Quality Control Manager

As Quality Control Manager (QCM), you plan, run and manage construction quality control (CQC) on your assigned projects. You make sure the work meets contract requirements, project specifications, applicable codes and industry standards. You lead the quality assurance and quality control procedures, oversee inspections and testing, manage quality documentation and direct corrective action on nonconforming work. You work closely with project management, subcontractors, inspectors and clients to find and fix quality issues early, supervise Assistant QCMs, and take on Assistant QCM duties as appropriate.

You will handle project documentation under the client's information-handling requirements.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Lead the QC team
• Lead, manage and develop Assistant QCMs.
• Train them and keep QC tasks and software use in line with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Set quality control expectations, monitor as needed, and give coaching and feedback on performance and development.

Three phases of control

• Implement the three phases of quality control inspections.
• Lead preparatory meetings with subcontractors on contract requirements, and make sure they work from the current drawings and specifications.
• Hold initial inspections in the field to review preliminary work, and follow-up inspections as needed.
• Coordinate with USACE on contract changes and client direction.
• Lead QC meetings with the company and subcontractors as needed. Attend subcontractor progress meetings and OAC meetings.

Closeout

• Partner with the project team to lead project closeout.
• Request and review O&Ms from subcontractors, coordinate owner training as needed, develop a spare parts list and collect warranty documentation.
• Coordinate testing and balancing (TAB) and commissioning.
• Coordinate pre-final and final inspections. Create, track and close out punchlist items.
• Make sure subcontractors keep up red-lined changes, and coordinate final as-built drawings.
• Compile closeout documentation required by the client.

Safety

• Support the safety process. Stop work if necessary to resolve matters that affect safety or quality, or that inhibit the logical progress of work.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

• Laredo role: federal QCM experience, ideally USACE, but any federal body qualifies
• Laredo role: projects of $25 million or more
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering or a related field
• 2+ years of construction and/or field leadership experience
• USACE QCM training certification
• OSHA 10 certification
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, Outlook and Teams
• Experience using RMS
• Ability to access federal installations and military bases
• Willingness to follow client information-handling and security requirements
• Leadership, coaching and/or mentoring experience

PREFERRED

• 5+ years of construction and/or field leadership experience
• EM385-1-1 safety completion
• Experience working as a QCM on federal projects
• Experience leading direct reports
• OSHA 30 certification
• Experience using construction management software and Bluebeam
• Experience leading project start-up, and leading and facilitating meetings
• Experience closing out the steps required on federal projects