CEC is one of the top specialty subcontractors in the country. With our rapid growth, we’re looking for passionate, talented, and creative individuals to join our team. If you’re ready for a challenge that will elevate your career, this is the right place, right time, right people.
Position Summary
An Electrical Senior Quality Control Specialist is responsible for leading and ensuring the quality, safety, and compliance of electrical systems and equipment in various projects and manufacturing processes. The primary focus of this role is to build a project specific program and train the onsite team to inspect, test, and assess electrical components and installations, ensuring they meet industry standards, regulations, and the organization’s internal quality requirements.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Inspection and Testing: Conduct thorough inspections and tests on electrical systems, components, and equipment to verify their functionality and adherence to quality standards and specifications.
Create/enforce the quality management plan for the project/site assigned.
Quality Assurance: Implement quality control measures to ensure electrical systems are built and maintained to the highest standards. Develop and enforce quality control procedures and guidelines to prevent defects and ensure product reliability.
Compliance Monitoring: Stay updated with relevant electrical codes, regulations, and industry standards to ensure all electrical work complies with safety guidelines and local laws.
Documentation and Reporting: Accurately document inspection and testing results, create inspection reports, and maintain detailed records of quality control processes. Report any non-compliance issues and work with relevant teams to address and rectify them.
Process Improvement: Continuously assess and identify opportunities to improve quality control processes, methodologies, and practices to enhance efficiency and reduce potential risks.
Calibration and Maintenance: Oversee and manage the calibration and maintenance of electrical testing equipment to ensure accurate and reliable results.
Training and Education: Collaborate with engineering and production teams to provide training and support on quality control procedures and best practices.
Root Cause Analysis: Investigate and perform root cause analysis for any quality-related issues or failures, providing recommendations for corrective and preventive actions.
Supplier Evaluation: Assess and evaluate the performance of electrical component suppliers, ensuring their products meet the required quality standards.
Health and Safety Compliance: Adhere to all safety guidelines and procedures, promoting a safe working environment for oneself and colleagues.
Performs other related duties as assigned to ensure efficient and effective processes, completion of projects and smooth operation of department
Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Quality Control, or a related field preferred. Relevant certifications and technical training are advantageous.
Proven experience in quality control within the electrical industry, preferably in manufacturing, construction, or engineering projects.
Familiarity with electrical testing equipment and inspection techniques.
Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities
Document review (submittals, drawings, coordination, checklists)
Comprehensive knowledge of electrical codes, regulations, and industry standards (e.g., NEC, IEC, ISO 9001).
Work inspection (all work installed)
Document writing (Checklists)
Issue resolution (Writing issues, tracking punch list items, driving field team)
Field assistance as required (Training where common issues are found and training could help reduce/eliminate further issues)
Travel (50-75% travel as required)
Analytical mindset with exceptional attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, capable of working collaboratively with diverse teams.
Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Proficient in using computer software and applications related to quality control and documentation.
Knowledge of a Quality Management Plan and practices for implementation.
Leadership of a team of at least 4 people preferred.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
May work inside or outside. Possible exposure to hot and cold temperatures, in all-weather elements such as rain, heat, cold and snow. This position also requires work at extreme heights, in areas that are under construction, or in restricted areas such as a switchgear room, manhole, utility tunnel, crawl space, or attic, in confined spaces, and on slippery or uneven surfaces; works on ladders, scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks, in ditches and excavations; works in and around single and multi-story buildings with all exposures typical of a heavy construction site, including portable sanitary facilities.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Must be able to bend, stoop, squat, crawl, climb, kneel, balance, push, pull and reach overhead.
- Lift 51 pounds, routinely. Constantly move about on the feet.
- Climb ladders of all types.
- Complete full day assignments involving overhead work.
- Must be able to make transition from employee parking area or street into construction work areas and to access all levels of the building, even if the only means of access is by O.S.H.A. approved site construction ladder or stairs still under construction, but acceptable for use.
- Must be capable of securing tools and materials from storage areas to complete assigned tasks.
- Possess good vision, normal or corrected. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision to discern color coded wires, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
- Possess good hearing, normal or corrected.
- Must be able to wear personal protective equipment (hard hat, safety glasses, safety vest) at all times.
- Must be able to work 8 hours a day, 40 hours per week, and overtime as required and night shifts, as needed. This position requires flexible work hours. In order to get a project completed on time, this position is often required to work overtime, weekends, and night shifts.
- Must be able to work in the presence of customers and their representatives with little or no interference or disruption to the customer while maintaining a professional and courteous image.
CEC Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to attracting and retaining the best-qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.
