Construction Quality Engineer - Tunnel Project

About the role

FCC Construction is hiring a full-time Construction Quality Engineer (CQE) for the MTA's Second Avenue Subway Phase 2, a $2 billion design-build contract covering two tunnels and two new stations in East Harlem. The CQE implements the Quality Plan and oversees all quality issues so that the tunnel meets contractual, technical, quality and regulatory standards, working independently from production and supervision teams.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement quality assurance plans, method statements, inspection and test plans and quality management policies.
• Evaluate and document the quality of tunnel construction by the construction team, suppliers and subcontractors against RFC and As-Built drawings and specifications.
• Review materials before use and verify that equipment is fit for purpose, calibrated and maintained.
• Maintain QA/QC documentation such as certificates, calibration records, test results and non-compliance reports.
• Identify and report non-compliant work, control its further processing until corrected, and coordinate quality activities with the Quality team, contractors, utilities and authorities.
• Coordinate ITP witness and hold points with subcontractors and the client, and review test packages before inspections.
• Work with construction teams and project managers, provide quality guidance and facilitate training in the quality management system.
• Perform regular audits and inspections, generate reports on quality trends and non-conformances, and organize quality toolbox talks and lessons learned.

Required profile

• Degree in civil engineering, construction management, geotechnical engineering or similar.
• At least 15 years of experience in heavy civil, tunnel, transit or infrastructure projects of comparable scale and complexity.
• Demonstrated full-time QA/QC management experience and with design-build contracts.
• Ability to work at active construction sites, including underground, and to stand, walk and climb for long periods in noisy, dusty and physically demanding conditions; flexibility for extended hours, nights, weekends and rotating shifts.

Required skills

• Current ASQ or ASCE Quality Management certification, or equivalent experience or education.
• Certification or training in quality control inspection and testing, and in construction QA/QC.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001:2015 quality system principles.