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Position Title: Project Quality Engineer
Department: Quality
Compensation: $90,000 - $120,000 + annual bonus
Reports To: Quality Manager
Location: Cardinal, Ontario, Canada
Work Model: On-Site
About the Role:
e-Storage is looking for a Project Quality Engineer to execute and monitor all project quality work. The Project Quality Engineer is responsible for executing the Project’s Site-Specific Quality Plan (SSQP), tracking root cause analysis (RCA) of any quality issues, and communicating solutions developed and lessons learned. This individual serves as a point of contact for coordination with different parties including owner representatives, EPC contractors, equipment suppliers, O&M service providers and team members.
Responsibilities:
Develop, execute, and review the Project Site Specific Quality Plan (SSQP) and the Inspection and Test Plan (ITP) with internal project team members and external suppliers and contractors to meet clients’ contractual requirements and expectations
Plan, execute, and monitor all aspects of project quality assurance activities at different project phases
Understand contractual quality requirements, create, and review Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), conduct quality audits and RCA
Lead and facilitate the generation of lessons learned from past projects and their implementation in future projects for continuous improvement in project quality
Identify and track quality Issues/observations/non-compliances, document and communicate their resolutions in accordance with the contractual requirements and the SSQP
Coordinate with and support engineering, project execution, and O&M teams in resolving equipment problems and proactively preventing performance issues
Implement and update project quality management system (PQMS) according to ISO standards to meet the ever-evolving BESS business development and project quality needs
Cultivate and exemplify a quality culture that focuses on awareness of personal impacts, openness, and willingness to learn and get better together, doing things safely and right the first time, and promoting continuous improvement
Required Qualifications and Skills:
Educational background in Quality, Engineering, Project Management or a related field
At least 3 years' of experience in a similar role, preferably in the renewable energy industry or automotive industry
Capable of conducting RCA and tracking its progress to completion and driving suppliers for temporary containment and permanent corrective actions
Knowledge of manufacturing, function and O&M of inverters, transformers, or lithium-ion battery products; willing and able to learn new subjects and skills
Good at developing/maintaining strong relationships and working effectively with global cross functional cross-cultural colleagues, customers, suppliers, and contractors on quality matters
e-STORAGE is Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.
e-STORAGE uses AI-assisted tools during parts of the hiring process, including screening and workflow automation. All final hiring decisions are made by humans.
This is a current vacancy, and we are actively hiring for this position.
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Skills Required
- Educational background in Quality, Engineering, Project Management or a related field
- At least 3 years' of experience in a similar role, preferably in renewable energy or automotive industry
- Capable of conducting RCA and tracking its progress
- Knowledge of manufacturing and operation of inverters and lithium-ion battery products
- Good at developing relationships with cross-functional and cross-cultural colleagues
What We Do
Founded in 2001 in Ontario Canada, Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) is as a global energy provider with successful business subsidiaries in 20 countries & regions on 6 continents. Canadian Solar is both a leading manufacturer of solar PV modules and a provider of solar energy solutions, with over 14,000 employees globally. With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Canada, China, Brazil and South East Asian countries, Canadian Solar now has module manufacturing capacity and has delivered more than 55 GW of premium quality solar modules to customers in over 150 countries in the past 20 years. Canadian Solar has solar power projects globally and solar power plants that are in commercial operation, with a resale value of US$1.2 billion. In addition, Canadian Solar has a geographically diversified utility-scale solar power project pipeline around 10 GWp, with projects being developed in the U.S., Japan, Latin America,Australia, EMEA, South East Asia, India and China. Of the total project pipeline, 2.9 GWp of projects are at late-stage development and have secured energy offtake agreements. In 2018, Canadian Solar achieved a revenue of US$3.74 billion, Meanwhile, Canadian Solar was listed as the Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s Tier 1 Module Manufacturer in terms of bankability for Q4 2018, and was named as Top 3 Global Utility-scale Solar PV Project Developer for 2017 by GTM Research. Canadian Solar Founder and CEO Dr. Shawn Qu blogs as a LinkedIn Influencer at https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnqu/. Canadian Solar is making the difference by delivering more clean, safe and affordable solar energy to the world.
