Owner-Side Project Quality Specialist

Construction Material Testing; South Bend (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

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

The role focuses on ensuring conformance to the project quality plan and ISO 9001 practices, with field visits and documentation reviews guiding daily activities. Travel to sites is required as needed.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in quality control, inspection, or QA on construction or industrial projects.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 quality management principles.
• 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 and 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

Audit follow-up

Documentation control

ISO 9001 knowledge

Contractor/supplier QA

Report writing

Job description

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

The role focuses on ensuring conformance to the project quality plan and ISO 9001 practices, with field visits and documentation reviews guiding daily activities. Travel to sites is required as needed.