Quality Control Manager

The Day & Zimmermann Group, Inc.; Union Springs (AL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental & Vision

Life & Disability insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

The Day & Zimmermann Group, Inc. is seeking a Quality Control Manager to lead the QA program for a large-scale solar EPC project in Union Springs, Alabama.

You will supervise Quality Inspectors, implement the Project Quality Plan, and coordinate QA activities across engineering, procurement, and construction teams. Ideal candidates bring 10–15 years in quality leadership on EPC or heavy industrial projects, with solar EPC experience preferred.

Qualifications

• College degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quality Management, or a related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 10–15 years of quality-related experience, preferably supporting major EPC, power generation, renewable energy, utility-scale solar, or heavy industrial construction projects.
• Previous experience in a Quality leadership or management role on a large construction or EPC project strongly preferred.
• Utility-scale solar EPC experience preferred.
• Experience with subcontractors, inspection/test plans, audits, NCRs and project turnover documentation.
• Construction Quality Management (CQM) certification preferred or ability to obtain as required.
• OSHA 30-hour certification or ability to obtain as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the project's Quality Control program for all phases of solar EPC construction, providing supervision, direction, and oversight to Quality Inspectors and subcontractor QC personnel.
• Implement and maintain the Project Quality Plan ensuring quality requirements and activities are clearly defined, planned, executed, documented, and verified.
• Coordinate quality activities across engineering, procurement, construction, suppliers, subcontractors, and project management.
• Oversee inspection and testing activities across civil, structural, mechanical, electrical scopes, and equipment installation.
• Ensure subcontractors and suppliers comply with project quality requirements, including inspection/test plans and NCR processes.
• Monitor quality performance, trends, and metrics and address issues affecting safety, schedule, cost, commissioning, or turnover.
• Coordinate quality activities to achieve budgets, schedules, milestones, and priorities.
• Manage quality records and turnover documentation for system completion and acceptance.
• Participate in audits and quality surveillances; perform field inspections as required.
• Lead NCRs disposition and corrective actions; promote a culture of quality and continuous improvement.

Skills

Quality leadership

Analytical thinking

Documentation & reporting

Cross-team coordination

Inspection & testing

Communication skills

Contract/standards knowledge

Multidisciplinary coordination

Education

Engineering/Construction Management/Quality Management degree

Job description

About DZMC

No problem is too challenging or complex for Day & Zimmermann Maintenance and Construction (DZMC) because We do what we say! ® We’re here to make life easier for plant owners in the Power, Chemical, and Industrial markets. With our wide-ranging capabilities and long-standing industry experience, we deliver innovative solutions and seamless processes that effectively manage all aspects of the plant life cycle. It’s no wonder we’re the #1 maintenance services provider in the United States. Come join in on our purpose – We put people to work, we protect American freedoms, and we help our customer’s power and improve the world! https://www.dayzim.com/services-and-products/maintenance-construction

We're looking for a Quality Control Manager to join our Day & Zimmermann team supporting a large-scale Solar EPC project in Union Springs, Alabama.

As the Quality Manager here’s the work you’ll do:

• Lead the project's Quality Control program for all phases of solar EPC construction, providing supervision, direction, and oversight to Quality Inspectors, subcontractor QC personnel, and other project quality resources.
• Implement and maintain the Project Quality Plan ensuring quality requirements and activities are clearly defined, planned, executed, documented, and verified in accordance with client requirements, project specifications, applicable codes and standards, company procedures, and contractual requirements.
• Coordinate quality activities across engineering, procurement, construction, suppliers, subcontractors, and project management to support successful project execution.
• Oversee inspection and testing activities associated with solar construction, including applicable civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and equipment installation scopes.
• Ensure subcontractors and suppliers comply with project quality requirements, including inspection and test plans, documentation requirements, nonconformance processes, and corrective actions.
• Monitor quality performance, trends, and key metrics and work with project leadership to proactively identify and resolve quality issues that could affect safety, schedule, cost, commissioning, or turnover.
• Coordinate Quality activities to ensure project budgets, schedules, milestones, and priorities are achieved.
• Manage and maintain quality records and turnover documentation to support system completion, commissioning, and final project acceptance.
• Participate in and support internal, client, supplier, and subcontractor audits, and perform quality surveillances and field inspections as required.
• Lead the identification, documentation, disposition, and closure of nonconformance reports (NCRs), corrective actions, and quality-related deficiencies.
• Promote a strong project-wide culture of quality and continuous improvement, partnering closely with construction leadership and the clients representative to ensure work is completed right the first time.

This role is for you if you have these skills:

• Strong analytical ability with the capacity to interpret engineering drawings, technical specifications, contract requirements, inspection criteria, and applicable construction codes and standards.
• Demonstrated knowledge of quality management principles and their application within large-scale EPC and construction projects.
• Working knowledge of construction quality requirements across multiple disciplines, including civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical scopes.
• Strong leadership capabilities with experience directing inspectors and coordinating quality activities across multiple subcontractors and work fronts.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including preparation of inspection reports, audit findings, NCRs, corrective actions, and project quality documentation.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with project management, construction, engineering, commissioning, suppliers, subcontractors, and client representatives.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, schedule-driven EPC environment.
• Working knowledge of software and digital tools used to compile, track, analyze, and report quality process data.
• Familiarity with the tools, concepts, processes, and methodologies associated with Quality Assurance and Quality Control.

And if you have these qualifications:

• College degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quality Management, or a related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 10-15 years of quality-related experience, preferably supporting major EPC, power generation, renewable energy, utility-scale solar, or heavy industrial construction projects.
• Previous experience in a Quality leadership or management role on a large construction or EPC project strongly preferred.
• Utility-scale solar EPC experience preferred.
• Experience working with subcontractors, suppliers, inspection and test plans, audits, NCRs, corrective actions, and project turnover documentation.
• Construction Quality Management (CQM) certification preferred or ability to obtain as required.
• OSHA 30-hour certification or ability to obtain as required.

In compliance with this state’s pay transparency laws, the salary range for this role is $100,000 - $160,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. (The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of union fringes).

We care about our employees and it shows.

• Our staff receive a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical/Rx, dental and vision coverage; life, AD&D and disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; 100% paid maternity leave for up to 12 weeks, parental leave, family leave, other paid time off; voluntary benefits and discount programs to meet our employees’ individual needs including pet insurance for our furry family members!

To ensure a safe work environment while meeting the physical demands of the job, you must be able to perform the following physical and mental tasks, with or without a reasonable accommodation:

• Visual acuity (e.g., needed to prepare and analyze data, to transcribe documents, to view a computer, to read, to inspect objects, to operate machinery.
• Balancing (e.g. maintaining equilibrium when walking, climbing, crouching, etc.)
• Stooping (e.g. bending the spine at the waist)
• Walking
• Kneeling, crouching or crawling
• Manual Dexterity (e.g. picking, pinching, typing, or other working that uses fingers)
• Grasping (e.g. use of hand to apply pressure)
• Feeling (e.g. perceiving an object’s size, shape, texture, etc.)
• Climbing (e.g. ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, pole, etc. using feet and legs and hands/arms to climb)
• Hearing
• Talking
• Capacity to think, concentrate and focus for long periods of time.
• Ability to read complex documents in the English language.
• Capacity to reason and make sound decisions.
• Ability to write complex documents in the English language.
• Capacity to express thoughts orally.
• Expertise in Microsoft Office
• Ability to wear a mask, respirator, bullet proof vest, or other equipment.
• Ability to regularly perform all job functions at Company’s office or worksite.
• Ability to withstand environmental conditions (e.g. extreme heat or cold, grass, wind, sand, fumes, odors, gases, extreme noise, etc.)

Diversity, Inclusion & Equal Employment Opportunity

Day & Zimmermann is committed to maintaining an inclusive workforce, where employees are hired, retained, compensated and promoted based on their contributions to our Company. Our collective strength is rooted in over 110 years of diverse employees and businesses, commitment to success, and delivery on promises made.

Federal and state Equal Employment Opportunity laws prohibit employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship status, veteran status and disability status. Day & Zimmermann is committed to providing an equal opportunity work environment in full compliance with these laws.

If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation in the application process, please email [e-mail], and please specify which position you are interested in, including job title and location.