Project Quality Manager

Project Resource Collective; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Project Resource Collective seeks a Project Quality Manager for a power plant construction project. Lead development of the Project Quality Plan, oversee quality programs, and coordinate with production, safety, and trade partners to embed quality into construction processes.

Your role includes auditing, NCR management, and ensuring documentation compliance with contract requirements and client standards. On-site leadership will drive continuous improvement and defect prevention.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in a quality management role, including at least 3 years of applying quality principles and tools.
• Associate’s degree required or equivalent experience.
• Understanding Built-in Quality principles: standard work, defect prevention, countermeasures, zero defects, 100% passing inspections.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the Project Quality Plan and project-specific quality programs per contract and standards.
• Monitor effectiveness of the Project Quality Management System and guide site teams to improve quality results.
• Communicate quality requirements to teams, subcontractors, and vendors; review and approve subcontractors’ quality plans.

Skills

Quality management

Project quality

Lean principles

Documentation & records

Education

Associate’s degree

Tools

Quality management systems

Audit procedures

Job description

Project Quality Manager-Power Plant Construction

Position Summary

The Project Quality Manager provides leadership, process knowledge, and technical expertise to plan, implement, evaluate, and continuously improve quality processes on a power plant construction project. The role works closely with production, safety, and trade partners to build quality into work processes, prevent defects, and maintain compliance with project requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the Project Quality Plan and project-specific quality programs in accordance with contract requirements and corporate standards.
• Monitor the effectiveness of the Project Quality Management System and guide the site team in improving efficiency and quality results.
• Review, verify, and communicate project quality requirements to project teams, subcontractors, and vendors. Review and approve subcontractors’ quality plans.
• Develop Quality Work Instructions to support specific project requirements.
• Apply Built-in Quality and lean project delivery practices to identify and eliminate defects and waste throughout work processes.
• Manage inspection services and perform, witness, and/or supervise compliance testing to verify conformance with quality requirements.
• Supervise Quality Inspectors and ensure quality representatives participate in and support project safety programs and initiatives.
• Ensure required quality records document compliance with contract specifications and that project teams and trade partners meet documentation requirements.
• Issue and track nonconformances (NCRs) and root cause corrective actions (RCCAs), supporting the project team in identifying and resolving quality issues.
• Report quality status to the Owner’s Representative and use the escalation process when requirements are not being met.
• Maintain lessons learned records and work with the project team to implement and verify corrective actions.
• Perform, lead, and document internal and external audits.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in a quality management role, including at least 3 years of experience applying quality principles and tools.
• Associate’s degree. An equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Understanding of Built-in Quality principles: developing and following standard work processes, identifying defects and recommending repairs, developing process countermeasures, and pursuing a goal of zero defects and 100% passing inspection results.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience supporting projects during construction, with knowledge of building systems and components, particularly enclosures and structural steel methods, and familiarity with AISC, ASME, NBIC, and ACI requirements.

Compensation

PRC and its client are Equal Opportunity Employers.