Quality Manager in Projects

Siemens Energy, Inc.; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Time off / Holidays and parental leave

Continual learning (Learn@Siemens-Ener

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Siemens Energy seeks an experienced Quality Project Leader to ensure right-first-time quality across EPC and industrial projects. You will lead quality activities from contract review to project closeout, coordinate gates and audits, and drive root-cause analysis with suppliers and site teams.

You will apply ISO 9001 standards, leverage Lean Six Sigma practices, and mentor teams while traveling up to 15-20% to project sites.

Qualifications

• 5+ years quality management experience on complex EPC and industrial projects.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001, quality planning, auditing, inspections and testing.
• Ability to interpret contracts, specifications and drawings into quality controls.
• Experience with digital quality systems, dashboards and documentation control.

Responsibilities

• Lead project quality management from tender handover through project closeout.
• Develop risk-based Project Quality Plan translating requirements into controls.
• Advise leadership on quality risks, schedule impacts and improvements.
• Plan and coordinate gates, audits, inspections, test plans and milestones.
• Manage supplier and subcontractor quality, nonconformances and root-cause actions.
• Monitor quality performance and maintain project records and final documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Risk management

Contract interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Quality Management

Tools

ISO 9001

Lean Six Sigma

ASQ CQE/CMQ-OE / Lead Auditor

Job description

Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa are becoming Omterra. "We energize society" by supporting our customers to make the transition to a more sustainable world, based on innovative technologies and our ability to turn ideas into reality. With nearly 100,000 employees around the world, we shape the energy systems of today and tomorrow.

You’ll start your day reviewing project quality performance, customer requirements, inspections, supplier performance, nonconformances, and key risks. You’ll work closely with Project Management, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Construction, and Commissioning teams to align on priorities and upcoming milestones. Throughout the day, you may lead quality gates and inspections, support customer hold or witness points, address supplier quality issues, or drive root-cause and corrective actions. You’ll maintain the Project Quality Plan, communicate quality status and risks, and help ensure lessons learned and right-first-time quality are embedded throughout the project lifecycle.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Lead project quality management from contract review and tender handover through engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction, commissioning, and project closeout.
• Develop and maintain a risk-based Project Quality Plan that translates customer, contractual, regulatory, and internal requirements into clear quality controls.
• Advise project leadership on quality risks, cost of poor quality, schedule impacts, resources, preventive actions, and opportunities for improvement.
• Plan and coordinate quality gates, audits, inspections, test plans, hold and witness points, acceptance criteria, and milestone readiness reviews.
• Manage supplier and subcontractor quality, nonconformances, deviations, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and escalation of critical quality issues.
• Monitor quality performance, maintain accurate project records and final documentation, and promote a right-first-time quality culture through coaching and lessons learned.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 5+ years Quality management experience supporting complex EPC, power transmission and distribution, substation, construction, commissioning, or similar industrial projects.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001, project quality planning, auditing, inspections and testing, supplier quality, nonconformance management, and root-cause analysis.
• Ability to interpret contracts, customer specifications, technical standards, drawings, and project documentation and translate requirements into practical quality controls.
• Strong communication, customer orientation, problem-solving, and influencing skills with the ability to work across Project Management, Engineering, Procurement, suppliers, contractors, and site teams.
• Experience with digital quality systems, dashboards, document and configuration control, and performance reporting; certifications such as ASQ CQE/CMQ-OE, ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, or Lean Six Sigma are preferred.

Willingness and ability to travel up to 15-20% to project sites, customer locations, factories, and suppliers as required.

Legal authorization to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.

About the Team

Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid! The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With +100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world’s electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Here are examples of the rewards and benefits Siemens Energy offers:

• Opportunities to work with a global team
• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
• Medical benefits
• Time off/Paid holidays and parental leave
• Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform
• Access to a variety of employee resource groups

EqualEmployment Opportunity Statement

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