Owner-Side Project Quality Specialist

Construction Material Testing; Fayetteville (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing seeks a Project Quality Manager I to support owner-side quality on capital projects. You will supervise contractor and supplier quality activities, review QC plans and records, and report status to the project quality lead.

This role suits an inspector or QC engineer who wants to write the requirements rather than run a contractor's crew, with weekly status inputs and field/document duties across sites.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in quality control, inspection, or QA on construction or industrial projects.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 quality management principles.
• A certification such as ICC, NICET, CWI, or CIP is a strong plus.
• Comfortable reading specifications, procedures, and inspection records and finding the gaps.
• Clear written reporting.
• Organized under document-heavy work.

Responsibilities

• Perform quality surveillance of contractor and supplier work against the project quality plan and specifications.
• Review contractor QC plans, ITPs, inspection records, and material certifications for completeness and compliance.
• Track audit findings, nonconformances, and corrective actions in the project quality database.
• Witness hold and witness points and document the results.
• Prepare weekly quality status inputs for the project quality manager.

Skills

Quality surveillance

Documentation review

Audit tracking

Field and office work

Written communication

Tools

AASHTO R18

Document management system

ISO 9001 principles

Job description

Construction Material Testing seeks a Project Quality Manager I to support owner-side quality on capital projects. You will supervise contractor and supplier quality activities, review QC plans and records, and report status to the project quality lead.

This role suits an inspector or QC engineer who wants to write the requirements rather than run a contractor's crew, with weekly status inputs and field/document duties across sites.