Who We Are

Hargrove supplies unparalleled services in engineering, procurement, construction management, and technical services in the industrial, commercial, and government sectors. With over 2,700 Teammates in 19 offices domestically and internationally, we build long-term support relationships in the energy generation, manufacturing, research and development, and process-heavy industry in on-site support arrangements, in plant-level small projects and consulting roles, and in larger capital projects.

Hargrove’s key operating principle is to provide the Right People, in the Right Place, at the Right Time. We believe that relationships and partnering together provide the best results and long-term benefits for our clients.

Work-life balance and flexibility are important areas of focus for Hargrove. We’re happy to discuss flexible working hours, patterns, and locations to suit you and the business.

What You'll Be Doing

Job Scope: Generally responsible for supervision and technical direction over the Quality Assurance/Quality Control Team.  Coordinates lessons learned, process improvements, and Quality training efforts.  Work at this level requires extensive experience in Quality Assurance/Quality Control.  This work will be performed under minimal supervision.  

This is a full-time, long-term opportunity providing full benefits and competitive compensation. Per Diem may be available for those who qualify.

Primary responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Prioritizing work, scheduling plans, and following up on directed assignments.

• Assisting Quality Assurance Leader in promoting and growing quality awareness within the organization.

• Administering the quality assurance system and providing training, as necessary.

• Presenting Hargrove Management System (HMS) training and maintaining quality assurance training records.

• Developing written work processes (procedures, flow-charts, checklists, etc.) to support the HMS.

• Assisting Quality Assurance Leader in Lessons Learned and Customer Satisfaction efforts.

• Conducting quality audits, documenting results and implementing root cause analysis where appropriate.

• Issuing audit reports in a timely manner, logging and tracking audit finding resolutions and identifying any performance issues and areas of non-conformance.

• Assisting Discipline Resource Leaders, Project Managers, and other Department Team Leaders with developing corrective action plans and preventative action strategies.

• Preparing project-specific quality plans Coordinating vendor surveillance activities for projects, including 3rd Party Inspection.

• Performing vendor surveillance audits / inspections for projects.

• Keeping leadership informed on quality performance and ensuring that quality records are maintained.

• Maintaining corrective action plans related to quality assurance and developing any appropriate reports to support, monitor and track the improvement progress against any planned corrective actions.

• Assisting the Industry Leaders with alignment of client expectations and facilitating feedback surveys.

• Encouraging all team members to recognize outstanding performance.

• Assisting the team, through various alignment activities, to grow into a high-performance team.

• Implementing a Value Engineering Program that tracks/documents cost savings ideas.

• Occasionally travelling to other Hargrove offices to perform quality assurance audits and/or training.

Ideal Background

Education: Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering or related field from an accredited university is required.

Certification: ASQ Certification in Quality Engineering or Management is preferred.

Experience: This position requires 10+ or more years of relevant experience in Quality Management System and EPC Project Quality Assurance Management.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Hands on knowledge of QA/QC practices related to heavy industrial EPC project execution.

• Working knowledge of Industry Codes and Standards including but not limited to ASME, API, AWS, NFPA, NACE, IEEE