Field & Lab Quality Leader

Braun Intertec is seeking a Field & Lab Quality Leader to join our Construction Materials Testing group. The chosen individual provides strategic direction and leadership for technical quality, laboratory accreditation, compliance, and quality management programs across the field and lab services within our E&T division.

This role drives a culture of quality, technical excellence, and continuous improvement by ensuring adherence to industry standards, accreditation requirements, and operational best practices. Working collaboratively with Operations Leadership, Technical Practice Leaders, Regional Leaders, and Field & Lab teams, the position develops and implements quality initiatives that enhance workforce capability, improve operational performance, strengthen client confidence, and support the division's strategic growth objectives.

Lead divisional compliance efforts for laboratory accreditations and certifications, including AASHTO resource, CCRL, AMRL, A2LA, USACE, and applicable state DOT programs. Coordinate and oversee accreditation activities across all regional laboratories to ensure continuous compliance and successful audit outcomes. Partner with Technical Practice and laboratory leadership to maintain quality management systems, Quality Manuals, calibration programs, equipment verification schedules, and associated records. Monitor proficiency testing, evaluate results, identify trends, and implement corrective actions for non-conformities.

Conduct technical audits of laboratory and field operations to ensure ongoing audit readiness and adherence to company, industry, and regulatory standards. Drive continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen quality system effectiveness and regulatory compliance.

Partner with Technical Practice to establish and maintain technical competency standards for Field & Lab operations. Partner with Regional Field & Lab Leaders to implement and consistently apply established and new technical competency standards across the Field & Lab operations. Evaluate onboarding and qualification processes to ensure employees obtain required certifications, licenses, and credentials before independently performing testing activities. Monitor technical training progression and certification compliance across the region.

Develop and facilitate mentorship and career development programs to support succession planning and development initiatives.

Establish, monitor, and continuously improve quality assurance controls within laboratory and field data management systems, including Meta Field and related platforms. Serve as the divisional technical escalation point for specification non-conformance, disputed results, and client quality concerns. Manage the OTI process and corrective action efforts associated with technical non-conformance events. Collaborate with Service Delivery leaders to improve testing accuracy, consistency, and documentation quality.

Conduct regular field evaluations to evaluate compliance with testing standards, procedures, and quality requirements. Perform technical reviews of sampling practices, concrete testing procedures, nuclear density gauge operations, equipment standardization, and other testing activities. Provide technical consultation on complex, high-risk, or specialty projects involving advanced testing methods, forensic investigations, deep foundation testing, mass concrete applications, and other specialized specifications. Support project teams in interpreting standards, specifications, and quality requirements.

Promote consistent execution of technical procedures across all operations.

Serve as the primary liaison between regional CMT operations and Engineering and Testing leadership. Co-chair recurring Divisional Operations and Quality Alignment meetings to review quality metrics, accreditation status, training progress, and operational risks. Provide recommendations to leadership regarding quality initiatives, staffing development, technical improvements, and risk mitigation strategies. Champion a culture of safety, technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement throughout the division.

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