Director of Quality Assurance & Process Excellence

RNGD; Metairie (LA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

RNGD in New Orleans, LA, is seeking a Director of Quality Control to lead the company’s QMS and quality programs across Heavy, Commercial, Trades, and Mission Critical projects. You will set strategy, governance, and metrics, translating owner requirements and contract specs into practical controls throughout the project lifecycle.

You will build and mentor the Quality Control team, partner with Operations, Safety, Risk, Legal, and project leaders, and drive continuous improvement by identifying

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, quality management, or a related field.
• Fifteen or more years of progressive construction, engineering, quality, or similar operational experience.
• Ten or more years managing quality assurance and quality control programs.
• Experience leading enterprise or multi-project quality programs across multiple regions.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder-management capabilities.
• Relevant professional certification or credential, such as ASQ, CQM, CQM-C, PE, PMP, Lean Construction, or a comparable qualification.

Responsibilities

• Establish enterprise quality strategy, standards, governance, procedures, metrics, and accountability.
• Lead quality audits, inspections, testing activities, and compliance reviews across projects and operating regions.
• Oversee nonconformance, corrective action, and continuous improvement processes.
• Partner with Operations, Safety, Risk Management, Legal, People Operations, project leaders to align quality objectives with business priorities.
• Provide executive-level reporting on quality performance, significant events, emerging risks, and improvement priorities.
• Recruit, develop, and retain quality professionals capable of supporting diverse construction operations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

QMS governance

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Professional certification

Job description

RNGD in New Orleans, LA, is seeking a Director of Quality Control to lead the company’s QMS and quality programs across Heavy, Commercial, Trades, and Mission Critical projects. You will set strategy, governance, and metrics, translating owner requirements and contract specs into practical controls throughout the project lifecycle.

You will build and mentor the Quality Control team, partner with Operations, Safety, Risk, Legal, and project leaders, and drive continuous improvement by identifying