Quality Control Engineer
Date: Jan 9, 2026
Location: New York City, NY, US
Company: RailWorks
Job ID: 19496
Benefits Offering
RailWorks is committed to helping our employees live better lives. We offer comprehensive benefits packages to eligible employees, including competitive pay, medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) with company match, and additional performance incentives.
Compensation
$90000 - $118000 / year
Position Summary
The Quality Engineer performs engineering design reviews on contract documents, specifications and construction submittals for quality assurance in support of project delivery.
Primary/Essential Responsibilities and Duties
- Performs Quality management on engineering design and construction processes and procedures to ensure completeness, accuracy, and compliance with project requirements
- Reviews engineering design reports, disposition inspection and test plans and quality plans and procedures to ensure quality compliance
- Assists with review, analysis, and reporting on contract design documents
- Conducts quality surveillance and audits
- Develops checklists and reports on quality audits, construction surveillance and assessments on assigned design and construction contracts.
- Assists in developing Quality processes or procedures to ensure consistency, visibility, traceability, and effectiveness of consultant and contractor's work.
- Interfaces with other departments, construction contractors, design consultants and third parties to discuss quality status
- Reviews, analyzes, and reports on quality issues in the design, construction, and operational phases of projects
- Analyzes and reports on nonconforming issues and corrective/preventive actions.
- Assists in the development of operational and maintenance quality plans and procedures
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in civil engineering or closely related field with four years of experience in design and construction management in transportation/track related field; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Operational characteristics, services, and activities of a quality assurance program.
- Pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations.
- Principles and practices of design and construction quality management.
- Quality assurance and assessment practices and procedures and reliability requirements.
- Design, construction management, construction inspection, and project management principles and practices related to transportation/transit projects.
- Engineering design drawings and standards, construction specifications.
- Modern office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and statistical databases.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions
- Frequently works outdoors at construction sites and occasionally works indoors.
- Frequently stands, walks, climbs, balances, stoops, and crouches while negotiating work areas under construction.
- Sits, reads, writes, and uses a keyboard.
- May be exposed to harsh weather conditions including very hot and very cold weather
- May be exposed to loud noise.
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RailWorks is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment with RailWorks without regard to an individual’s sex, race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.
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