Senior Construction Quality Manager — Program QC & Audits

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

Job summary

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

You will build and lead the QC team, approve quality control plans, and report metrics to program leadership. You coach staff, ensure audits, and guide corrective actions, aligning with project needs and schedules.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in construction quality, with 5+ years managing quality programs and staff.
• USACE CQM-C plus a senior certification: ICC special inspector, NICET Level IV, or ASQ CQA/CMQ-OE.
• Experience with owner quality programs under ISO 9001, NQA-1, or DOT QA 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 and review performance.
• Lead internal audits and host owner, agency, and third-party audits.
• Own the corrective-action program; approve quality control plans, ITPs, and subcontractor qualifications.
• Report quality metrics — test pass rates, NCR aging, audit findings — to program leadership monthly.

Skills

Quality management

Auditing

Staff development

Quality plans & ITPs

Regulatory compliance

Job description

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

You will build and lead the QC team, approve quality control plans, and report metrics to program leadership. You coach staff, ensure audits, and guide corrective actions, aligning with project needs and schedules.