Northwest - Quality Specialist 1 - Heavy Civil

Position Overview

You bring your big ideas, commitment to top quality, and an unwavering work ethic. In return, we offer huge career and travel opportunities with the satisfaction of building the next big thing from the ground up (or under). There’s a reason Kiewit attracts the best: we offer fast-paced excitement and fulfillment you won’t find anywhere else. In addition, we look to hire you to join the entire Kiewit family for a career.  This is not just a job, single project, or stepping stone.

As a Quality Specialist, you will report directly to the Quality Manager, and will administer the Project Quality Plan. In this role, you will be responsible for assuring that quality standards and procedures are disseminated and implemented for the project you are on. Responsibilities may include coordinating, documenting, and reporting quality control and quality assurance activities. You may also be responsible for witnessing and performing quality control inspections and tests, providing required documentation as necessary.

District Overview

Kiewit’s Northwest District is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington. We primarily perform heavy civil projects specializing in earth moving, transportation, roadways, water resources, and underground utilities. We are looking for hardworking individuals with a passion for construction who aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty! 

Location

Our current projects and opportunities are spread across the entire west coast - including Alaska and Hawaii - in large cities and small towns, so our people must be willing to go where the work is. Job assignment location will be determined closer to your start date. Must be able to travel and relocate as business requires.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a high level of understanding of company standards and guidelines
• Maintain client critique schedules, tracking and trends
• Provide updates to employees on client critique results
• Maintain corrective action reports
• Facilitate root cause analysis 
• Maintain a solid knowledge base of district quality manuals
• Identify potential quality incidents before they arise
• Participate in district standards meetings and provide input/feedback as it relates to quality assurance
• Understand requirements of ISO 9001 standards
• Help in the planning of, and participate in, internal quality audits
• Conduct reviews of required documents and support materials, interviews staff, and administers online audit questions to assess compliance with documented procedures
• Provide administrative support for audits, other Quality Department programs and initiatives, and Monthly Operations Reviews
• Facilitate quality presentations 
• Disseminate quality information in the office and on the intranet, send results to managers on a weekly basis, writing monthly articles for company newsletter, presenting information at department discipline meetings, etc.
• Mentor Project Quality Specialist
• Draft and maintain a Project Quality Plan for any given project including the Quality activities required on a project and associated metrics
• Specific job functions and areas of responsibility will be determined by the Project Quality Manager 

Qualifications

• Ability to travel and relocate as needed 
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, welding technology or related field
• Working knowledge of quality control procedures relating to construction activities is preferred
• ASQ, CQM, CQA or CWI certified and inspection experience a plus
• Ability to freely access all points of a construction site in a wide-ranging climates and environments
• Highly motivated, with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative
• Strong work ethic, willing to do what it takes to get the job done right the first time
• Demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity
• Passion for safety, with the ability to help us ensure that nobody gets hurt
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Team player with the ability to work independently to meet deadlines, goals and objectives
• Strong organization, time management, and attention to detail
• Ability to develop a throughout understanding of project scope and schedule as they relate to quality
• Must have a valid, active Driver's License

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