Project Quality Lead

Project Quality Manager

Required Skills & Experience

Minimum education:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quality or related discipline; equivalent quality-management experience may be accepted.

· Typically 10+ years in project quality assurance/control for complex EPC or design-build construction, including 5+ years leading quality teams.

· Required experience in data center or mission-critical construction across multiple disciplines.

· Demonstrated ownership of project quality plans, audits, ITPs, NCR/CAPA, subcontractor quality and turnover records.

· Preferred auditor certification and recognized quality credential such as ASQ, CQE or equivalent

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

· Strong knowledge of ISO 9001-based systems, construction quality planning, inspection/test controls and records management.

· Ability to interpret contracts, specifications, drawings, codes and acceptance standards across disciplines.

· Audit planning, root-cause analysis, corrective action and quality-data trending.

· Leadership of subcontractor quality performance and difficult compliance conversations.

· Working knowledge of digital field/quality and document-control platforms.

Job Description

Leads implementation of the Project Quality Management System and Construction Quality Plan across engineering, procurement, construction and turnover. The role manages the discipline quality team, establishes risk-based assurance and control activities, and provides independent visibility of compliance, nonconformities and readiness to the Project QCx Manager. It partners with project delivery teams to prevent defects while retaining authority to reject nonconforming work and escalate systemic risk.

· Develop, implement and maintain the Project Quality Plan, discipline inspection strategy, audit program and quality objectives.

· Lead CSA, MEP and AFO Quality Engineers and coordinate subcontractor quality organizations and third-party inspectors.

· Oversee ITPs, method-statement quality controls, inspections, testing, material traceability and turnover records.

· Manage nonconformities, corrective actions, quality risks, trend analysis, surveillance and lessons learned.

· Report quality performance and significant compliance risks to the Project QCx Manager and project leadership.