Senior Quality Specialist

DTE is one of the nation’s largest diversified energy companies. Our electric and gas companies have fueled our customer’s homes and Michigan’s progress for more than a century. And as Michigan’s largest source of renewable energy, we’re creating a cleaner, healthier environment to power our future. We’re also serving communities beyond Michigan, where our affiliated businesses offer renewable energy, emission control technologies, and energy services to industries in 19 states.

But we’re more than a leading energy company... and working at DTE is more than just a job. At DTE, we take great care of each other and our customers, and we use our energy to be a force for growth and prosperity in our communities.  When you join us, you’ll be part of a team that welcomes, recognizes, and celebrates differences and values everyone’s health, safety, and wellbeing.  Are you ready to make that kind of difference? Bring your energy to DTE. Together, we can achieve great things.

Testing Required: Not Applicable

Hybrid Role: Must be able to come on-site periodically and reside a commutable distance from the assigned work location.

Emergency Response: Yes – Must be available to perform a primary assignment in support of DTE’s emergency response to storms or other events that impact service to our customers.

Job Summary

The Senior Quality Specialist is a quality organization representative that plans and performs technical construction validation work to verify conformance with project plans, codes, specifications, and other applicable standards established for business units. Validation work involves reviewing projects for construction of diverse generation facility technologies (e.g.: Wind, Solar, Fossil, Natural Gas), environmental systems/facilities, administrative facilities, and site modifications. The Senior Quality Specialist is responsible for verifying multiple aspects applicable to their assigned projects. This includes ensuring those involving heavy construction methods are completed in accordance with approved project documents such as: contracts, design drawings, work packages, quality plans, quality manuals, procedures, standards, and specifications as assigned. Verification duties may include both on-site and vendor facility surveillance at the point of activity to insure that shipped product fulfills all specifications and quality requirements agreed upon. These verification activities will be related to various types of discipline (civil, mechanical, electrical, structural, weld, coatings, etc.) and their applicable product/service criteria.

Key Accountabilities

• Assesses and monitors quality requirements in accordance with the company Quality Management System manual, policies, procedures, and project specifications.
• Reads, interprets, and understands the terms and conditions of construction contracts, specifications, standards, codes, and drawings as they pertain to the performance of inspection duties.
• Provides oversight of all phases of construction within his/her assigned work area. Typical construction work inspected may include civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, systems, architectural, environmental, and landscaping work.
• Validates that the contractor is working with approved plans, specifications, shop/construction drawings and updated contract drawings.
• Maintains quality control in accordance with established guidelines relating to assigned portion of the project. Verifies the implementation of the inspection, assembly, and testing portions of the Contractor Quality Control Plan that pertains to the work assignment and verifies quality conforms to contractual standards.
• Observes work operations for conformance with applicable quality and safety regulations; is alert for unsafe practices, and where appropriate, requests their correction by the contractor's representative on site. 
• Initiates Non-Conformance reports (NCR) and/or Corrective Action Request (CAR) as required for conditions effecting quality to gain resolution and minimize re-work.
• Stops or suspends work, if necessary, to prevent accident or injury, or proceeding with activities that will have a negative effect on quality.
• Completes the Quality Specialists portion of all electronic and hardcopy forms pertaining to results of construction or surveillance accurately.
• Monitors corrective actions to inspection findings/deficiencies.
• Performs accurate mechanical, physical and visual surveillance of materials, components, and sub-assemblies as per Quality Plans and Specification Requirements.
• Conducts or witnesses various tests and quality checks based on discipline inspection requirements (civil, mechanical, electrical, welding, structural, coatings, etc.). Verifies that project installations fall within standards, measured to specifications and within tolerances, readability of labels, etc.
• Ensures calibration and maintenance is performed on inspection equipment.
• Performs product identification and traceability activities, as required.
• Establishes and maintains professional working relationships with those individuals and organizations encountered in the work.
• Complies with all quality, safety, and work rules and regulations.
• Performs storm safety team and other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent and 8 years of relevant experience in a Construction, Manufacturing, or Quality environment
• Associate degree in engineering, Quality, Construction, Project Management, IT or other technical degree and 6 years of in a Construction, Manufacturing, or Quality environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Quality, Construction, Project Management, IT or other technical degree and 4 years of in a Construction, Manufacturing, or Quality environment.

Other Qualifications

Preferred

• Knowledge of ISO 9001, or ISO/TS 16001, NQA1, or 10CFR50 Appendix B
• Current or previous auditor certification
• Project or Construction management certification
• Previous Quality Control or Quality Assurance experience in a Construction environment
• Previous experience or certification in disciplines (pertaining to Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Structural, Weld, Solar, Renewables, Facilities, etc.)  
• Knowledge of and ability to use wide range of precision measuring and test equipment.
• Current or previously held Level II or greater NDE certifications (e.g.: PT, MT, UT, VT, RT)
• Certified Welding Inspector certification 
• IT experience (or knowledge in the field)

Other Requirements

• Familiarity with a structured Quality Management System
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with Microsoft Access, Excel, Word, SharePoint
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail

Additional Information

Incumbents may engage in all or some combination of the activities and accountabilities, and utilize a variety of the competencies cited in this description depending upon the organization and role to which they are assigned. This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents in this job. It is not intended as an all-inclusive list of accountabilities or responsibilities, nor is it intended to limit the rights of supervisors or management representatives to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.

At DTE Energy, we are committed to providing an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and a sense of belonging. We seek individuals with a heart for service, a passion to help our communities prosper, and ideas to help shape the future of energy. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, citizenship, height, weight, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other status protected by law.