Job Summary

Lead quality where the work happens. The QA/QC Manager is MCE’s onsite quality leader, responsible for implementing the project quality plan, verifying electrical construction and testing, resolving issues early, and keeping inspection and turnover records complete and audit-ready. The role partners closely with project leadership, field teams, Engineering, Safety, commissioning, vendors, third-party agencies, and customers.

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  • Subsidiary Motor City Electric
  • Department Engineering
  • Location Detroit, MI

Primary Responsibilities

  • Own the project Quality Plan, ITPs, inspection checklists, hold/witness points, and quality staffing assignments.
  • Verify field work against current IFC drawings, specifications, RFIs, submittals, manufacturer instructions, NEC/NESC/NEMA requirements, and project standards.
  • Oversee inspections and testing for underground/conduit, grounding/bonding, cable installation, MV work, terminations, equipment setting, torque, labeling, pre-energization, and project-specific scopes.
  • Coordinate qualified testing personnel, laboratories, vendors, and third-party agencies; review results for compliance.
  • Manage receiving inspection, material/storage condition, calibration controls, NCR/QIR processes, rework verification, corrective actions, and issue closure.
  • Conduct quality audits and field assessments; communicate risks, trends, open issues, inspection status, and turnover readiness.
  • Maintain complete quality records and turnover packages; coach field teams on expectations and escalate conditions that could affect compliance, reliability, safety, or downstream work.

Education, Experience, and Skills Required

  • 5+ years in QA/QC, electrical construction, commissioning, inspection, or related field work.
  • Strong electrical-construction knowledge and ability to interpret drawings, one-lines, specifications, RFIs, submittals, and manufacturer documentation.
  • Experience with inspections/testing, NCR/corrective action, turnover, and field documentation.
  • Strong communication, organization, and field leadership skills; valid driver’s license; ability to travel/relocate to project sites.

 

PREFERRED

  • Electrical trade/license, technical degree, or construction management background.
  • Utility, industrial, substation, BESS, solar, wind, data center, or large electrical-project experience.
  • Quality/auditor/testing credentials; Autodesk Build/ACC, Procore, Bluebeam, Power BI, or similar tools.

Additional Information

FIELD EXPECTATIONS

Frequent walking, standing, climbing, bending, and work in active construction environments; use of required PPE; exposure to weather, noise, dust, and uneven terrain; ability to work project schedules, including extended hours when required.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Motor City Electric Co. complies with all applicable laws requiring equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals in its recruitment, hiring, and employment practices. As part of this policy, MCE will not discriminate on the grounds of race, religion, gender, national origin, age, height, weight, marital status, disability, or other factors as proscribed by applicable law. This policy applies to all employment practices including recruiting, hiring, pay rates, promotions, and other terms and conditions of employment and termination.
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