Freelance Quality Control Inspector Jobs in Lowell, MA

MasTec Professional Services provides end-to-end engineering, design, and integrated services to the power, oil & gas pipeline, and gas distribution industries across the country. With a genesis in construction and a skilled team of multidiscipline engineers and project management professionals, the company delivers best-in-class infrastructure solutions, including design, asset integrity management, feasibility studies, surveys, constructability reviews, turnkey delivery services, and more. MasTec Professional Services creates collaborative partnerships with clients by building trust and consistently delivering the highest standards of performance.

MasTec Professional Services is a purpose-driven company. Our core values guide our strategy, performance, and culture. We believe in maintaining an environment where team members can make an impact, grow, and thrive. A place where they find meaning and purpose in doing the important work of ensuring communities have the vital energy, light, and communications to prosper. Our culture is inclusive and welcoming. Our teams are empowered with abundant training, tools, and opportunities to follow their curiosity and ambitions. Everyone has an equal chance to advance. Everyone is supported, respected, and challenged to be their best. We’re always looking for talented and dedicated people to join us and love where they work.

MasTec Professional Services is a proud subsidiary of MasTec (NYSE: MTZ), a Fortune 500 Company ranked by Energy News-Record as one of the leading contractors in the country. MPS is part of the MasTec Power Delivery segment. We are certified as a minority-controlled company by the National Minority Suppliers Development Council (NMSDC). Our rich diversity of people and ideas makes us a stronger, more innovative organization.

Job Summary

The Quality Control Inspector is responsible for providing technical expertise in support of construction activities including inspection and monitoring services. This position supports the Operations team and works with other team members, senior management, and 3rd parties.

• Monitor activities of 3rd party construction company to ensure no damage occurs to the pipeline, and pipeline facilities.
• Complete inspection reports stating the conditions of a work area to ensure requirements are met.
• Deviations from specifications are to be reported in real-time as they are encountered.
• Ensure materials used are as specified.
• Complete required daily inspection forms and upload/transmit daily.
• Coordinate with Chief Inspector to ensure all work being performed is inspected.
• Complete documentation necessary to attest to satisfactory completion of inspection or test activities.
• Collect information for as-built drawings, and modification to existing mapping systems. Including photographic documentation, GPS coordinates, distance/depth measurements.
• Ensure AC mitigation system is being installed per specifications.

Qualifications

• A High School Diploma, or equivalent.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills for interacting with team members and 3rd parties.
• Ability to think creatively, highly-driven and self-motivated.
• Ability to accurately keep records while working in the field.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, high volume work environment.
• Ability to read and understand maps, drawings, and diagrams for project build process.
• Ability to communicate clearly and maintain a calm and effective demeanor in all circumstances.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work 6-10 hour days, Monday through Saturday, in field conditions.

Major categories of relevant experience:

• Installation of underground utilities (pipeline).
• Installation of AC mitigation systems.
• Construction supervision experience.
• Locating underground utilities.
• Familiarity with Operator Qualification (OQ) process.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

This position may require significant time standing or walking on uneven ground, possible climbing of ladders or being in high places, working in tight spaces, lifting up to 50 pounds, and, in general, being overall physically demanding. It may also require work in an all-weather environment.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. The Company reserves the right to revise or change the job duties as the need arises. Management reserves the right to change the description, duties, or work schedules to accommodate individuals with disabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

The Company’s policy is not to unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and EEOC regulations. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.

Qualifications

• A High School Diploma, or equivalent.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills for interacting with team members and 3rd parties.
• Ability to think creatively, highly-driven and self-motivated.
• Ability to accurately keep records while working in the field.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, high volume work environment.
• Ability to read and understand maps, drawings, and diagrams for project build process.
• Ability to communicate clearly and maintain a calm and effective demeanor in all circumstances.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work 6-10 hour days, Monday through Saturday, in field conditions.

Major categories of relevant experience:

• Installation of underground utilities (pipeline).
• Installation of AC mitigation systems.
• Construction supervision experience.
• Locating underground utilities.
• Familiarity with Operator Qualification (OQ) process.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

This position may require significant time standing or walking on uneven ground, possible climbing of ladders or being in high places, working in tight spaces, lifting up to 50 pounds, and, in general, being overall physically demanding. It may also require work in an all-weather environment.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. The Company reserves the right to revise or change the job duties as the need arises. Management reserves the right to change the description, duties, or work schedules to accommodate individuals with disabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

The Company’s policy is not to unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and EEOC regulations. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.