Quality Engineer - Rail & Transit

Global Infrastructure•New York, NY

19h•$117,300 - $166,000

About The Position

TYLin is a globally recognized, full-service infrastructure consulting firm committed to providing innovative, cost-effective, constructible designs for the global infrastructure market. With over 3,000 employees throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe, the firm provides support on projects of varying size and complexity. Together, we enhance conventional designs with smarter, more resilient systems. We provide people with better mobility. We steward precious resources by finding more sustainable solutions. Our Construction Management team is seeking a Quality Engineer for various Transportation projects. This position will report to the Quality Manager and will require significant experience in quality inspection oversight on rail, transit, or other design-build projects. The candidate will be responsible for the overall management and supervision of the project’s quality program.

Requirements

Accredited four degree in engineering or global equivalent in applicable field of study and eight (8)+ years of work-related experience on rail, transit, or other design-build projects, or a combination of education and directly related projects.
Experience working with NYCT QA/QC Guidelines.
Experience working with staff and procedures on large, complex projects.
Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders.
Experience developing, implementing, and directing the processes that result in a specific level of quality required by a Quality Program.
Proficient in Microsoft office software (Word, Excel. Power Point, and Outlook).
Client focused, always striving to give clients the best solutions.
Strong commitment to innovation by creating new and better ways to solve clients’ toughest challenges.
High levels of integrity, always doing the right thing in an ethical, fair, and sustainable way.
Demonstrated experience of collaboration in a diverse and inclusive team, working together toward technical excellence.
Client focused, always striving to give clients the best solutions.
Strong commitment to innovation by creating new and better ways to solve clients’ toughest challenges.
High levels of integrity, always doing the right thing in an ethical, fair, and sustainable way.
Demonstrated experience of collaboration in a diverse and inclusive team, working together toward technical excellence.

Responsibilities

Implement the Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) and Quality Management System (QMS) in accordance with NYCT QA/QC Guidelines.
Coordinate and manage all quality related issues between the TYLI team, NYCT, Design Consultants (DCs), and General Contractors (GCs).
Review quality plans and procedures prepared by the DCs and GCs to verify compliance with NYCT quality standards.
Schedule and coordinate management reviews of the QMS to verify effectiveness and promote continuous improvement.
Implement and manage the system for training the TYLI staff to ensure adherence to the QAP.
Schedule and coordinate regular quality meetings for the program to review status of non-conformance reports and coordination of quality activities.
Monitor adherence by the General Contactor(s) to the approved Quality Plans and perform internal audits of the TYLI Team’s operations and external audits of the General Contractor(s).
Monitor GCs’ inspection activities during construction to ensure that required inspections are performed and documented as specified in the contract documents.
Monitor testing activities performed by the GCs’ independent testing companies.
Verify that test equipment is calibrated as required and that all tests are performed and documented in accordance with the contract documents.
Coordinate inspection activities between the Field Inspectors and GCs’ staff.
Monitor the schedule to ensure that inspection and testing activities are scheduled.
Verify adherence of the GCs’ staff to the GCs’ Quality Plans, NYCT Resident Engineer Manual, NYCT Inspector Handbook, and contract documents by conducting observations.
Verify that the current versions of the construction documents (drawings, specifications, Requests for Information, submittits, etc.) are used in the field by the GCs.