Construction Manager

Position: Construction Manager 2
Job Title:

QA/QC Manager Data Center Construction

Job Description

This role leads quality assurance and quality control activities across all phases of a large-scale data center construction project. The QA/QC Manager ensures that all work is installed in strict accordance with contract documents, approved submittals, manufacturer requirements, commissioning requirements, and client quality standards. You will serve as the primary quality lead on site, driving defect prevention, field inspections, documentation compliance, turnover readiness, and timely issue resolution across civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and telecom scopes in a mission-critical environment.

Responsibilities

+ Develop and execute comprehensive project quality plans that align with contract requirements and client standards.

+ Implement and maintain quality processes, inspection programs, and audit routines across all construction phases.

+ Lead quality audits and field inspections to verify compliance with drawings, specifications, and approved submittals.

+ Identify trends and recurring quality issues, implement corrective and preventive actions, and track their effectiveness.

+ Track Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) from identification through closure, ensuring timely resolution.

+ Conduct routine site walks with contractors, designers, vendors, and commissioning teams to monitor installation quality.

+ Verify that installations comply with design documents, manufacturer requirements, and project specifications.

+ Validate testing and inspection activities, including torque verification and installation records, to ensure completeness and accuracy.

+ Monitor workmanship quality across all trade partners and drive improvements in field execution standards.

+ Ensure all quality documentation is complete, accurate, and uploaded into required systems in a timely manner.

+ Review inspection reports, test reports, turnover packages, redlines, and as-built documentation for accuracy and completeness.

+ Verify that closeout and turnover deliverables meet all contract requirements and client expectations.

+ Maintain and report on quality metrics, dashboards, and key performance indicators for project leadership.

+ Partner with Commissioning and Operations teams to ensure systems are fully ready for acceptance and operational use.

+ Participate in pre-functional, functional, and integrated systems testing activities to validate installation and performance.

+ Drive punch list creation, management, and closure to support turnover readiness and commissioning milestones.

+ Support Operations acceptance reviews and readiness assessments by providing accurate quality and test documentation.

+ Work closely with Construction Managers, Project Engineers, Contractors, Commissioning Managers, Design teams, and Operations to align on quality objectives.

+ Lead quality-focused meetings, communicate risks and issues to leadership, and ensure timely escalation of critical concerns.

+ Escalate quality issues that impact safety, schedule, reliability, or turnover milestones and coordinate corrective actions.

+ Produce typical deliverables including quality inspection reports, NCR tracking and closure reports, audit reports, turnover readiness assessments, punch list reports, quality dashboards, testing and inspection documentation reviews, and vendor and contractor quality assessments.

+ Continuously improve project quality processes by capturing lessons learned and implementing best practices.

+ Support achievement of project quality objectives by minimizing rework, reducing commissioning failures, and enabling on-time turnover.

+ Influence field teams to improve workmanship standards and foster a strong quality culture on site.

Essential Skills

+ At least 10 years of experience in construction quality, QA/QC, commissioning, or field engineering roles.

+ Minimum 5 years of experience supporting mission-critical, industrial, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, or data center projects.

+ Minimum 5 years of experience in data center or mission-critical construction quality, including managing quality programs, inspections, audits, and contractor compliance.

+ At least 5 years of experience with QA/QC programs, inspections, and documentation management in large-scale construction environments.

+ At least 5 years of experience in turnover, startup, and commissioning readiness for complex facilities.

+ At least 7 years of experience overseeing installation, testing, and quality…