Construction Quality Assurance Engineer

Wilhelm has an immediate need for a Quality Assurance Engineer to work with are Carpentry group at the New IU Health Downtown Replacement Hospital in Indianapolis, IN.  I am seeking a recent graduate to fill this full-time position.  Construction Quality Assurance is a growing career opportunity that many graduates do not think about pursuing as a career. 

Empowering People to Build What Matters- That is our mission and our legacy.

Our 100 years of building communities in which we work and play, started with one man and one dream.  Today, we are a company that puts People First by providing Meaningful Partnerships, insisting on making a Positive Community Impact, with Safety Always, all with a Learn-Do-Share mentality. 

F.A. Wilhelm Construction is an industry leader with the culture of doing the right things for our employees, partners, clients, and community.  We have an excellent reputation in the construction industry and have enjoyed steady growth and strong financial performances for many years.  Wilhelm's construction professionals turn the conceptual, and sometimes seemingly impossible, into fully completed, innovative spaces where life happens.

As a Quality Assurance Engineer, your key responsibility will be to serve as a vital team member associated with assisting the Project Team in helping plan, manage, and enforce our Quality Assurance Program for the Company. By utilizing experience, expertise, and training, a Quality Assurance Engineer shall ensure that a project meets or exceeds the quality assurance standards of Wilhelm and our Clients and a project is built right the first time.

We are looking for the right person to join our team as a Quality Assurance Engineer. 

Specific Skills

• Exposure or Experience with using Procore or other related Construction Management Software
• Ability to understand, interpret and execute project Specifications and Drawings

Key Attributes

• Comfortable at the table with all levels of leadership
• Collaborator
• Integrity
• Organized and systematic
• Proactive Problem Solver with outstanding interpersonal skills
• Commitment to Excellence

What it takes

• Minimum of an Associates Degree in Construction Management
• Bachelors of Science in Construction Management or related Engineering Degree
• Knowledgeable of Construction methods
• Osha 30 certification preferred.

F.A. Wilhelm offers a unique opportunity for the right person to experience a variety of project work.  Working at F.A Wilhelm, you can expect: 

• A competitive compensation package.
• A comprehensive benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, and 401K match.  Basic life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance is paid for by F.A Wilhelm.
• Discretionary yearly bonus program.
• A generous PTO bank.
• Wilhelm University access for training/development.

Job Functions & Responsibilities

Assist the QA Manager in the Administration of the Project Specific Quality Plan:

• Report to the Quality Assurance Manager on the performance of the project quality plan and provide recommendations of improvement
• Identify the need & the development of Inspection & Test Plans (ITP)
• Conduct and document the QA/QC activities
• Communicate to FAW & Subcontractor construction personnel what constitutes acceptable & discrepant    and/or nonconforming work,
• Develop surveillance checklist as applicable,
• Identify quality issues and report them utilizing the Procore Management software.

Create and Report Quality Observations:

• Initiate & determine the participants necessary to address Quality Observations,
• Identify Quality Nonconformance,
• Coordinate consultation efforts with the CM/Architect/Engineer to identify nonconformance & investigate their root cause and remediation
• Determine if a quality observation requires immediate corrective action or if the report is actually “Work in Progress”,
• Evaluate disposition of identified Quality Observation and determine if remediation is acceptable.
• Perform follow-up reviews to confirm remediation of Quality Observation is resolved
• Evaluate the status of Quality Observations regarding customer complaints,
• Confirm a nonconformance is corrected,
• Manage the Quality Observation database,

Punch-list:

• Manage the Procore Punch-list data base
• Perform jobsite walk through and create punch-list items
• Manage status of Punch-list items
• Coordinate with Subcontractors the correction / completion of punch-list items
• Identify re-occurring items on Punch List and take action with contractors.