Owner-Side Quality Surveillance Lead

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

Job summary

Construction Material Testing is seeking a Project Quality Manager I to support owner-side quality on a capital project. You will oversee surveillance of contractor and supplier activities and review quality documentation to ensure compliance with the project quality plan.

Your role includes witnessing hold points, tracking audit findings, and preparing weekly quality status inputs for the project quality manager, with travel to active sites as required. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in QC, 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 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 points and document the results.
• Prepare weekly quality status inputs for the project quality manager.

Skills

Quality control

Inspection

QA processes

ISO 9001

Written reporting

Document management

Job description

Construction Material Testing is seeking a Project Quality Manager I to support owner-side quality on a capital project. You will oversee surveillance of contractor and supplier activities and review quality documentation to ensure compliance with the project quality plan.

Your role includes witnessing hold points, tracking audit findings, and preparing weekly quality status inputs for the project quality manager, with travel to active sites as required. Equal opportunity employer.