Project Quality Manager

Audubon Companies; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Audubon Companies is seeking a Project Quality Manager in Houston to oversee project-wide quality assurance governance, plans, metrics, audits, and NCR management. The role ensures compliance with regulatory and client requirements and drives a strong quality culture across engineering and procurement, including third-party oversight.

Responsibilities include leading QA/QC for projects, developing Quality Plans, performing audits, and coordinating corrective actions with cross-functional teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Construction Management, or related discipline.
• 10+ years in QA/QC on complex EPC projects with QMS, audits and NCR management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project-specific Quality Plans aligned with corporate QMS.
• Act as project QA/QC authority; coordinate with management; elevate significant quality risks.
• Oversee vendor NCRs; ensure compliance with specs, drawings, codes, MIRs, client reqs.
• Support/audit internal and external audits; close findings; drive root-cause analysis.
• Establish project QA objectives and KPIs; report QA/QC activities.
• Ensure compliance with laws, codes, standards; support supplier evaluations.
• Promote quality culture; drive continuous improvement via lessons learned.

Skills

QA/QC leadership

Quality management

Leadership

Risk-based thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Quality Management

Tools

ISO 9001 Lead Auditor

Job description

Audubon is currently seeking a Project Quality Manager to join our team in our Houston office. The Project Quality Manager is accountable for overseeing project-wide quality assurance governance, systems, plans, metrics, audits, surveillances, non-conformance management, and continuous improvement activities to ensure delivery in accordance with regulatory, contractual, and company requirements. This role provides independent oversight and assurance across engineering and procurement, including monitoring the quality performance of third-party contractors, suppliers, and subcontractors. The Project Quality Manager serves as the focal point for promoting a strong quality culture, transparent reporting, and disciplined execution throughout the project.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Quality Management System & Plan: Develop, maintain, and control project-specific Quality Plans and procedures aligned with Audubon's corporate QMS and Quality Manual.
• Project Quality Leadership: Serve as the project authority for QA/QC; coordinate with Project Management and Quality Leadership; resolve quality issues; and independently elevate significant quality risks and nonconformances as appropriate.
• Vendor Quality: Oversee vendor NCR issuance and closure, and compliance with approved specifications, drawings, codes, MIRs, and client requirements.
• Audits & Corrective Action: Support or conduct internal and external audits; document and close findings; reduce repeat findings through root-cause analysis; and drive continual improvement.
• Documentation & Reporting: Establish project quality objectives and KPIs; analyze trends and elevate deteriorating quality performance. Maintain traceable quality records, NCRs, corrective actions, audit records, and Quality Plans; report QA/QC activities and metrics to project and quality leadership.
• Compliance & Customer Satisfaction: Ensure compliance with applicable laws, codes, certifications, contractual requirements, and client standards; support supplier evaluations; and address quality-related client concerns.
• Training & Quality Culture: Promote the Quality Policy and quality as a personal responsibility; support competency development, management reviews, and implementation of resulting actions. Drive continuous improvement by facilitating root cause analysis, lessons learned, and systemic improvement actions to prevent recurrence of quality issues.

Health, Safety, and Environmental Responsibilities

• All employees are responsible for supporting Audubon Companies' Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) policies and procedures. This includes:
• Performing duties in a manner that protects personal and team health and safety
• Participating in required HSE training, meetings, and reporting activities
• Identifying and reporting hazards, near misses, and unsafe conditions
• Following safe work practices and complying with applicable regulatory requirements

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Construction Management, or a related discipline, or equivalent project quality experience.
• Experience: Demonstrated QA/QC experience on complex engineering, procurement, and construction projects, including QMS implementation, audits, NCR management, and corrective actions. Typically, 10+ years of progressive experience in engineering, construction, fabrication, procurement, or EPC project environments, including significant experience in senior project quality assurance leadership roles.
• Technical Knowledge: Working knowledge of applicable codes, standards, engineering drawings, specifications, and client requirements for the assigned business line.
• Certifications & Quality Knowledge: Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001 quality management principles and their practical application within complex capital projects, EPC delivery models, and contractor assurance programs is required. Professional quality accreditation such as ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, Certified Quality Auditor, or equivalent recognized quality auditing certification is preferred.
• Leadership: Strong communication, organization, and leadership skills with the ability to coordinate across Engineering, Construction, Supply Chain, HSE, Project Management, suppliers, and clients.
• Key Competencies: Risk-based thinking, continual improvement, timely audit/NCR closure, ethical conduct, integrity, and commitment to safety and quality.
• Travel: While performing the duties of this job, the employee may periodically be required to travel to other Audubon offices and client offices. Most of the work will be performed in Audubon's Houston home office.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Working at Audubon

The Audubon Family of Companies provides professional consulting solutions to the energy industry. For over 25 years, our proven reputation for operational excellence and dedication to client satisfaction has helped us become a leading service provider to some of the biggest names in oil and gas. Our team of over 1,000 of the country's top professionals can deliver a full range of consulting services, from EPCM to field solutions and operational support.

At Audubon we are always growing, though we never lose sight of our commitment to excellence. Our focus on flexibility and our demand for unsurpassed quality control over continue to guide our growth as they have since our inception. We realize that service goes beyond plugging in a professional skill set. Service means flexibility. Service means understanding and solving project challenges in dynamic environments. Service means communication. We pride ourselves on providing the service of the quality which allows us to implement efficient solutions that deliver immediate value and long-term returns.

Our dedication to people requires an equal dedication to safety. Our rigorous safety program helps us maintain a safe and incident-free work environment from the desktop to the pipeline trench. Our people drive the quality and efficiency that have established Audubon as a leader in the oil and gas industry - their growth and safety are at the core of our business.

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