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    "description": "<h2>About Us</h2>\n<p>QISG leverages Quanta’s comprehensive resources to deliver collaborative solutions for our partners' energy infrastructure needs. We use in-house talent, expertise and resources to plan, design, engineer, manage, conduct maintenance on and construct projects.</p>\n<p>Our turnkey service capabilities provide our customers with efficiency, consistency, attention to detail and safe execution. The QISG team brings together Engineering, Safety, Quality, Material Procurement, QA/QC, Right-of-Way Acquisition, Scheduling, Environmental Planning, Permitting, Title and Land Management expertise that ensure outstanding results for our clients.</p>\n<h2>About this Role</h2>\n<p>Onsite - M-F: <em>4249 Easton Way Suite 425 Columbus, Ohio 43219</em></p>\n<p>At QISG, we deliver complex EPC energy infrastructure projects that power communities and support the modern grid. 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