Quality Manager

Location:

Lincoln, Nebraska — 25% travel may be required - Home on weekends.

Department:

Department:
Division 1 - Shop / Office

General Excavating is an award-winning contractor serving public and private owners throughout Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. General Excavating specializes in the construction of underground utilities, natural gas distribution, environmental remediation, excavation shoring, directional drilling, hydro-excavation, and heavy civil including bridge and concrete structures.

Responsible for implementing, supporting, and advancing General Excavating, LLC's quality program across heavy civil and utility construction projects, from preconstruction planning through project closeout.

• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of General Excavating’s Quality Control Program and quality standards.
• Partner with preconstruction and operations teams during project pursuit and planning to identify quality requirements, risks, and critical inspection and testing needs. Lead the initial quality review and page turn process for assigned projects.
• Review plans, specifications, geotechnical information, permits, utility requirements, submittals, and other project documentation to identify quality risks and establish project specific quality requirements.
• Work with project teams to develop and review Quality Plans and Inspection and Test Plans, including required inspections, testing, documentation, responsibilities, and hold or verification points.
• Coordinate with project teams, third party testing agencies, inspectors, engineers, owners, utility representatives, and other applicable parties to ensure quality requirements are clearly understood and incorporated into project planning and execution.
• Support project teams with quality related planning, including scope review, material procurement, submittals, testing and inspection requirements, preparatory meetings, and documentation.
• Conduct field quality reviews and audits throughout construction to verify that work is performed in accordance with plans, specifications, contract requirements, applicable standards, and established quality procedures.
• Review preparatory work, initial installations, testing activities, and completed work to identify potential quality issues and address them proactively before they result in rework, failed testing, schedule impacts, or unacceptable completed work.
• Verify that materials and products are properly received, identified, stored, handled, installed, and documented in accordance with project requirements.
• Monitor quality across applicable construction operations, including pipe installation and joining, welding and fusion, trench preparation and bedding, backfill and compaction, concrete and structural work, bridge construction, coatings, testing, and disinfection.
• Verify required inspections and testing are completed at the appropriate stages of construction, properly documented, and traceable to the associated work.
• Communicate quality requirements and expectations clearly to project teams, craft labor, subcontractors, suppliers, testing agencies, inspectors, and other project stakeholders. Document quality findings, deficiencies, and corrective actions in a timely manner.
• Review design changes, field modifications, RFIs, and revised requirements for potential quality impacts. Coordinate with survey and field teams to verify critical locations, elevations, and as built information.
• Ensure nonconforming work is identified, documented, evaluated, corrected, and closed in accordance with project requirements.
• Monitor project quality status, outstanding…