Quality Engineer - Rail & Transit - T.Y. Lin International

TYLin is a full-service, professional engineering firm focused on the planning, design, and construction of infrastructure solutions for public and private clients worldwide. The firm is an internationally recognized pioneer in solving the most difficult engineering challenges. Headquartered in San Francisco, California for over 65 years, TYLin has more than 3,200 professionals throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe. TYLin is a member of Dar Group, a global, privately-owned professional services group, and its industry-leading family of Global Infrastructure companies. 

Our Construction Management team is seeking a Quality Engineer for various Transportation  projects.  This position will report to the Quality Manager and will require significant experience in quality inspection oversight on rail, transit, or other design-build projects. The candidate will be responsible for the overall management and supervision of the project’s quality program.

• Implement the Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) and Quality Management System (QMS) in accordance with NYCT QA/QC Guidelines.
• Coordinate and manage all quality related issues between the TYLI team, NYCT, Design Consultants (DCs), and General Contractors (GCs).
• Review quality plans and procedures prepared by the DCs and GCs to verify compliance with NYCT quality standards.
• Schedule and coordinate management reviews of the QMS to verify effectiveness and promote continuous improvement.
• Implement and manage the system for training the TYLI staff to ensure adherence to the QAP.
• Schedule and coordinate regular quality meetings for the program to review status of non-conformance reports and coordination of quality activities.
• Monitor adherence by the General Contactor(s) to the approved Quality Plans and perform internal audits of the TYLI Team’s operations and external audits of the General Contractor(s).
• Monitor GCs’ inspection activities during construction to ensure that required inspections are performed and documented as specified in the contract documents.
• Monitor testing activities performed by the GCs’ independent testing companies.
• Verify that test equipment is calibrated as required and that all tests are performed and documented in accordance with the contract documents.
• Coordinate inspection activities between the Field Inspectors and GCs’ staff.
• Monitor the schedule to ensure that inspection and testing activities are scheduled.
• Verify adherence of the GCs’ staff to the GCs’ Quality Plans, NYCT Resident Engineer Manual, NYCT Inspector Handbook, and contract documents by conducting observations.
• Verify that the current versions of the construction documents (drawings, specifications, Requests for Information, submittals, etc.) are used in the field by the GCs.

• Accredited four degree in engineering or global equivalent in applicable field of study and eight (8)+ years of work-related experience on rail, transit, or other design-build projects, or a combination of education and directly related projects.
• Experience working with NYCT QA/QC Guidelines.
• Experience working with staff and procedures on large, complex projects.
• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Experience developing, implementing, and directing the processes that result in a specific level of quality required by a Quality Program.
• Proficient in Microsoft office software (Word, Excel. Power Point, and Outlook).
• Client focused, always striving to give clients the best solutions.
• Strong commitment to innovation by creating new and better ways to solve clients’ toughest challenges.
• High levels of integrity, always doing the right thing in an ethical, fair, and sustainable way.
• Demonstrated experience of collaboration in a diverse and inclusive team, working together toward technical excellence.
• Client focused, always striving to give clients the best solutions.
• Strong commitment to innovation by creating new and better ways to solve clients’ toughest challenges.
• High levels of integrity, always doing the right thing in an ethical, fair, and sustainable way.
• Demonstrated experience of collaboration in a diverse and inclusive team, working together toward technical excellence.

TYLin is an equal opportunity employer, and we prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type as protected by federal, state, or local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. TYLin remains committed to complying with all local health authority, legal or lawful client requirements, as such this role may be situated in a jurisdiction with masking or vaccinate or test requirements to attend office or client locations (controlled location). You should ask your manager about this prior to starting. Should you be subject to the requirements, you are required to disclose your vaccination status within the first week of starting or before entering a controlled location, whichever comes first.  As a condition of employment, applicants for any safety-sensitive positions covered under 49 CFR Part 219 must also complete and pass both pre-employment and other screenings in accordance with the law.  TYLin is committed to pay equity. As part of that commitment, we have provided the base compensation range of $117,300 - $175,900 annually for this position and local market. TYLin is proud to offer exciting career development opportunities coupled with a comprehensive total rewards package. Our benefits include extensive health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance coverage, continuing education benefits, paid time off, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program and a retirement savings plan with company matching contributions. We encourage all candidates to explore our total rewards offering.