Quality Assurance & Control Engineer

South32 - Tucson, AZ

Full-time

Tucson, AZ

About the position

The role at South32 involves supporting the management of construction activities specifically for the Exploration and Ventilation Shafts at the Hermosa Project site near Patagonia, Arizona. This position is crucial in ensuring that construction operations are conducted safely, efficiently, and in compliance with South32's corporate standards and policies. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing multiple contractors and subcontractors, focusing on planning, scheduling, reporting, and ensuring adherence to health, safety, security, environmental compliance, and quality standards. The role requires significant field interaction and collaboration with integrated construction teams to meet project targets within budget and on time. Key responsibilities include ensuring that all work is executed safely and in alignment with South32's corporate safety and business goals. The individual will also ensure that construction activities conform to environmental policies and community relations plans. The role involves reviewing project construction designs and schedules, assisting contractors with remedial actions for non-conformance reports (NCRs), and ensuring compliance with change management processes. The candidate will extract data from engineering reports and specifications to inspect and report on the work of construction contractors and vendor-supplied materials. Additionally, the role requires periodic reviews of the Construction Management Execution Plan to ensure it meets current requirements, developing Inspection and Test Plans for specific work packages, and conducting audits of contractors' Quality Management Systems. The individual will identify performance issues among contractors and work collaboratively with them and internal stakeholders to resolve these issues. Mentoring junior QA/QC technicians and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements are also key aspects of this position. Overall, the role is integral to maintaining high standards of quality assurance and control in construction activities at the Hermosa Project.

Responsibilities

• Support the management of the site construction contractors
• Ensure that work is always executed in a safe manner
• Ensure that South32 corporate safety and business goals are met or exceeded
• Ensure that project construction activities and services are executed in conformity with South32's environmental policies and plans
• Ensure that project construction activities and services are executed in conformity with South32's community relations policies and plans
• Review and provide input on project construction designs and schedules as they relate to Quality
• Assist Contractors with implementation of remedial recovery actions when NCRs are identified as required
• Ensure strict compliance with South32 Change Management processes
• Ensure timely delivery of project construction QA/QC services to internal stakeholders
• Extract data from sources such as plans, engineering reports, and specifications to inspect and report on the work of construction contractors and vendor supplied materials
• Periodically review the Construction Management Execution Plan to ensure conformity with current requirements and recommend revisions as required
• Assure Code and Procedural compliance for construction activities related to the Shafts (and other construction projects on site)
• Develop Inspection and Test Plans per the specific work packages
• Review Contractors and Vendors Quality Management Systems and perform periodic audits of the same
• Identify contractor performance issues and work with Contractor and other internal stakeholders to resolve issues
• Assist and provide guidance and mentoring to Junior QA/QC Technicians
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements including Federal, State, and Local
• Ensure conformity with industry codes of practice and standards
• Ensure that all work conforms with the specified quality standards
• Perform other QA/QC duties as assigned by the Manager Project Execution and Construction

Requirements

• Technical Degree in Construction Management fields or Similar, OR appropriate Trade qualifications
• 3+ years of large-scale mining/construction site experience as related to Quality Assurance and Quality Control
• Prior underground construction experience preferred
• Experience working with teams and interacting with customers
• Experience working in a cross-cultural setting
• Proven track record maintaining a safe work culture
• Experience implementing Environmental Compliance obligations
• Visible field safety leadership and an ability to drive safety and performance excellence
• Knowledge of shaft and other underground construction practices
• Strong understanding of Quality Assurance and Quality Control management concepts and best practices
• Effective communication and engagement skills
• Relationship building skills: demonstrated empathy, emotional intelligence, and cross-cultural effectiveness with the ability to achieve consensus and build alignment cooperatively
• Ability to read, interpret, and comment on 2D and 3D designs and specifications for the work
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Maintain high standards of professional and ethical conduct
• Strong English language written and oral communication skills