Quality Specialist, AFG

About the Role

JE Dunn Construction's Advanced Facilities Group (AFG) is seeking a Quality Specialist to join their team, focusing on large Industrial & Manufacturing, Data Center, and Semiconductor projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Learn and participate in the company’s safety and quality plans and culture.
• Participate in project-specific quality plans, water intrusion plans, and quality status reports.
• Ensure comprehensive documentation of quality assurance processes, test results, and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with suppliers to establish and maintain quality standards for incoming materials.
• Gain knowledge of design documents to identify potential quality problems and assist in developing constructability review reports.
• Develop project site observations to ensure specifications and expectations are met.
• Develop comprehension of how to ensure compliance with industry standards, regulations, and company policies.
• Utilize basic understanding of project Contract Documents.
• May provide coordination and oversight to the project specific quality plan.
• Attend pre-planning, pre-installation, and progress meetings.
• Conduct regular walk-through observations of construction sites.
• Investigate non-compliant conditions and confer with supervisors to determine root cause and provide recommendations.
• Utilize internal quality assurance systems and tools to prepare reports.
• Assist with the documentation of quality-related information.
• May conduct basic constructability reviews under direct supervision.
• May help schedule and witness third-party compliance inspections and performance verification testing.
• May assist in coordinating other JE Dunn teams, including VDC, Quality Group, Safety, Offsite prefabrication, and Self-Perform.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• MS Office proficiency.
• Proficiency in basic JE Dunn construction M/E tools and software.
• Ability to read and understand plans, drawings, and specifications.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform work accurately, completely, and in a timely manner.
• Communication skills, verbal and written.
• Ability to successfully meet deadlines.
• Ability to deliver quality through attention to detail.
• Problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Ability to become familiar with relevant industry regulations and standards.
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally.
• Knowledge of the means and methods of construction management.
• Knowledge of quality management systems, standards, and methodologies.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, construction management, or related field (Required).
• In lieu of the above requirements, equivalent relevant experience will be considered.

Experience

• 0-2 years construction experience and/or summer internship/co-op experience in construction (Preferred).

Working Environment

• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds.
• Willing to work non-traditional hours to meet business needs.
• May require periods of overnight travel.
• Normal office environment, but may be exposed to extreme conditions (hot or cold).
• Frequent activity: Standing, Walking, Sitting, Viewing Computer Screen.
• Occasional activity: Bending, Reaching above Shoulder.