Capital Project Quality Lead

Construction Material Testing; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing seeks a Project Quality Manager II to own quality on capital projects from the owner's side. You will write the project quality plan, set surveillance/audit programs, and qualify vendors and inspection subcontractors, reporting metrics to project leadership.

You will lead nonconformance, corrective actions, and lessons learned, while ensuring quality records withstand turnover and client review. This role requires on-site work and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in quality on construction or industrial capital projects, including 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

Quality requirements writing

Contractor QA/QC oversight

Risk reporting

Tools

AASHTO R18

NQA-1

API standards

DOT QA standards

Job description

Construction Material Testing seeks a Project Quality Manager II to own quality on capital projects from the owner's side. You will write the project quality plan, set surveillance/audit programs, and qualify vendors and inspection subcontractors, reporting metrics to project leadership.

You will lead nonconformance, corrective actions, and lessons learned, while ensuring quality records withstand turnover and client review. This role requires on-site work and travel as needed.