Project Quality Manager I - Owner-Side QA & Surveillance

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

Job summary

Construction Material Testing seeks a Project Quality Manager I to support owner-side quality on capital projects. You will surveil contractor and supplier quality activities, review QC plans, and track audit findings, reporting to the project quality lead.

You will alternate between field observations and document reviews, ensuring compliance with project quality plans and client requirements while advancing toward the Project Quality Manager II role.

Qualifications

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

Skills

Quality control

Inspection

QA

ISO 9001

Documentation reading

Written reporting

Organized

Education

ICC/NICET/CWI/CIP certs

Job description

Construction Material Testing seeks a Project Quality Manager I to support owner-side quality on capital projects. You will surveil contractor and supplier quality activities, review QC plans, and track audit findings, reporting to the project quality lead.

You will alternate between field observations and document reviews, ensuring compliance with project quality plans and client requirements while advancing toward the Project Quality Manager II role.