Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) Quality Control Engineer

About the role

The RCC Quality Control Engineer will ensure that the contractor’s quality control processes are fit for purpose for the supply and placement of roller compacted concrete (RCC). The role involves daily quality control oversight to support continuous RCC placement on dam projects.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure Quality Control Systems, Processes and Laboratory Infrastructure are appropriate for continuous RCC batching, delivery, placement, compaction and lift surface preparation.
• Verify that the design‑and‑build contractor’s quality control personnel perform their duties as expected for an RCC dam.
• Provide quality assurance during construction, including field observation, testing, documentation, and responding to project‑specific queries from IAs and the contractor.
• Monitor day‑to‑day RCC operations for adherence to technical specifications and international best practice.
• Ensure proper RCC batching, transportation, placement, surface preparation, compaction, curing/protection and strength testing.
• Oversee testing throughout RCC placement, such as in‑place density testing, temperature monitoring, cylinder preparation, and compressive strength testing.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in design and construction of RCC dams, including design, specification review, construction supervision, and quality control.
• Registration as a Chartered or Professional Engineer with an internationally recognised institution and mandatory chartered membership of the local IPES in Samoa.

Required skills

• Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) batching and placement.
• Concrete compaction and lift surface preparation.
• In‑place density testing and temperature monitoring.
• Cylinder preparation and compressive strength testing.
• Quality control and assurance procedures for concrete dam projects.