Field Construction Quality Lead I

Construction Material Testing; Kearney (NE); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing seeks a Construction Quality Manager I to own the project’s quality control program under a senior quality manager. You will keep the inspection and test plan current, schedule and witness tests, and write the daily QC report while tracking nonconformances to resolution.

This role is the first management seat for a field inspector or technician who understands failing tests and wants to own the program rather than a single test.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in construction materials testing, special inspection, or contractor QC.
• At least one of: ACI Grade I, NICET Level II, ICC special inspector, or USACE CQM-C certificate.
• 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 project inspection and test plan (ITP) and the 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.

Skills

Reading specs & drawings

Project focus

Communication with superintendents

Education

ACI Grade I

NICET Level II

ICC special inspector

USACE CQM-C certificate

Job description

Construction Material Testing seeks a Construction Quality Manager I to own the project’s quality control program under a senior quality manager. You will keep the inspection and test plan current, schedule and witness tests, and write the daily QC report while tracking nonconformances to resolution.

This role is the first management seat for a field inspector or technician who understands failing tests and wants to own the program rather than a single test.