Regional Manager, North America, BSQE

Airswift; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Regional Manager to lead supplier quality, expediting, and regional resource planning for major O&G projects in Reston, VA. This 1-year assignment focuses on driving execution standards, supplier surveillance, and delivery assurance across North America in a complex technical setting.

The role requires strong leadership in project-based environments, extensive experience in quality surveillance, manufacturing inspection, and technical document review, plus willingness to

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience in manufacturing, inspection, testing, and document review.
• 8,000 hours of in-shop quality surveillance experience.
• 8+ years supervisory experience leading supplier quality or QA personnel across multiple projects/regions.
• Experience managing resource loading, coverage, and assignment planning across risk/geography/criticality.
• Experience reviewing quality reports and non-conformance records and supporting audit readiness.
• Experience with supplier surveillance, expediting, CAPA, and critical delivery recovery planning.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally at least 3 days per week and work in supplier shops with PPE.

Responsibilities

• Provide regional leadership across North America for supplier quality and project delivery.
• Drive execution standards and surveillance across multiple projects.
• Develop teams and ensure audit readiness and continuous improvement across regions.
• Coordinate expediting, resource loading, and risk-based assignment planning.
• Support digital execution and remote surveillance tools in project environments.

Skills

Quality surveillance

Manufacturing inspection

Technical document review

Supervisory leadership

Supplier surveillance

Expediting

Critical delivery recovery planning

Travel ability (domestic/international

Leadership and coaching

Communication and conflict resolution

Digital execution and remote tools

NQA-1 lead auditor knowledge

AWS CWI / ASQ CQA/CQE

CMQ/OE / NDT Level II

Education

Associate degree in a technical field or equivalent experience

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field

Tools

Microsoft 365

Dashboards

Supplier Assure

Job description

Airswift is looking for a Regional Manager to work for a major O&G company in Reston, Virginia, for a 1 year assignment. This opportunity offers leadership responsibility across North America within supplier quality, expediting, and regional resource planning for major project delivery. The role is focused on driving execution standards, supplier surveillance, critical delivery assurance, and team development across a complex technical environment. This position will suit candidates with strong expertise in quality surveillance, manufacturing inspection, technical document review, and supervisory leadership in project-based industries.

Required Education

• Associate degree in a technical field or equivalent relevant experience

Required Experience

• Experience in manufacturing, inspection, testing, and technical document review
• Minimum 8,000 hours of in-shop quality surveillance experience
• Minimum 8 years of supervisory experience leading supplier quality or quality assurance personnel, including supervisors, ideally across multiple projects or regions
• Experience managing resource loading, coverage, and assignment planning across risk, geography, and criticality
• Experience reviewing quality reports and non-conformance records, identifying trends, and supporting audit readiness
• Experience with supplier surveillance, expediting, corrective and preventive action, and critical delivery recovery planning
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally at least 3 days per week and work in supplier shop environments using required PPE

Required Skills

• Ability to be certified as a Supplier Quality Level II Mechanical/Electrical SQR
• Broad knowledge of materials and equipment purchased for large-scale projects, supplier quality assurance programmes, and industry codes and standards
• Working knowledge of procurement requirements, purchase order requirements, and expediting practices
• Working knowledge of competency frameworks, scorecards, resource planning, Microsoft 365, dashboards, and Supplier Assure
• Strong leadership, coaching, communication, influence, and conflict-resolution skills
• Ability to drive accountability, structured execution, and consistent regional operating standards
• Experience supporting digital execution, remote surveillance tools, continuous improvement, and lessons learned reviews

Required Certifications

• Valid driver's license
• Valid passport

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field
• Certifications such as AWS CWI, ASQ CQA/CQE or CMQ/OE, NDT Level II, AMPP coating inspector, or NQA-1 lead auditor
• Experience managing the North American supplier base for major EPC projects, including contract personnel
• Experience supporting nuclear readiness where assigned