Quality Manager I — Construction Excellence & Compliance

Walsh Group; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walsh Group is seeking a Quality Manager I for a Federal construction project in Tacoma, WA. You will champion quality across the project, mentor staff, and establish QA/QC plans and KPIs to drive performance and risk management.

Responsibilities include leading quality processes, coordinating inspections, and maintaining strong client and stakeholder relationships while ensuring safety and compliance with project standards.

Qualifications

• AEC Bachelor’s degree is preferred or equivalent related field experience with International Code Council, NICET, etc. Current certification required.
• USACE/NAVFAC/NRC Construction Quality Management certification preferred but not required.
• Industry certifications for testing and inspection as required to review and certify that the test, inspection, and procedures satisfy requirements.
• Limited travel for projects as necessary.
• Level 1 QCM
• Minimum 7 years of AEC experience, with 3 years preferred in a Quality role
• Knowledge of standards, specifications and publications of job related duties

Responsibilities

• Quality champion for a project or multiple projects, responsible for the quality management duties including quality of the works, material management, documentation and close-out to ensure safe, quality, efficient, effective and profitable project execution.
• Coaches, mentors and trains entire project staff in quality management principles, procedures and project-specific requirements. Serves as mentor and coach to Quality staff to advance their careers at Walsh and improve retention.
• Responsible for leading and managing quality processes such as work planning, pre-activity meetings, material management, Quality Incident Reports, Lesson Sharing and follow-up inspections.
• Establishes, monitors and reports on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), as well as QIRs for project teams to ensure continuous improvement. Analyzes project KPIs, evaluates trends and provides improvement strategies.
• Routinely audits project quality programs seeking continuous improvement utilizing Project QC Evaluation and other auditing tools. Provides feedback to Operations and Quality Management of major QIRs, project team relationships, owner/client perceptions, and overall quality management recurring non-conformances.
• Directs inspection, testing and documentation of the works. Schedules inspection and testing with coordination between operations, consultants, material laboratories and Client.
• Creates and implements project specific inspection and test plans, quality control plans and other procedures as necessary. Additionally, supports with material specification review such as concrete design, thermal control and other quality specialized elements.
• Responsible for risk management strategy that helps projects improve profitability by reducing risk and improving efficiency via process management and risk mitigation.
• Maintains relationships with owners, Clients, subcontractors, design partners and stakeholders to support project partnering and issue resolution.
• Supports Site Safety to ensure that projects are completed in accordance with established safety procedures, requirements and goals.
• Monitors project quality costs including resources while working to better as-bid budgets. Provides feedback to optimize project billing returns, risk reporting and testing accuracy, while protecting Walsh from claim exposure. Monitors and reports rework costs via QIR system

Skills

Communication

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Time management

Education

AEC/Engineering degree preferred

Certifications (ICC, NICET)

Job description

The Walsh Group is seeking a Quality Manager I for a Federal construction project in Tacoma, WA. You will champion quality across the project, mentor staff, and establish QA/QC plans and KPIs to drive performance and risk management.

Responsibilities include leading quality processes, coordinating inspections, and maintaining strong client and stakeholder relationships while ensuring safety and compliance with project standards.