Owner-Side Quality Surveillance Specialist

Construction Material Testing; Missoula (MT); 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 perform surveillance of contractor and supplier quality activities, review documentation, track audit findings to closure, and report quality status to the project quality lead.

Your work blends field observation with document review, ensuring conformity to the project quality plan and ISO 9001 standards while coordinating with the project team for timely corrective

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 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 control

ISO 9001 knowledge

Audit reporting

Documentation management

Field surveillance

Job description

Construction Material Testing is seeking a Project Quality Manager I to support owner-side quality on a capital project. You will perform surveillance of contractor and supplier quality activities, review documentation, track audit findings to closure, and report quality status to the project quality lead.

Your work blends field observation with document review, ensuring conformity to the project quality plan and ISO 9001 standards while coordinating with the project team for timely corrective