Senior Construction Quality Program Lead

Construction Material Testing; Nampa (ID); 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 the owner's quality organization. You will mentor QC staff and report audit findings to program leadership, ensuring compliance and continuous improvement.

Your responsibilities include governing the corrective-action program, approving QC plans and ITPs, and coordinating audits with owners,

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.

Skills

Quality management

Staff management

Audits

Quality metrics

Leadership

Education

USACE CQM-C

ICC Special Inspector

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 the owner's quality organization. You will mentor QC staff and report audit findings to program leadership, ensuring compliance and continuous improvement.

Your responsibilities include governing the corrective-action program, approving QC plans and ITPs, and coordinating audits with owners,