Owner-Side Quality Assurance Analyst I

Construction Material Testing; Rapid City (SD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing seeks a Project Quality Manager I who sits with the owner's or EPC contractor's team, implementing surveillance of contractor and supplier quality activities and reporting quality status to the project quality lead.

You will review QC plans, track nonconformances, and witness hold points, alternating field work with documentation, while advancing towards Project Quality Manager II.

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 and organization 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

Reading specs & inspection records

Documentation-heavy work

Clear written reporting

On-site field work

Education

ICC/NICET/CWI/CIP certification (plus)

ISO 9001 internal auditor certification (plus)

Job description

Construction Material Testing seeks a Project Quality Manager I who sits with the owner's or EPC contractor's team, implementing surveillance of contractor and supplier quality activities and reporting quality status to the project quality lead.

You will review QC plans, track nonconformances, and witness hold points, alternating field work with documentation, while advancing towards Project Quality Manager II.