Working/Functional Title
Construction Quality Assurance Superviso
Position Summary
Salary: $106,100 - $129,600 commensurate with experience. MSU Benefits - Free comprehensive health care for you and your family as well as a 10% contribution toward your retirement; Generous sick, vacation, personal and holiday time; This position is eligible for partial remote work. Regular attendance is required to meet business and customer needs.
This position will provide daily supervision to the Construction Quality Assurance team (12 FTEs) within IPF Building Services - Building Performance Services. The Construction Quality Assurance team provides the following services:
1. New construction commissioning (NC Cx) services focused on HVAC / electrical systems
2. Skilled Trades Construction Representatives - plan review and construction site inspections on all major trade categories (eg., HVAC/controls, plumbing, electrical, roofing, masonry, glass, architectural finishes, structural components, fire alarm/life safety, outside utilities, fire suppression
3. Providing support to BPS Asset Management Team in maintaining accurate asset/equipment data as part of new construction / renovation projects
The position will require expert knowledge and experience with the planning, design and construction processes, working knowledge of all aspects of building systems operation, ensure adherence to the MSU Authority Having Jurisdiction governance model, and use this knowledge to better align the three efforts within the Construction Quality Assurance team to continually improve our culture, team efficiency and simplify work processes with the Planning, Design and Construction team.
The breakdown of responsibilities are as follows:
25%: Provide expert technical knowledge as related to a specific trade and/or various aspects of the construction process. Apply this knowledge during planning/design/construction phases of a project. This may include, but is not limited to building envelope, utilities, plumbing, HVAC/controls, electrical, life safety, general construction management.
25%: Act as primary commissioning administrator for the identification of opportunities, work scope development, engagement of subject matter experts, and overall commissioning process performance MSU construction standards. Procure and provide oversight to independent testing agencies on MSU construction projects (eg., commissioning (Cx), HVAC testing/adjusting/balancing (TAB), sound testing, vibration analysis, etc.)
20%: Ensure construction quality assurance process conformance for project delivery processes pertaining to new construction projects managed by IPF Planning, Design & Construction and IPF Building Services - Project Services.
20%: Provide day to day supervision of the Construction Quality Assurance (C-QA) team and act as a central point of contact for PDC / Building Services regarding work loading, C-QA team task and procedural alignment / efficiencies, accountability of NC Cx / STCR processes as related to quality of project delivery for high performance buildings and assemblies.
10%: Collaborate with other BPS units to ensure full utilization of team resources and systems knowledge - this includes but is not limited to: providing data gathering support for the Facility Asset Data Exchange (FADE) process, document closeout process w/ Facility Information Services, utilization of Re-Cx team building systems data during project planning, engagement of Energy-Operations Engineer to complete Energy Impact Statements, Central Control team for BAS planning, Asset Management for total cost of ownership data and strategic decision making.
This position will engage in high performing, leading edge practices, valuing people, partners and stewardship.
Salary: $106,100 - $129,600 commensurate with experience. MSU Benefits - Free comprehensive health care for you and your family as well as a 10% contribution toward your retirement; Generous sick, vacation, personal and holiday time; This position is eligible for partial remote work. Regular attendance is required to meet business and customer needs.
This position will provide daily supervision to the Construction Quality Assurance team (12 FTEs) within IPF Building Services - Building Performance Services. The Construction Quality Assurance team provides the following services:
1. New construction commissioning (NC Cx) services focused on HVAC / electrical systems
2. Skilled Trades Construction Representatives - plan review and construction site inspections on all major trade categories (eg., HVAC/controls, plumbing, electrical, roofing, masonry, glass, architectural finishes, structural components, fire alarm/life safety, outside utilities, fire suppression
3. Providing support to BPS Asset Management Team in maintaining accurate asset/equipment data as part of new construction / renovation projects
The position will require expert knowledge and experience with the planning, design and construction processes, working knowledge of all aspects of building systems operation, ensure adherence to the MSU Authority Having Jurisdiction governance model, and use this knowledge to better align the three efforts within the Construction Quality Assurance team to continually improve our culture, team efficiency and simplify work processes with the Planning, Design and Construction team.
The breakdown of responsibilities are as follows:
25%: Provide expert technical knowledge as related to a specific trade and/or various aspects of the construction process. Apply this knowledge during planning/design/construction phases of a project. This may include, but is not limited to building envelope, utilities, plumbing, HVAC/controls, electrical, life safety, general construction management.
25%: Act as primary commissioning administrator for the identification of opportunities, work scope development, engagement of subject matter experts, and overall commissioning process performance MSU construction standards. Procure and provide oversight to independent testing agencies on MSU construction projects (eg., commissioning (Cx), HVAC testing/adjusting/balancing (TAB), sound testing, vibration analysis, etc.)
20%: Ensure construction quality assurance process conformance for project delivery processes pertaining to new construction projects managed by IPF Planning, Design & Construction and IPF Building Services - Project Services.
20%: Provide day to day supervision of the Construction Quality Assurance (C-QA) team and act as a central point of contact for PDC / Building Services regarding work loading, C-QA team task and procedural alignment / efficiencies, accountability of NC Cx / STCR processes as related to quality of project delivery for high performance buildings and assemblies.
10%: Collaborate with other BPS units to ensure full utilization of team resources and systems knowledge - this includes but is not limited to: providing data gathering support for the Facility Asset Data Exchange (FADE) process, document closeout process w/ Facility Information Services, utilization of Re-Cx team building systems data during project planning, engagement of Energy-Operations Engineer to complete Energy Impact Statements, Central Control team for BAS planning, Asset Management for total cost of ownership data and strategic decision making.
This position will engage in high performing, leading edge practices, valuing people, partners and stewardship.
Minimum Requirements
Knowledge normally acquired in four years of college, technical or vocational school in mechanical, electrical, HVAC/energy or applied engineering, energy modeling/analysis, mathematics, statistics or a related field;
