IPQ Manager, Integrated Project Quality (IPQ)
Amazon
Description
The Integrated Project Quality (IPQ) Manager is responsible for managing a team of Quality Control Engineers (QCE), who run quality assurance and control projects by coordinating with vendors, contractors, and other teams involved in the construction and commissioning of various systems such as:
-Medium and low voltage power systems
-Generators
-UPS
-HVAC (Air Handlers / Exhaust Fans / VFD)
-Chilled Water systems
-Building Management Systems (BMS)
-Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS)
-Pumps and Hydronic systems
-Building Shell/Structural/Envelope Systems
-Site/Foundation/Utility Systems
-Fire Life Safety (FLS) Systems
The IPQ Manager shall ensure that all quality control projects in their assigned area are appropriately staffed, delivered on time, and achieve bar-raising quality standards. They will oversee inspection completion, observation tracking, and quality metrics reporting to ensure on-time project delivery and high quality turnover of completed construction projects.
Develop and/or provide multi-discipline input into the development of inspection templates, quality control plans, and QA/QC procedures. In addition, they will be required to review inspection reports, lead quality audits, perform system-level quality assessments, and ensure compliance with IPQ standards. During construction and commissioning phases, they will manage onsite execution roles and support technical oversight directly as needed across the portfolio.
Additionally, the individual will be responsible for comprehensive weekly reporting of quality metrics, observation trends, and lessons learned to continually improve the quality of our program.
This position will include coverage of multiple inflight projects, oversee budgets of $5-10M per contract and manage resourcing plans for both internal and external contractors.
Key job responsibilities
Hire and on-board new team members through coaching and/or other orientation practices and career development of team to meet business demands
Understand the current capabilities of quality automation tools (Procore, inspection platforms) and confirm they are being utilized to the full benefit of the department and project
Provide Monthly business review reports to influence and/or support business decisions
Monitor the IPQ team's performance in conducting inspections, tracking observations, and ensuring quality standards are met across all critical infrastructure systems and sub-systems
Enhance skills, performance and development of all employees by sponsoring and promoting completion of training programs so that adherence to quality guidelines and specifications is ensured and work of the highest quality prevails
Maintain safe and healthy work environment by following and enforcing established project procedures relating to safety, work permitting and work order systems; adhere to legal requirements
Ability to build effective relationships with construction management, field engineering, commissioning, general contractors, electrical contractors, and vendor personnel
Lead quality control initiatives to reduce equipment damage and electrical events
Develop and implement inspection templates and quality control plans
Oversee crimping and termination, and other specialty technical quality assurance processes
Coordinate quality handoffs with commissioning teams and construction management
Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally for up to 50% and 10%, respectively, of the year
Required to provide personal transportation for meetings and job visits away from the office; reimbursed
US Citizenship is required
About the team
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