Senior Construction Quality Program Lead

Construction Material Testing; Auburn (ME); 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, owning the site quality management system, audit program, and the relationship with the owner's quality organization.

You lead Quality Managers I-III and inspectors, approve QC plans, report metrics, and coach staff; travel per diem as assigned; long days aligning with schedule.

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 and run the program quality management system: plans, procedures, forms, and 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 corrective-action program.
• Approve quality control plans, ITPs, and laboratory/inspection subcontractor qualifications.
• Report quality metrics (test pass rates, NCR aging, audit findings) to program leadership monthly.

Skills

Quality leadership

Quality program management

Audits & NCRs

Staff development

USACE CQM-C

ICC Special Inspector

NICET Level IV

ASQ CQA/CMQ-OE

ISO 9001

NQA-1

Job description

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

You lead Quality Managers I-III and inspectors, approve QC plans, report metrics, and coach staff; travel per diem as assigned; long days aligning with schedule.