Construction QA / QC Field Technician

Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking a safety-focused team member with field experience (preferably in construction) to perform construction quality assurance (CQA) at a mine reclamation project in northern New Mexico beginning January 2027. This person will work onsite daily as part of a team that verifies that construction meets design specifications while working alongside the client and various contractors. This is a full-time onsite role with a minimum 2-year commitment, with potential to extend beyond. Qualified candidates will have relevant field experience including time spent on heavy earthworks projects in a quality control/assurance capacity; degree’s and/or certifications relevant to engineering, surveying, or materials verification are an asset. This role includes leadership, daily interaction with a great client, and seeing years of geotechnical engineering and mine reclamation design fully implemented. 

Potential compensation is excellent, with employees regularly receiving 10 or more hours of overtime per week while living and working near picturesque Taos, New Mexico, which is known for its skiing, biking, hiking, fishing and rafting opportunities. 

This position will be expected to identify problems, deficiencies, and design deviations, and develop potential courses of action to address these issues, while communicating and articulating them to the client, construction contractor, and Stantec leadership. Strong teamwork as a part of the Stantec CQA field team is essential to the success of this position and will involve clear communication and attention to detail. Applicants who have a proven track record of leading by example will be prioritized. 

Your Key Responsibilities:

• A dynamic individual who can arrive on site and on time in a rugged, high-altitude environment 5 days per week (sometimes 6) and meet the mental and physical challenges this position demands.
• Working daily with a large group of individuals with varied personalities and backgrounds
• Traversing steep slopes on foot, sometimes multiple times per day
• The ability to safely drive on steep, narrow mountain roads
• The ability to work around operatin heavy equipment
• Attend and sometimes lead daily, weekly, and monthly meetings 
• Curiosity and creativity that helps contribute to the success of a large, multi-year reclamation project that benefits the local community and environment. 
• Troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities
• Detail-oriented in both verbal and written communication, data collection, and data review
• Excellent technical writing skills
• The selected candidate must be an organized individual with the ability to work on multiple project tasks and deliverables simultaneously. 

This position regularly interacts with both internal and external personnel on and off site and includes clients and members of business and professional organizations. 

Specific activities to be performed by the applicant include:

• Maintaining a high-functioning safety culture, tracking compliance with safe work practices and adhering to company and client guidelines and policies for planning and executing work in a safe manner.  OSHA HAZWOPER training will be required.
• Use of and mastery of an array of field equipment, including Trimble survey equipment, portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, and electronic density gauge. 
• Contributing to design solutions, as-built construction records, and other field engineering activities utilizing AutoCAD Civil3D and Trimble Business Center software.
• Planning, coordinating, directing, and executing Stantec CQA field team activities and documentation, including field observations, sample collection, field testing (as required), and daily field reports.
• Reviewing and responding to technical memoranda, requests for information (RFIs), as well as detailed as-built reports pertaining to the project construction activities.
• Providing supervision and direction for various QA activities including sample collection, gradation analyses, material density testing, and surveying.
• Interacting daily with client management, engineering, and field staff to plan and execute CQA activities

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a quality control/assurance capacity for heavy civil construction, experience on large earthwork and/or mine reclamation projects is an asset. 
• 4-6 years of work experience — including field work — on civil and/or geotechnical engineering projects, focusing on detailed design, site investigation, technical communication, and/or field quality control/assurance. Preference given to mine remediation/reclamation related work experience, as well as survey experience.
• Exceptional technical writing, verbal communication, and organizational skills
• Exceptional technical leadership abilities and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and make decisions in the field at remote sites.
• Preference will be given to candidates with experience using AutoCAD Civil 3D
• Experience using typical professional software packages including but not limited to: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice. 

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