Field Construction Quality Lead I

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

Job summary

Construction Material Testing seeks a Construction Quality Manager I who owns the quality control program on a single project under a senior quality manager: maintaining the ITP, scheduling and witnessing tests, and writing the daily QC report.

This is the first management seat for a field inspector or technician who already knows what a failing test looks like and wants to own the program instead of just one 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 (we sponsor CQM-C if you do not hold it).
• 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

3+ years in construction materials

Read specs & drawings

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 who owns the quality control program on a single project under a senior quality manager: maintaining the ITP, scheduling and witnessing tests, and writing the daily QC report.

This is the first management seat for a field inspector or technician who already knows what a failing test looks like and wants to own the program instead of just one test.