Field Quality Lead: Own ITP & NCRs on Site

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

Job summary

Construction Material Testing is seeking a Construction Quality Manager I to own the quality control program on a single project under a senior quality manager. You will maintain the ITP, schedule and witness tests, and produce daily QC reports, opening and tracking NCRs until closure.

This role is the first management seat for a field inspector or technician who understands test failures and wants to own the program, not 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

Reading specs

Scheduling tests

Documentation

Communication

Education

ACI Grade I

NICET Level II

ICC Special Inspector

USACE CQM-C

Job description

Construction Material Testing is seeking a Construction Quality Manager I to own the quality control program on a single project under a senior quality manager. You will maintain the ITP, schedule and witness tests, and produce daily QC reports, opening and tracking NCRs until closure.

This role is the first management seat for a field inspector or technician who understands test failures and wants to own the program, not just one test.