What is a QA Engineer?
A Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer at AECOM safeguards delivery quality across complex infrastructure projects—civil works, buildings, transportation hubs, energy systems, water facilities, and secure federal installations. You will ensure construction complies with design intent, specifications, codes, and contractual requirements, and that documentation is complete, accurate, and defensible. Expect to be the technical authority who validates that what is designed is what gets built—safely, on time, and to the right standard.
Your work directly impacts cost, schedule, risk, and client trust. On federal and design-build projects, you will orchestrate the QA program, lead inspection strategy, review submittals and RFIs, oversee materials testing, manage nonconformance and corrective actions, and validate commissioning and closeout. Typical partners include Construction Managers, Discipline Engineers (Civil/MEP/Structural), Commissioning Agents, Cost/Schedule teams, Safety, and client representatives (e.g., DoD, GSA).
This role is both critical and compelling: you’ll combine field presence with rigorous process control, translating specs and drawings into real-world outcomes. You’ll guide inspectors, negotiate with contractors, brief senior stakeholders, and make go/no-go decisions at key milestones—such as pre-pour inspections, systems activation, life-safety testing, and final punchlist. If you enjoy being the standard-bearer for quality and compliance in high-stakes environments, this is where you will thrive.
