ELECTRICAL QA/QC INSPECTOR | MISSION CRITICAL
WHO WE ARE
For over 35 years, ISC has delivered safe, high-quality engineering, construction, and maintenance solutions across a wide range of industries and project environments. Our success is built on skilled professionals, strong partnerships, and a commitment to doing the job right. At ISC, associates have the opportunity to build meaningful careers while contributing to complex, high-performance projects across the country.
THE POSITION
ISC is seeking an experienced Mission Critical Electrical QA/QC Inspector to support the quality, testing, commissioning, and turnover of electrical installations on complex data center and mission critical construction projects.
This position performs field inspections, verifies electrical installations against project requirements, maintains accurate quality documentation, tracks deficiencies through resolution, and works closely with construction, quality, testing, commissioning, and customer teams to support successful system completion and turnover.
Qualified candidates must have experience performing electrical QA/QC activities in data center or mission critical construction environments and be proficient with Procore for electronic drawings, documentation, inspections, and quality workflows.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
ELECTRICAL QUALITY ASSURANCE & QUALITY CONTROL
Perform and document field inspections of electrical installations in accordance with approved drawings, project specifications, approved submittals, applicable codes and standards, manufacturer requirements, Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), and established project quality requirements.
Conduct preparatory, initial, follow-up, and final inspections, as applicable, to verify electrical work meets established acceptance criteria.
Inspect installations throughout critical project areas, including electrical rooms, data halls, equipment areas, substations, generator areas, and other mission critical spaces within the project scope.
Verify installations are complete, accessible, properly identified, protected from damage, and prepared for required inspection, testing, energization, commissioning, or turnover activities.
Identify potential quality issues early and coordinate with field supervision and project quality leadership to resolve deficiencies before they impact downstream activities.
Document, track, reinspect, and support closure of quality observations, punch-list items, deficiencies, and nonconformances.
Verify corrective work has been completed in accordance with applicable requirements and maintain documentation demonstrating satisfactory resolution.
Perform quality surveillance of ongoing electrical construction activities and monitor applicable subcontractor, supplier, and vendor work for compliance with project requirements.
Participate in customer, contractor, engineering, manufacturer, and third-party inspections or quality reviews as required.
Maintain complete inspection records, checklists, photographs, testing documentation, and other required electronic quality records.
Utilize Procore to review current project documents and maintain applicable quality records, inspections, observations, deficiencies, photographs, and supporting documentation.
CRITICAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
Provide QA/QC inspection and verification for electrical systems and equipment within the project scope, which may include:
- Medium-voltage and low-voltage electrical distribution systems
- Utility service equipment and substations
- Switchgear, switchboards, transformers, panelboards, and electrical distribution equipment
- Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems and associated battery systems
- Standby generators and paralleling equipment
- Automatic and static transfer switches
- Power Distribution Units (PDUs) and Remote Power Panels (RPPs)
- Busway systems, tap boxes, and associated power distribution
- Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS) and applicable Building Management System (BMS) interfaces
- Grounding and bonding systems
- Lightning protection systems
- Conduit, cable tray, wireway, raceway, feeder, conductor, and branch-circuit installations
- Lighting, lighting controls, emergency lighting, and applicable life-safety electrical systems
- Applicable fire alarm and control-system interfaces
- Mechanical equipment power, controls, and monitoring connections
- Applicable low-voltage pathways and supporting electrical infrastructure
TESTING, ENERGIZATION & COMMISSIONING SUPPORT
Coordinate and perform QA/QC activities required to support electrical testing, equipment startup, energization, commissioning, and turnover milestones.
Verify required inspections, checklists, documentation, and applicable testing have been completed before systems or equipment are released for subsequent activities.
Participate in pre-energization walkdowns and system-readiness reviews.
Verify applicable electrical equipment and installations are complete, properly labeled, correctly terminated, appropriately protected, and ready for testing or energization.
Witness electrical testing and torque verification within assigned qualifications and verify documented results meet established project acceptance criteria.
Review required testing documentation and verify applicable test equipment has current calibration documentation.
Support coordination of project-required testing performed by qualified personnel or third-party testing agencies, which may include insulation resistance, continuity, grounding-system testing, ground-fault testing, relay testing, breaker testing, torque verification, and other specified electrical testing.
Support applicable L1, L2, and L3 QA/QC activities and coordination of project testing and commissioning deliverables.
Work with construction, testing, and commissioning teams as systems progress through applicable commissioning stages.
Support manufacturer startup activities, pre-functional documentation, functional testing, load-bank activities, and integrated system testing when included within the project scope.
Track quality and commissioning deficiencies that affect electrical scope and verify corrective work is properly documented and closed.
Communicate open quality items and system-readiness concerns that could affect testing, energization, commissioning, or turnover.
QUALITY DOCUMENTATION & TURNOVER
Maintain accurate and organized electronic quality documentation throughout construction, testing, commissioning, and turnover.
Verify inspection forms, checklists, test reports, photographs, deficiency documentation, and other required quality records are complete and traceable to the applicable installation or equipment.
Review quality documentation for completeness, accuracy, required approvals, equipment identification, and traceability.
Track outstanding quality documentation and communicate missing or incomplete records that could affect system acceptance or turnover.
Support maintenance of accurate redlines and as-built information in coordination with field leadership and applicable BIM/VDC personnel.
Verify required quality and commissioning deficiencies are resolved and documented prior to applicable system or project turnover.
Support the organization and completion of electrical quality turnover packages in accordance with project requirements.
Confirm required inspection and quality hold points have been properly released before work is concealed or advanced to subsequent activities.
MATERIAL & EQUIPMENT QUALITY
Verify electrical equipment and materials received for installation align with applicable approved submittals, project specifications, and project requirements.
Inspect applicable equipment for visible shipping damage, missing components, identification, preservation, and storage concerns.
Review applicable manufacturer documentation, factory testing records, certifications, and other required quality information.
Monitor the protection and preservation of sensitive electrical equipment, including switchgear, transformers, UPS systems, generators, busway, and other critical electrical assets.
Identify and document equipment or material deficiencies and assist project teams in tracking required corrective actions through resolution.
Verify applicable manufacturer storage, environmental, cleanliness, and protection requirements are maintained prior to installation and energization.
REQUIREMENTS
Previous electrical QA/QC experience on data center or mission critical construction projects is required.
Demonstrated proficiency with Procore, including the use of electronic project documentation and quality-related workflows.
A minimum of six (6) years of related electrical experience, including hands-on electrical installation, drawing interpretation, and verification of installation quality.
A minimum of four (4) years of electrical QA/QC experience, including direct field inspection responsibilities.
Experience documenting electrical inspections, deficiencies or nonconformances, corrective actions, testing records, and turnover documentation.
Demonstrated ability to independently inspect electrical installations and determine compliance with established project requirements and acceptance criteria.
Ability to interpret electrical drawings, one-line diagrams, wiring diagrams, equipment submittals, manufacturer documentation, project specifications, and approved electronic construction documents.
Working knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC) and applicable electrical installation, testing, and manufacturer requirements.
Understanding of data center electrical infrastructure and the relationship between construction quality, system completion, testing, energization, commissioning, and turnover.
Experience supporting electrical testing, system-readiness activities, and commissioning processes on mission critical projects.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word and the ability to maintain accurate electronic records.
Strong attention to detail and the ability to identify, document, communicate, and follow quality issues through resolution.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to coordinate effectively with field supervision, project management, QA/QC personnel, commissioning teams, testing agencies, manufacturers, and customer representatives.
Knowledge of applicable OSHA requirements and safe electrical construction practices.
Ability to meet the cut score on the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Skill Assessment, when required.
Ability to pass applicable post-offer, pre-employment drug/alcohol testing and background checks.
OTHER INFORMATION
ISC is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
ISC evaluates and hires applicants for employment based exclusively upon the applicant's merit. No applicant will ever be required to pay money or any other form of compensation to an ISC employee in order to be hired by or considered for employment with ISC.
This announcement is not intended to be a complete listing of all similar, miscellaneous, or incidental duties that may be required from day to day. ISC utilizes the multi-skill concept and expects all associates to perform other job requirements as needed.