Director of Quality Control

RNGD is a rapidly scaling organization emerging as a nationally recognized leader in construction through our unique Renegade mindset focused on innovation, creativity, and culture. The team is made up of a highly engaged group of seasoned professionals and emerging leaders. We are creators who believe that what we build drives the growth of our cities and that to fulfill our mission, we must constantly challenge the old way of doing things.

Headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, we thrive on building communities, building teams, building leaders, and growing the business throughout the Southeast region with additional offices in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama.

We’re looking for Director of Quality Control that will provide strategic leadership for RNGD’s Quality Management System (QMS) and quality assurance and quality control programs across all business units, operating regions, and construction operations, including Heavy, Commercial, Trades, and Mission Critical. Success in this role means RNGD has a consistently adopted QMS, project quality risks are identified early, systemic issues are resolved at their root causes, corrective actions are completed, rework is reduced, and leadership has reliable information to guide decisions.

This role establishes enterprise quality strategy, standards, governance, procedures, metrics, and accountability. The Director ensures owner requirements, contract specifications, industry standards, and regulatory obligations are translated into practical quality controls throughout the project lifecycle. The Director partners with Operations, Safety, Risk Management, Legal, People Operations, project leaders, and third-party consultants to align quality objectives with business priorities. This role also builds, develops, and deploys the Quality Control team and organizational resources needed to support RNGD’s continued growth.

• Enterprise Quality Strategy and QMS Governance
  • Develop, implement, and maintain RNGD’s corporate QMS in collaboration with a third-party consultant, Safety, the Chief Legal Officer, and operational and executive leaders.
  • Establish company-wide quality standards, procedures, governance, roles, and performance expectations.
  • Lead quality strategy across all business units, operating regions, and project types.
  • Review and approve corporate quality policies, standards, and program requirements.
  • Ensure the QMS evolves with organizational growth, project complexity, lessons learned, and changing client and regulatory expectations.
• Project Quality Planning and Compliance
  • Establish scalable requirements for project quality plans and review and approve plans based on project risks and contractual obligations.
  • Ensure owner requirements, contract specifications, industry standards, and regulatory requirements are translated into clear project controls.
  • Partner with Operations and project leaders to integrate quality from pursuit and preconstruction through startup, execution, turnover, and closeout.
  • Define expectations for quality documentation, inspection and testing coordination, deficiency management, corrective action, and project turnover.
  • Monitor the implementation of project quality plans and elevate significant or systemic risks to the appropriate leaders.
  • Maintain clear accountability for quality within Operations and project teams while providing enterprise governance, assurance, and support.
• Audits, Inspections, and Quality Assurance
  • Oversee quality audits, inspections, testing activities, and compliance reviews across projects and operating regions.
  • Establish risk-based audit schedules, evaluation criteria, documentation standards, and follow-up requirements.
  • Coordinate third-party…