Quality Consultant Senior (Austin Energy Corporate Quality Services)

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This role is part of Austin Energy’s Corporate Quality Services (CQS) team, an internal consulting group dedicated to partnering with various business units, functional organizations, and vendors to enhance the value and delivery of products, services, and information.

The successful candidate will facilitate cross-functional business planning initiatives, lead systematic problem-solving efforts and implement cross-functional process improvement techniques to boost organizational efficiency. This position will support the Quality Management System and Quality Center of Excellence, SPARQ, to promote a culture of Continuous Improvement across Austin Energy.

 

Job Description:

Purpose:

Under general supervision serves as a subject matter expert related to continual improvement activities which includes quality assurance, process improvement and risk mitigation activities within the organization.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:

Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

• Supports projects related to the development of improvement of organizational programs, processes, and systems.

• Uses quality assurance methodologies to assist with current state analysis assessments.

• Conducts continuous improvement projects for business units within the organization.

• Supports risk mitigation evaluations to improve organizational performance.

• Conducts assessments of organizational systems and processes.

• Supports project teams and organizational change efforts.

• Conducts continual improvement training.

• Supports the organizations quality center of excellence.

Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:

• May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training, and guidance to others.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

• Knowledge of process improvement methodologies.

• Knowledge of performance measure development analysis.

• Knowledge of applicable City of Austin, State, and Federal statutes, ordinances, and codes.

• Knowledge of City practices, policies, and procedures.

• Skill in communication in a variety of formats including print, oral and formal presentations.

• Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities.

• Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with other City employees and the public.

• Ability to look at situations systematically.

• Ability to work independently.

• Ability to understand, interpret, and apply detailed and complex information.

• Ability to implement recommendations.

• Ability to identify and analyze system faults.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in a field related to the job, plus four (4) years of experience related to the job.

• Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification may substitute for two (2) years of experience.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• None

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated success in leading and mentoring continuous improvement initiatives.

• Demonstrated success in leading complex enterprise-wide projects.

• Demonstrated success in developing and maintaining Quality Management Systems (QMS).

• Strong ability in data analysis and visualization to identify risks, uncover process inefficiencies, and generate actionable insights. 

• Experience in building a Quality Center of Excellence and Community of Practice. 

• The successful candidate may hold certifications such as PMI-PMP, PMI-CAPM, Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt, ASQ-COE/QM, ASQ-CQE, or have the ability to initiate the process to obtain one or more within six (6) months of employment.

 

Notes to Candidate:

Pay Range: Entry: $38.70 - Mid: $49.13 (Effective 9-21-25)

Schedule: 8:00AM - 5:00PM - 60% COA telework policy

Location: 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin Texas 78723

Employment Application:

• The City of Austin employment application is an official document; incomplete applications will not be considered.

• The Employment Record should be complete with job titles, employment dates, job duties, functions, and responsibilities for each position held. 

• Starting salary will be based on overall relevant experience from your application.

• Responses to supplemental questions regarding experience should also be clearly documented in the ‘Experience’ section of the main application.

• Please be sure to detail on the application all current and previous employment that you wish to be considered as part of your qualifications.

• Résumés will not be accepted and statements such as “see résumé” will not be accepted. You may use “N/A” for fields that are not applicable.

• Please note that Austin Energy may close the job posting at any time after 7 days from the date of the initial advertisement. Once the job posting has closed, applications cannot be changed.

• Current City of Austin employees must submit their application through ‘Job Hubs’ in Workday to be considered.

If you are selected as a top candidate:

• Verification of your education (which may include high school graduation or GED, undergraduate and/or graduate degrees) will be required. You must provide proof of education from an accredited organization/institution

• If you are identified as a top candidate and are in the military or a veteran, you will need to provide a copy of your DD-214 prior to confirming a start date.

• This position requires a criminal background investigation.

Good Standing Employees

Employees, in Good Standing, who are candidates within the department/division that the position resides in and who meet the minimum and all of the preferred qualifications (if any) of the position will be included in the initial interview. Department/division employee must remain in Good Standing through the Top Candidate Selection phase at which time the Good Standing status will be re-verified. 

Critical:

This position has been designated as a Critical Employee position. Critical Employees are considered necessary and vital and supports activities that impact City or department operations. This work can be done while at a designated work site or while working at an alternate work location. Critical employees who are able to work at an alternative work location are required to do so. Schedules may be modified, and employees may be reassigned to another area during extraordinary situations or emergency conditions to provide essential services.

Fair Labor Standards Act:

This position is considered FLSA Exempt. Exempt employees are salaried and, except as provided, are not eligible for overtime compensation.

Important Note to Applicants:
Please be aware that the Job Posting Close Date reflects the final day to apply, but the posting will close at 11:59 PM the day before the date listed. All application steps, including attachments and submission, must be fully completed before that time.

We also recommend that you save or print a copy of the job posting for your records. Once a posting has closed, it will no longer be viewable in the system" at the end.

 

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The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition, the City will not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of an individual's AIDS, AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; nor will the City discriminate against individuals who are perceived to be at risk of HIV infection, or who associate with individuals who are believed to be at risk.

City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call (512) 974-3210 or Texas Relay by dialing 7-1-1.