Quality Control Manager

Clark Construction Group, LLC; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 75,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Clark Construction Group, LLC is seeking a Quality Control Manager to ensure projects meet contract documents and owner requirements while complying with building codes. You will coordinate with trades, manage daily progress reports, and contribute to building a transparent quality control team.

The role emphasizes leadership, proactive problem solving, and strong communication with executives, design teams, and clients.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a construction or related discipline or relevant experience.
• Minimum 5-8+ years verifiable construction quality control and/or inspection experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Alignment to Clark Standards of Excellence: self-motivated, results oriented, adaptable, team player, accountable, ethical, innovative.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the project team to understand, plan, and implement the contract drawings and specifications.
• Collaborate with the owner, design team, and contractors to ensure quality and timeliness of project construction and completion.
• Implement and manage the “Three Phases of Control” Quality Control Plan.
• Oversee submittal review and approval.
• Schedule and conduct quality control meetings.
• Establish testing procedures in accordance with contract specifications.
• Manage inspections process.
• Coordinate third party testing agents and interface with the Owner’s representatives as required.

Skills

Quality control

Communication

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction or related field

Job description

As a Quality Control Manager, you will ensure the project is built within contract document specifications, owner requirements, and comply with local, state, and federal building codes. You will coordinate with other trades, process daily reports of project progress and adhere to all guidelines issued by the owner. As a strong communicator, you will help to build a quality control team that is open, transparent, and delivers excellence.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the project team to understand, plan, and implement the contract drawings and specifications
• Collaborate with the owner, design team, and contractors to ensure quality and timeliness of project construction and completion
• Implement and manage the “Three Phases of Control” Quality Control Plan
• Oversee submittal review and approval
• Schedule and conduct quality control meetings - Preparatory, Initial Phase, Follow-up
• Control documents related to quality control functions
• Establish testing procedures in accordance with contract specifications
• Manage inspections process
• Coordinate third party testing agents and interface with the Owner’s representatives as required
• Closely track and maintain a project deficiency log
• Manage the punch list process
• Oversee project closeout deliverable process-training, O&Ms
• Confer directly with the executive management team
• Encourage, lead, and/or participate in staff training and development
• Proactively identify and develop relationships with industry professionals to generate and win the right work
• Take an active role in recruiting top industry talent to join the Clark team. Identify, hire, and retain outstanding people
• Exceed our stakeholders’ expectations by anticipating their needs, desires, and goals

Basic Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a construction or related discipline or relevant experience
• Minimum 5-8+ years verifiable construction quality control and/or inspection experience
• Takes initiative and personal responsibility to always deliver value and excellence
• Uses expertise to create a vision and aligns the team to deliver/achieve desired outcomes
• A track record of establishing/contributing to creative strategic solutions
• Ability to communicate effectively with, persuade, and gain “buy-in” from, a broad range of stakeholders (e.g., executive team, leadership team, Business Unit Leaders, direct reports, clients, trade partners, and third party providers
• Alignment to Clark Standards of Excellence: self-motivated, results oriented, adaptable, team player, accountable, ethical, innovative, resilient, builds relationships, builds people/teams and followership, sets direction and executes

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in large scale construction management or construction trade with increasing levels of responsibility
• Must be able to manage other inspectors and submittal clerks, as well as coordinate independent material testing and lab work
• Ability to process a large volume of submittals / RFIs
• Prior experience developing and managing Quality Control Plans

The work environment and requirements described below are representative of those necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this role.

The Physical Side of the Role: This is an active, hands-on role. You can expect to be on your feet frequently, navigating active job sites with uneven terrain, stairs, ladders, and hoists. The work is physically demanding and requires a full range of motion, including bending, kneeling, and reaching. You’ll need to be comfortable frequently lifting and carrying materials up to 25 pounds, and occasionally up to 50 pounds. This role requires the ability to communicate effectively, as well as visual acuity for reading plans and inspecting work. The role does include desk time in the office that may require prolonged periods of sitting for tasks like computer work, document review, and meetings.

Your Work Environment: You’ll spend a significant amount of your time on active construction sites, which means being adaptable to all kinds of weather and moderate to loud noise levels, and comfortable in elevated or confined work areas with moving mechanical equipment and with the fast-paced nature of a project in progress. You will also spend time in a typical office setting with moderate noise levels. Your safety is our top priority, and you’ll be expected to follow Clark Construction’s safety policies and procedures, and all applicable laws, at all locations.

Our High-Performing Culture: This is a demanding, high-performance environment. We are looking for candidates who are energized by challenge, thrive under pressure, and are prepared to do what it takes to achieve exceptional results. Success in this role requires significant commitment, including flexibility to work extended hours, especially during critical project phases or client deadlines. Beyond regular working hours, there will be occasions where business needs require your attention, particularly for time-sensitive matters or emergencies. You are expected to monitor and respond to communications (phone calls, emails, text messages) as required to address these situations effectively. Your ability to manage these expectations and be responsive when critical issues arise is key to your success in this role and our collective success as a team.

A Drug Free Workplace: Clark promotes a drug free workplace. A pre-employment drug “fitness for duty” screening is required, and the company conducts random quarterly drug “fitness for duty” tests.

Clark offers a total compensation package that includes base salary, bonus potential, and a comprehensive benefits package including health/dental/vision benefits, paid time off, retirement/401k, and Company Contribution plan. Additional benefits include life insurance, commuter benefit, short & long term disability, fitness reimbursement, FSA, tuition reimbursement, back-up daycare, tutoring & family support benefits, EAP/Work-Life assistance, and a holiday contribution program. For this role the base salary range is $75,000-$175,000. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. Base pay is one part of the Total Compensation Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work.