Quality Engineer
Location: Edwardsburgh Cardinal, Ontario (near Ottawa)
Project: Canada’s Largest Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
Employment Type: Contract (6 months, with potential for extension)
Position Overview
The Quality Engineer will play a critical role in ensuring that all construction, installation, commissioning, and operational readiness activities for Canada’s largest Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) meet the highest standards of quality, safety, and regulatory compliance.
Working on‑site in Edwardsburgh Cardinal, the successful candidate will collaborate closely with EPC partners, subcontractors, OEMs, and internal engineering teams to implement and maintain a robust Quality Management System throughout the project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Quality Assurance Oversight — Implement and monitor QA/QC processes across civil, electrical, and mechanical scopes.
- Inspection & Testing — Conduct inspections, witness tests, and verify installation quality for BESS components, inverters, transformers, switchgear, and balance‑of‑plant systems.
- Documentation Control — Review and approve ITPs, NCRs, RFIs, redlines, as‑built documentation, and turnover packages.
- Contractor Compliance — Ensure subcontractors adhere to project specifications, codes, and standards (CSA, IEEE, ESA, OESC).
- Root Cause Analysis — Lead investigations into quality issues and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Commissioning Support — Support FATs, SATs, and commissioning activities for battery modules, PCS, EMS, and protection systems.
- Reporting — Prepare weekly quality reports, dashboards, and risk assessments for project leadership.
- Continuous Improvement — Identify opportunities to enhance quality processes and reduce rework.
Required Qualifications
- Engineering Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or related discipline.
- 3–7 years of experience in quality engineering within energy, utilities, industrial construction, or large‑scale infrastructure.
- Strong understanding of BESS, high‑voltage systems, or renewable energy projects (preferred).
- Familiarity with QA/QC standards, ITPs, NCR processes, and construction quality workflows.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation.
- Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder‑management skills.
- Ability to work on‑site full‑time in Edwardsburgh Cardinal.
Pay: $35.00-$50.00 per hour
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
