Cupertino Electric, Inc. · 3 months ago
Project Quality Manager - Data Center
Cupertino Electric, Inc. (CEI) has built a reputation for delivering high-profile, complex projects for over 70 years. They are seeking a Project Quality Manager for their Data Center projects, responsible for ensuring the execution of the CEI Quality Program, collaborating with various teams to develop quality plans, and providing oversight for quality inspections and documentation processes.
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Responsibilities
Ensure execution of the CEI Quality Program within assigned projects
Collaborate with onsite PM QA/QC Team Leads, Site Superintendents, and OQMs to review, update, and develop documentation and document control structures as needed
Responsible for putting together Project Specific Quality Plans (PSQP) for upcoming projects
Ensure that the PSQPs are being put together in line with corporate, divisional and customer requirements
Ensure that the PSQP is understood, and executed in real-time during construction phases, not as an afterthought post-construction completion
Work closely with CEI Division Quality Manager (DQM) to implement and improve all QA/QC workflow processes
Contribute to Divisional QA/QC lessons learned and best practices derived from personal experience, past and current project-specific lessons learned as well as input from Production and PM teams on assigned projects in the division
Work closely with the Project Management & Production Dept. to develop methods to categorize, perform cost/savings estimates, and track re-work with the objective of preventing future re-work
Focus on tracking rework costs stemmed from quality inspections, including projected rework savings
Track QA/QC teams progress and work to establish labor units and costs associated with quality scopes
Collaborate directly with the client/owner on all assigned projects and serve as the subject matter expert to facilitate updates and changes needed to individual projects or client portfolios
Ensure the proper execution of CEI-approved vendor and subcontractor quality programs
The Quality Department Project Manager shall be responsible for subcontractors’ QA/QC documents and ensure they comply with contract docs and CEI QMS and meet quality standards, prior to and during construction
Support needs with the onsite QA/QC PM lead, Site Superintendents and OQMs for technical oversight of major equipment designs and factory acceptance tests as requested
Accountable for establishing technical oversight and support of ‘First in Place’ inspections on assigned projects
Ensuring that all work post First in Place (FIP) work matches the FIP-approved installation
Work with onsite QA/QC PM lead, Site Superintendents and OQMs to Optimize photo-documentation processes/procedures ensure QC photo-documentation meets Quality Program and contractual requirements
Ensure that the onsite QA/QC PM lead, Site Superintendents and OQMs are receiving OFCI and CFCI equipment on-site, and that the product meets intended specifications and arrives in the expected condition
Ensure proper handling, storage and protection of materials and equipment, aligning with project specifications as well as manufactures recommendations
Work with onsite QA/QC PM lead, Site Superintendents and OQMs to pre-populate CVD documents with site-specific criteria or data for installation verifications
Implement Quality Management Tool (QMT) [BIM360/ACC] on projects to transition from paper to electronic platform for all inspections and issue tracking
Train and develop all parties working within the QMT on the use and execution of the program
Ensure checklists are being performed and tracked in the QMT
Ensure the mandatory Issue Tracking module in QMT is being utilized and managed properly on all assigned projects
Ensure Asset Tracking is properly being utilized and follows a standard corporate approach
Ensure OQM supports the closeout process from a field QA/QC Perspective
Ensure OQM reviews, redlines, and as-builts reflect actual installation in the field throughout the project inspections
Ensure there is a proper tracking log (Smartsheet) to maintain records for calibration of tools that meets or exceeds contract requirements and CEIs expectations
Attend quality meetings as required
Ensure that CEIs Quality Inspections have been incorporated into the project milestone schedules and that inspections are scheduled in enough time to allow OQM teams to perform inspections
Work with the site production team to incorporate inspection scheduling items into the master P6 schedule template and ensure items are captured in the project schedule
Work with OQM to maintain an internal 3-week look ahead of upcoming work to be inspected and ensure communication of weekly progress updates to the onsite QA/QC PM lead and Site Superintendent
Work with site production team to ensure labor units have been incorporated into the schedule and able to do percent complete for WLA
Work with the OQM on established method to track internal inspections (Smartsheet), as well as third party / owner coordination for inspections to take place on projects
Review, manage and implement Inspection Testing and Commissioning Plans (ITCP) for quality milestones and activities driven by specifications and contract language
Work with onsite DQM, Production and Project management teams to perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for deficiencies exceeding the identified threshold through the corporate QMS plan
Oversee Root Cause Analysis Meetings
Work with onsite Project Management team and associated vendors to review quality plans and identify, track, and manage resolution/issuance of Non-Conformance reports for deficient items
Proactively manages people and resources within the assigned region to support Production and Project Management on Quality goals
Develop and maintain a file documentation structure and process for project closeout for quality related items (Egnyte)
Qualification
Required
Knowledge of building construction, materials, systems, and trade practices related to data center construction
Excellent oral and written skills required
Excellent organizational skills. Ability to analyze data to proactively identify trends
Excellent critical thinking skills, solution oriented
Software: Microsoft Suite, Primavera P6, Blue Beam, ACC, Smartsheet, Egnyte, Procore, CX Alloy
Bachelor's degree or industry experience
10 years of project engineering, field management or project management in the electrical energy industry
5 years' experience with Quality Assurance and Quality Control best practices
Benefits
This position is eligible for the annual performance bonus plan.
We provide a competitive compensation package that recognizes your experience, credentials, and education alongside a robust benefits program to meet your needs.
Company
Cupertino Electric, Inc.
For more than 70 years, Cupertino Electric, Inc.
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