Lead Project Quality Manager — Construction & Audits

Construction Material Testing; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing seeks a Project Quality Manager II to own quality on a capital project from the owner's or EPC's side. You will write the project quality plan, set surveillance and audit programs, qualify vendors, and report quality performance to project leadership and the owner's quality organization.

You will lead contractor and supplier quality requirements, review QC plans, manage nonconformance, and drive lessons learned across the program, ensuring records support turnover

Qualifications

• 6+ years in quality on construction or industrial capital projects.
• 2+ years leading a project quality program.
• ISO 9001 lead or internal auditor certification.
• ASQ CQA or CMQ-OE preferred.
• Experience with owner-side quality programs in industrial, energy, infrastructure, or federal work.
• Able to write quality requirements that contractors can actually execute, and to enforce them.

Responsibilities

• Write the project quality plan and the contractor and supplier quality requirements that flow from it.
• Plan and lead surveillance and audits of contractors and suppliers.
• Qualify vendors and inspection agencies.
• Review and accept contractor QC plans, ITPs, procedures, and inspector qualifications.
• Own the project nonconformance, corrective-action, and lessons-learned processes.
• Report quality metrics and risks to project leadership and the owner's quality organization.

Skills

Quality management

Project leadership

Auditing

Quality requirements

Documentation

Education

ISO 9001 Lead Auditor

ASQ CQA

CMQ-OE

Job description

Construction Material Testing seeks a Project Quality Manager II to own quality on a capital project from the owner's or EPC's side. You will write the project quality plan, set surveillance and audit programs, qualify vendors, and report quality performance to project leadership and the owner's quality organization.

You will lead contractor and supplier quality requirements, review QC plans, manage nonconformance, and drive lessons learned across the program, ensuring records support turnover