Overview
Reworld is a leader in sustainable waste solutions, seeking a Principal Engineer, Structural QA/QC to join their Plant Support Engineering team. This role involves quality oversight and field engagement at Thermomechanical Treatment facilities, ensuring compliance with structural repair standards.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement standard QA/QC work processes.
- Support the development and enforcement of QA/QC processes for structural repair activities across multiple facilities.
- Provide technical reviews of repair scopes, drawings, contractor procedures, and engineering packages.
- Participate in risk assessments and contribute to structural integrity management strategies.
- Travel to facilities to monitor ongoing structural repair work.
- Conduct field inspections and collaborate with certified weld inspectors.
- Act as the technical point of contact for site teams and contractors during repair execution.
- Perform QA/QC reviews, audits, and verifications for repair activities.
- Identify structural risks and nonconformances, propose corrective actions, and track resolution.
- Support the development of quality documentation, inspection checklists, and acceptance criteria.
- Coordinate across engineering, operations, safety, and maintenance groups.
- Interface with 3rd party engineering firms, contractors, and vendors.
- Deliver clear, actionable QA/QC reports and recommendations to stakeholders.
- Coordinate with outage management and field services team for outage schedule compliance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Structural or Civil Engineering required.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
- 7+ years of structural engineering experience in industrial environments.
- Demonstrated experience in QA/QC and contractor/vendor oversight.
- Hands-on exposure to field repair activities and coordination with certified weld inspectors.
- Strong understanding of relevant codes, standards, and QA/QC practices.
- Ability to perform structural risk analyses and communicate findings.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and reporting skills.
- Ability to function in a multi-discipline team.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k
- PTO
Additional Information
- Position requires regular travel to facilities (approximately 30-40% of time).
- Combination of office-based technical review and field-based walk-downs.