Senior Construction Quality Manager – Program Leader

Construction Material Testing; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing seeks a Senior Construction Quality Manager III to direct quality across a major program, owning the site quality management system, audit program, and relationships with owner's quality organization.

You will manage Quality Managers I and II, develop QC staff, approve QCs, ITPs, and subcontractor qualifications; report metrics monthly; and lead audits with owners, agencies, and third parties.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in construction quality, with 5+ years managing quality programs and staff.
• USACE CQM-C plus a senior certification: ICC special inspector (multiple categories), NICET Level IV, or ASQ CQA/CMQ-OE.
• Experience with owner quality programs under ISO 9001, NQA-1, or DOT quality assurance frameworks.
• Proven ability to build a QC organization on a new program and hold it to the plan.

Responsibilities

• Establish the program quality management system: plans, procedures, forms, and the audit schedule.
• Direct Quality Managers I and II across projects; set coverage, review performance, and develop staff.
• Lead internal audits and host owner, agency, and third-party audits; own the corrective-action program.
• Approve quality control plans, ITPs, and laboratory and inspection subcontractor qualifications.
• Report quality metrics — test pass rates, NCR aging, audit findings — to program leadership monthly.
• Maintain relationship with owner's quality organization and ensure alignment with the QA program.

Skills

Quality leadership

Audit management

Staff development

Education

ICC CQM-C or equivalent

NICET Level IV

ASQ CQA/CMQ-OE

Job description

Construction Material Testing seeks a Senior Construction Quality Manager III to direct quality across a major program, owning the site quality management system, audit program, and relationships with owner's quality organization.

You will manage Quality Managers I and II, develop QC staff, approve QCs, ITPs, and subcontractor qualifications; report metrics monthly; and lead audits with owners, agencies, and third parties.