Regional Quality Director - Field Leadership & Compliance

Loenbro; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company‑s"

Performance-based bonus

Long-term incentives

PTO and holiday pay

Life and disability insurance

Professional development and training

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Loenbro, LLC is seeking a Regional Director of Quality to drive quality excellence across a multi-state region. This role ensures adherence to the QMS, guides field operations, fabrication, and project teams, and partners with VP of Quality and regional leadership to ensure compliance with codes and customer requirements.

The ideal candidate has 8–12+ years in quality leadership in construction or industrial settings, with strong analytical and communication skills, and a track record of

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of progressive quality or technical leadership experience in construction, industrial services, energy, or manufacturing environments.
• Strong technical foundation in industrial quality disciplines (e.g., welding, mechanical, electrical, NDE/NDT, instrumentation).
• Experience supporting multi-site, project-based operations with diverse scopes and customer requirements.
• Proven ability to influence operational leaders and connect quality outcomes to field execution.
• Demonstrated success driving compliance, standardization, and continuous improvement.
• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills; ability to operate with urgency and judgment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary quality leader for the region, partnering with Regional Operations Directors, project managers, and site leadership to ensure high-quality execution on all work.
• Act as a strategic advisor to operational leaders, translating quality insights into actionable improvements and risk mitigation strategies.
• Maintain strong presence in the field—conducting project visits, job walks, inspections, and readiness assessments to proactively surface and resolve quality risks.
• Implement and uphold Loenbro’s QMS, policies, procedures, and discipline-specific standards across all regional work.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes and customer specifications (e.g., ASME, AWS, API, NEC, NDE/NDT standards).
• Oversee quality documentation, submittals, inspection plans, test packages, and turnover packages, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Provide hands-on leadership for regional inspection and quality teams, ensuring proper execution of welding inspections, mechanical/electrical inspections, testing, and NDE/NDT activities.
• Support project managers with quality-critical planning, pre-job readiness reviews, and customer-specific quality requirements.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective action processes for nonconformances, quality incidents, and customer complaints.
• Monitor and report regional quality KPIs, trends, and emerging risks to the VP of Quality and regional operations leadership.
• Review project performance indicators including rework rates, inspection findings, test outcomes, and documentation accuracy.
• Partner with Technology and Operations to enhance dashboards and reporting tools that improve visibility and decision-making.
• Develop and deliver regional training programs covering quality standards, documentation expectations, inspection readiness, and discipline-specific requirements.
• Coach project teams on best practices for weld quality, installation quality, testing protocols, and documentation accuracy.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives, driving standardization and reducing rework, variation, and quality issues across the region.
• Serve as a regional point of contact for customer quality leaders, third-party inspectors, and regulatory authorities.
• Support pre-construction meetings, customer audits, and project kickoffs to ensure clarity of quality expectations.

Skills

Quality leadership

Industrial quality

Multi-site experience

Influence leadership

Continuous improvement

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Engineering/Quality degree

Job description

Loenbro, LLC is seeking a Regional Director of Quality to drive quality excellence across a multi-state region. This role ensures adherence to the QMS, guides field operations, fabrication, and project teams, and partners with VP of Quality and regional leadership to ensure compliance with codes and customer requirements.

The ideal candidate has 8–12+ years in quality leadership in construction or industrial settings, with strong analytical and communication skills, and a track record of