Quality Associate

Quality Associate

Job Title: Quality Associate
Salary: $90K-120K
Location: Washington, DC - onsite
Employment Type: Full Time
Clearance Requirements: Active TS or Q level clearance is required

Who We Are
Management Solutions LLC (MSLLC) is an award-winning management consulting firm delivering solutions for our partners’ most complex challenges. Since 2002, we have supported federal and commercial clients through expertise in project and program strategy, delivery and implementation, engineering and technical advisory services, workforce solutions, and digital solutions.
We are distinguished by our reputation for managing mission-critical projects and helping organizations improve performance through innovative, people-centered solutions. MSLLC has been recognized as Small Business of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Department of Energy, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory and has been named one of the Top Employers in the Greater Knoxville area.

Why Join Our Team
At Management Solutions, we believe our people are the foundation of our success. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and caring culture where employees feel valued, supported, and empowered to grow. We seek professionals who think critically, solve complex problems, and are dedicated to building and sustaining a high-performing, people-centered organization.

Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Implement and maintain the Project Quality Control Plan and quality assurance/quality control procedures across the program.

• Conduct quality reviews of program activities and deliverables; review and approve designated deliverables prior to customer submission.

• Identify quality issues, deficiencies, risks, and nonconforming work products; document findings and communicate observations to project leadership.

• Track corrective and preventive actions through resolution, verify successful implementation, and elevate unresolved or noncompliant items to senior management.

• Collect, analyze, and report quality metrics and KPIs; develop dashboards and reports to communicate trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.

• Support project leadership in establishing quality objectives, performance measures, and continuous improvement initiatives; evaluate process effectiveness and recommend improvements.

• Maintain quality records, audit documentation, and supporting evidence in accordance with program requirements.

• Ensure quality management processes align with applicable federal agency requirements, contractual obligations, and recognized industry quality standards, and promote consistent quality practices across teams.

• Support customer meetings, management reviews, and other program activities related to quality performance.
  Qualifications
  Required

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, information technology, quality management, or a related field.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience inquality management, quality assurance, quality control, project management, program management, or related discipline.

• Experience reviewing deliverable.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

• U.S. citizenship is required due to federal contract requirements.

• Active Department of Energy Q clearance, or active Top-Secret security clearance.

• Ability to successfully meet all MSLLC employment background screening requirements.

• Ability to work full-time onsite in Washington, DC.
  Skills and Competencies

• Strong knowledge of quality assurance principles, continuous improvement methodologies, and risk-based quality management practices.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple audits, reviews, deliverables, and corrective actions in a fast-paced environment.
  Preferred

• Experience developing, implementing, or maintaining Quality Management Plans, Quality Control Plans, or comparable program-level quality processes. Experience identifying, documenting, tracking, and resolving quality deficiencies or…