Senior Civil Engineering Technician - Material Quality Assurance (Hybrid)

Senior Civil Engineering Technician – Material Quality Assurance (Hybrid)
Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation, is looking for a Senior Civil Engineering Technician for their Vancouver, Washington location. This position will require up to 50% domestic and international travel. In this role you will provide technician support to the Transmission Engineering group, which provides Quality Assurance and Control (QA/QC) expertise for components of the transmission system, including transmission towers, substation structures, fasteners, transmission line conductor, fiber optic cable, insulators, and conductor hardware and accessories for the main grid.  This position works closely and in collaboration with  other work groups such as supply chain, traffic, warehouse, construction management and project management.

This hybrid position is a one-year renewable contract that includes employee benefits!  If you feel that this position aligns well with your professional experience,  we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities for Senior Civil Engineering Technician:

• Monitor vendor/supplier compliance with  technical material specifications to validate that quality material is supplied throughout the company’s transmission system. 
• Aid Supply Chain by tracking and monitoring purchase orders and order progress including maintaining regular communication with the vendor to obtain current order status.
• Witness testing and perform inspections of material, as defined in company’s technical specifications, at the vendor’s facility, verifying the correct tests are performed, that the correct number of samples are being tested and that the test procedure will yield accurate results.
• Review test reports for accuracy and completeness and compare results to technical specifications and industry standards.
• Prepare written trip reports documenting activities and results of specification testing.
• Work with company personnel and the material vendor to resolve any quality deficiencies and/or discrepancies.
• Recommend acceptance or rejection of vendor material and prepare material release reports.
• Provide supplier/vendor performance history feedback, as witnessed, to aid in the completion of Supply Chain’s annual supplier/vendor performance evaluation.
• Review and propose edits to company’s technical material specifications.
• Provide assistance with developing and qualifying new suppliers/vendors.  This includes assessing the supplier’s/vendor’s manufacturing facility and providing written evaluations to personnel.
• Provide recommendations, guidance, and assistance to construction contractors in the areas of material quality assurance and control for components of the  transmission system.  This may include accompanying the contractor to the supplier’s/vendor’s manufacturing facility.

Requirements/Qualification for Civil Engineering Technician:

• U.S. Citizenship, valid U.S, Passport (for international travel), and a valid U.S. Driver’s license is required.
• The ability to travel up to 50% of the time, both domestically and internationally, is required.
• A degree in engineering, mathematics, computer science or a closely related field preferred.
  • With an applicable Bachelor’s degree, 6 years of experience is required.
  • With an applicable Associate’s degree, 8 years of experience is required.
  • Without an applicable degree, 10 years of experience is required.
• Experience must include specific engineering technician experience and demonstrate a wide range of project tasks.
• Experience reading/interpreting technical engineering and manufacturing drawings
• Experience with material testing and manufacturing processes
• Experience assessing and documenting test reports and performing material inspections

**We are unable to accommodate corp. to corp. candidates**

About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:
Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.

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