Safety (FLS) Systems

The IPQ Manager shall ensure that all quality control projects in their assigned
area are appropriately staffed, delivered on time, and achieve bar-raising
quality standards. They will oversee inspection completion, observation
tracking, and quality metrics reporting to ensure on-time project delivery and
high quality turnover of completed construction projects.
Develop and/or provide multi-discipline input into the development of inspection
templates, quality control plans, and QA/QC procedures. In addition, they will
be required to review inspection reports, lead quality audits, perform
system-level quality assessments, and ensure compliance with IPQ standards.
During construction and commissioning phases, they will manage onsite execution
roles and support technical oversight directly as needed across the portfolio.

Additionally, the individual will be responsible for comprehensive weekly
reporting of quality metrics, observation trends, and lessons learned to
continually improve the quality of our program.
This position will include coverage of multiple inflight projects, oversee
budgets of $5-10M per contract and manage resourcing plans for both internal and
external contractors.

Requirements

• 10+ years of direct management, mentorship, leadership, and coaching of construction management or commissioning professionals experience
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management or an equivalent engineering science OR 10+ years of related quality control/quality assurance experience in critical infrastructure in lieu of a degree
• 8+ years of vendor management experience (request for proposals, bidding, change orders, quality control, RFI/submittal tracking) associated with construction quality management and/or project execution
• 5+ years hiring, promoting, and developing teams of professional engineering or quality assurance staff
• Experience with quality management systems and inspection methodologies for commercial and/or industrial facilities constructed of concrete, steel, and standard industrial building envelope systems.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally for up to 50% and 10%, respectively, of the year
• Required to provide personal transportation for meetings and job visits away from the office; reimbursed
• US Citizenship is required

Nice To Haves

• Experience directly constructing electrical engineering systems including large scale power distribution/generation gear and mechanical engineering systems including cooling systems
• Understand electrical infrastructure principles for electrical distribution systems, including crimping and termination standards
• Experience directly related to the quality control or construction of data centers
• Experience with large scale technical operations or large-scale data centers
• Experience with quality management platforms (Procore, inspection software)
• Ability to define quality control standards, specify/document inspection requirements, create/communicate quality plans, and create/maintain quality documentation
• Ability and willingness to find creative and innovative solutions to improve quality outcomes and reduce defects with no impact on schedule and reliability
• Experience with root cause analysis and corrective action implementation
• Understanding of general IBC, ASHRAE, and ASCE code requirements and technical resources
• Knowledge of industry quality standards (NETA, IEEE, NEC, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Hire and on-board new team members through coaching and/or other orientation practices and career development of team to meet business demands
• Understand the current capabilities of quality automation tools (Procore, inspection platforms) and confirm they are being utilized to the full benefit of the department and project
• Provide Monthly business review reports to influence and/or support business decisions
• Monitor the IPQ team's performance in conducting inspections, tracking observations, and ensuring quality standards are met across all critical infrastructure systems and sub-systems
• Enhance skills, performance and development of all employees by sponsoring and promoting completion of training programs so that adherence to quality guidelines and specifications is ensured and work of the highest quality prevails
• Maintain safe and healthy work environment by following and enforcing established project procedures relating to safety, work permitting and work order systems; adhere to legal requirements
• Ability to build effective relationships with construction management, field engineering, commissioning, general contractors, electrical contractors, and vendor personnel
• Lead quality control initiatives to reduce equipment damage and electrical events
• Develop and implement inspection templates and quality control plans
• Oversee crimping and termination, and other specialty technical quality assurance processes
• Coordinate quality handoffs with commissioning teams and construction management

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager