Project Quality Manager I — Rochester, MN

Construction Material Testing; Rochester (MN); 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 programs on capital projects. This role focuses on surveillance of contractor and supplier quality, reviewing QC plans, ITPs, and material certifications, and reporting quality status to the project quality lead.

You operate between field and office, witnessing hold points, documenting findings, and tracking nonconformances. A pathway to Project Quality Manager II exists with expanded responsibilities.

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.
• 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

Quality certifications

Reading specifications

Written reporting

Document-heavy work

Job description

A Project Quality Manager I works on the owner's or EPC contractor's side of a capital project, supporting the project quality program rather than running a contractor's QC crew: performing surveillance of contractor and supplier quality activities, reviewing quality documentation and inspection records, tracking audit findings to closure, and reporting quality status to the project quality lead. It suits an inspector or QC engineer who wants to see quality from the side that writes the requirements.

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

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
• organized under document-heavy work

What a week in this job looks like

Your week alternates between the field and the documents: witnessing a hold point on Tuesday, reviewing the contractor's inspection records for last week's work on Wednesday, and running down why an audit finding from last month is still open on Thursday. The skill is seeing where the record and the work disagree before the owner's auditor does. The Project Quality Manager you report to sets the surveillance plan; you execute it and bring back evidence — photographs, signed records, test data — rather than impressions.

Certifications, training, and where this leads

Project Quality Manager I is the entry to owner-side quality. Sponsored training includes ISO 9001 internal auditor certification and the inspection certifications relevant to your projects; the next seat is Project Quality Manager II, owning surveillance for a full project.

Pay, schedule, and travel

Pay runs $90,000 to $110,000 depending on certifications held, verified experience, and the program you are assigned to. The rhythm follows the project's audit and milestone calendar more than the daily pour schedule: surveillance and audits are planned weeks ahead, and turnover pushes the pace at the end. Texas positions are dispatched from the Sugar Land headquarters; project-site positions elsewhere are staffed on a project basis with travel and per diem as assigned, and the listing for your city says which one it is.

Safety, quality, and the standards we work under

Owner-side quality work is performed under the client's quality management system and our own documented AASHTO R18 quality system, with the independence that surveillance and audit require. Findings are reported as found; the record is not negotiated. You will spend real time on the difficult conversations — with contractors about rejected records, with suppliers about disqualification, and with project leadership about what accepting a nonconformance actually costs.

How hiring works and our commitment

Expect a direct conversation with the people you would work for, references that get called, and a written offer consistent with this posting. The role requires a valid driver's license and the ability to be present on active jobsites, with pre-employment screening consistent with jobsite and client requirements. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider every applicant without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.