Construction Quality Lead I: Field Test Plans & NCRs

Construction Material Testing; Great Falls (MT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing is seeking a Quality Manager I to own the project QC program on a single project under a senior quality manager. You will maintain the inspection and test plan, schedule tests, witness tests, and write the daily QC report.

This role requires 3+ years in construction materials testing or QC, certifications like ACI Grade I, NICET II, ICC or USACE CQM-C, and the ability to read specs and speak up when a lift fails.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in construction materials testing, special inspection, or contractor QC.
• One of: ACI Grade I, NICET Level II, ICC special inspector, or USACE CQM-C.
• Able to read specifications and drawings and turn them into a test schedule.
• Direct, organized, and comfortable telling a superintendent that a lift does not pass.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the ITP and testing frequency log against the specifications; Schedule and witness field and laboratory tests; verify certifications of the technicians performing them; Write the daily quality control report and the three-phase (preparatory, initial, follow-up) meeting records; Open, track, and close nonconformance reports with the superintendent and the engineer of record; Keep submittal, mix design, and material certification files audit-ready.
• The week starts with the look-ahead: which pours, lifts, and structural work land in the next ten days, what the specification requires for each, and whether the technicians and the laboratory are lined up to cover it.
• When a test fails, you own the paperwork and the conversation: the NCR gets opened the same day, the engineer of record gets the data, and the corrective action gets tracked until the retest passes.

Skills

Test scheduling

Reading specifications

Communication with superintendents

Education

ACI Grade I certificate

NICET Level II

ICC special inspector

USACE CQM-C certificate

Job description

Construction Material Testing is seeking a Quality Manager I to own the project QC program on a single project under a senior quality manager. You will maintain the inspection and test plan, schedule tests, witness tests, and write the daily QC report.

This role requires 3+ years in construction materials testing or QC, certifications like ACI Grade I, NICET II, ICC or USACE CQM-C, and the ability to read specs and speak up when a lift fails.