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Our Quality Department team members provide industry-leading expertise and advice in Building Enclosure and MEP Systems, lead the quality process and are a valuable resource to our project teams. Our company vision is to deliver the ultimate experience to our clients, trade partners, and each other while being leaders in our industry and community. Our Quality team plays a big part in achieving this vision.\n\nA typical week for a Quality Engineer may include the following:\nAssisting the team in quality program development and facilitation \nRunning preinstallation meetings with our trade partners\nWalking a jobsite to evaluate construction work in-place\nWriting quality observation reports following a site visit\nPerforming a constructability review for a future project\nDeveloping a job specific quality plan with a project team\nThe quality engineer is always on the go and generally sets their own schedule, typically managing the quality process for several projects at a time. \n\nOur quality team members attend 4-5 national conferences or training events every year to develop their knowledge and maintain their credentials. Pepper’s Quality Department leads quarterly internal training for our project managers and superintendents to keep our quality culture fresh and present the details of a technical topic. \n\nThe ideal Quality Engineer is a sharp, curious, problem-solver and an excellent communicator. They are interested in the details of construction and seek to understand the best way to put things together. The Quality Engineer serves as a resource to the project team in the areas of project delivery, constructability, workflow and sequencing, and proper installation techniques. \n\nMAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:\nAssist Project Teams: Leads Project Teams in developing the Job Specific Quality Plan. Reviews Construction Documents, Specifications, Shop Drawings, and Submittals with the intent to identify challenges and opportunities.\nAssist Trade Partners: Leads project Quality pre-installation meetings with Trade Partners. Works with subcontractors to develop and implement Trade Partner Job Specific Quality Plans.\nConduct Quality Site Visits: Reviews and documents work in the field. Photographs and discusses work in place with the project team. Writes reports for each site visit, providing directions and suggestions to correct improper work-in-place.\nAssist in Preconstruction: Conducts constructability reviews of future jobs to identify risks and incorporate lessons learned and best practices before construction starts.\nEducation & Growth: Participates in education and growth opportunities to remain relevant and aware of current trends affecting construction and quality. Attend industry events in the local area and out of town events four to five times a year. Past conferences have included organizations such as Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA), International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC), World of Concrete, American Contractors Insurance Group (ACIG), Construction Specifiers Institute (CSI), Building Enclosure Science and Technology (BEST), and more. \nExpertise: The Quality Engineer will have a general understanding of all elements of construction but will develop focused expertise in building enclosure, concrete, metal stud framing and drywall, flooring, and life safety systems. \n\nPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:\nEducation: Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field. \nExperience: Knowledge of or experience with construction such as building enclosures, concrete, drywall framing, life safety, or flooring are a plus. Must possess a desire to be mentored in the construction industry. \nCertifications: Building Enclosure Certifications such as Registered Roof Observer (RRO), Registered Exterior Wall Observer (REWO), Certified Air Barrier Specialist (CABS) are a plus. Concrete certifications from ACI are a plus.\nAttributes: Excellent problem-solving skills with a strong curiosity for how systems operate together. Always maintains a calm demeanor. Able to explain things clearly both verbally and in writing. Self-motivated and able to work independently or as part of a team.\nTravel: Able to travel throughout Central Indiana but will typically be home every night. Pepper will provide a company vehicle or stipend for local travel. Overnight travel is required 4-5 times per year for conferences.\nPhysical Requirements: Must be able to visit and work within an active multi-level construction site, including the use of ladders, scaffolds, and lifts. Must be able to stand and walk for long periods of time when necessary. Must be able to wear personal protective equipment for several hours per day.\nSchedule: Daily work schedule is typically between 8AM – 5PM.\nWHY PEPPER?\nGreat benefits (medical, dental, vision) and 401(k) match—your future is in good hands!\nVacation time, PTO, holidays, floating holidays and more!\nStudent loan repayment program\nOpportunities to network and grow professionally\nA supportive team environment that celebrates success\nEngaging and fun company-wide events\nVolunteer opportunities\nMeaningful work bringing a positive impact to communities","description_format":"text","description_chars":5370,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Growth opportunities"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Health Care","Real Estate","Construction"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-03T16:28:51Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":3,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.124,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":115,"expected_fill_days":20,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","win:tail","crowd:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-10-05T05:45:15Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/pepper-construction-quality-project-engineer-i","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/pepper-construction-quality-project-engineer-i.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-06T01:31:08Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2117,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":2883,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-07T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2247187},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2247187"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fpepper-construction-quality-project-engineer-i"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fpepper-construction-quality-project-engineer-i"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fpepper-construction-quality-project-engineer-i"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/pepper-construction-quality-project-engineer-i\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fpepper-construction-quality-project-engineer-i"}]}