Quality Control Specialist; Inspector​/Quality Assurance Manager

Overview

Position is with the AECOM Program and Project Management Group. This group manages various aspects of programs and projects to comprehensively serve the client and profitably support the delivery of complex Federal construction projects with results that meet or exceed client requirements and are aligned with AECOM’s core values and financial objectives.

Quality Control Specialist IV:
Direct report to AECOM Sr. Project Manager, supporting the General Services Administration (GSA) “Owner” and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) “Tenant” in the role of Lead Inspector and Quality Assurance Manager. Duties involve managing the Owner’s interests (not the construction team) on a singular high profile complex multi-year construction project as the Field Owner’s Representative, in an embedded full-time position at the project site to achieve specified objectives.

This includes daily observation, assessment, and reporting of site activity, implementing a robust Quality Assurance plan for monitoring and assessing the Design Build Contractor’s Quality Control Plan, work planning, staff management, execution of work, reviewing and validating contractor’s self-performed or contracted inspections and providing certification of work in place, and confirming compliance with DB Team’s Contract including SOW, applicable codes and agency guidelines (GSA and CBP).

Supplemental inspection duties include coordinating and overseeing any Owner-ordered third party independent testing and monitoring and reporting on quality and progress to the AECOM Project Manager and GSA Project Team to support a functionally and financially viable project delivered on time within authorized cost and to the required quality.

Responsibilities include close collaboration with the project team and Owner’s representatives during all construction stages, from inception to completion, including Phased Construction, Commissioning and Acceptance Phases, and ensuring conformance to SOW, design documents, codes, standards, GSA P-100 and CBP guidelines.

• Reports directly to the AECOM Sr. Project Manager and is managed by the Pacific Northwest Market Sector Leader and West Region GSA Business Development Leader.
• Perform on-site observation and inspection services for field construction activities. Assist in the management of scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and change.
• Serve as primary field contact – coordinate with Owner’s project team (CO, PM, COR, Property Manager, O&M, stakeholders) and interface with project design and DB teams; provide proactive assessment, monitor client satisfaction, and report on team engagement.
• Assist the AECOM Project Team with constructability reviews, submittal processing, leading quality assurance, tracking project status and quality compliance, and supporting certification of work in place for invoicing and progress reporting.
• Provide feedback on on-site activities and escalate issues to the AECOM Project Manager and GSA Contract Officer/Project Manager/COR as authorized.
• Oversee site infrastructure, utilities, site grading, concrete roadways, and vertical construction including small building projects and required ancillary work; verify conformance to SOW, contract, approved design documents, codes, standards, and guidelines.
• Coordinate and oversee Owner-ordered testing and quality control activities; ensure safe, secure operations at the site and timely project delivery.
• Mentor and coordinate field oversight and direction of AECOM and consultant staff to ensure continuous improvement and quality completion of tasks.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree plus six (6) years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education providing QA/QC management and on-site inspection on construction projects.

• Travel may be required for this position.
• Sponsorship is not available for this position.

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