Capital-Project Quality Lead

Construction Material Testing; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing is seeking a Project Quality Manager II to own quality on capital projects from the owner's or EPC's side, drafting the project quality plan and defining surveillance and audit programs for contractors and suppliers.

You will qualify vendors and inspection subcontractors, review contractor QC plans, ITPs, procedures, and inspector qualifications, and own nonconformance, corrective actions, and lessons‑learned processes.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in quality on construction or industrial capital projects, incl. 2+ years leading a project quality program.
• ISO 9001 lead or internal auditor certification.
• ASQ CQA or CMQ-OE preferred.
• Experience with owner-side quality programs in industrial, energy, infrastructure, or federal work.
• Able to write quality requirements that contractors can actually execute, and to enforce them.

Responsibilities

• Write the project quality plan and the contractor and supplier quality requirements that flow from it.
• Plan and lead surveillance and audits of contractors and suppliers.
• Qualify vendors and inspection agencies.
• Review and accept contractor QC plans, ITPs, procedures, and inspector qualifications.
• Own the project nonconformance, corrective-action, and lessons-learned processes.
• Report quality metrics and risks to project leadership and the owner's quality organization.

Skills

Quality management

Auditing

ISO 9001 Lead Auditor

ASQ CQA

CMQ-OE

Construction QC

Vendor qualification

Contractor QC enforcement

Tools

AASHTO R18

Job description

Construction Material Testing is seeking a Project Quality Manager II to own quality on capital projects from the owner's or EPC's side, drafting the project quality plan and defining surveillance and audit programs for contractors and suppliers.

You will qualify vendors and inspection subcontractors, review contractor QC plans, ITPs, procedures, and inspector qualifications, and own nonconformance, corrective actions, and lessons‑learned processes.