Senior Construction Quality Program Leader

Construction Material Testing; Indianapolis (IN); 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, audits, owner interactions, and the development of QC staff.

Your role includes directing Quality Managers and inspectors, approving QC plans and ITPs, reporting metrics monthly, and guiding corrective actions across projects, with travel as needed on federal and state projects.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in construction quality with 5+ years leading quality programs and staff.
• Experience with owner quality programs under ISO 9001, NQA-1, or DOT QA frameworks.
• Proven ability to build and sustain a QC organization on new programs.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain the program quality management system with plans, procedures and audit schedule.
• Direct Quality Managers I and II across projects 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

Regulatory compliance

Audit management

Staff development

Education

USACE CQM-C certification

ICC special inspector (multi-categories)

NICET Level IV

ASQ CQA/CMQ-OE

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, audits, owner interactions, and the development of QC staff.

Your role includes directing Quality Managers and inspectors, approving QC plans and ITPs, reporting metrics monthly, and guiding corrective actions across projects, with travel as needed on federal and state projects.