Quality Specialist (Temp-to-Hire) (Medina, NY)

SOLV Energy is a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry, designing, building and maintaining utility scale solar, battery storage and high voltage substation projects nationwide.

Job Description Summary:

Job Description:

This role will begin as a contingent position with the potential to transition to a permanent position.

The Quality Specialist is responsible for measuring and monitoring construction quality for the PV Solar collection scope of a single utility-scale solar construction site with multiple crew phases of work occurring simultaneously.

The work ends when a safe energization state for the PV Collection system is claimed typically after Mechanical Completion.

Gen-tie and Substation is not included.

This role encompasses pre-installation readiness, first article inspections, and production-paced inspections and hold-release, stages, on all definable features of work (DFOW).

Demands the early identification of discrepancies, sharing lessons learned, and driving continuous improvement in installation practices.

A cornerstone is upholding site execution to planned standards and client expectations for field quality records (workflows) with personnel using the SOLV Energy Sunscreen App.

The Admin support team at time will also push information into tracking and records workflow system (e.g., Procore) to track production and QAQC verification throughout the project on behalf of authority of the Site Quality Manager and Superintendents.

This role is located full-time on a jobsite in Medina, NY.

Specific location details and expectations will be discussed during the interview process.



*This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned

Position Responsibilities and Duties:

Site Inspections & Verification


* Perform random sampling inspections at defined intervals during the construction.



* Evaluate installation and process quality across all assigned DFOW, including civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical scopes.



* Verify compliance with project specifications, engineering drawings, and industry standards.



* Compare inspection results from previous inspection samples of the same DFOW to identify and monitor any variance trends to leverage positive trends and contain negative trends.

Documentation & Reporting


* Photograph and document all discrepancies and non-conforming work.


* Generate and submit Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), as necessary, with detailed findings and recommendations.


* Maintain accurate inspection logs and quality documentation.

Communication & Collaboration


* Communicate inspection results and quality trends to the project team, including site managers, superintendents, and subcontractors.


* Collaborate with the Quality Control and Construction teams to resolve issues and implement corrective actions.


* Provide feedback to improve i...