Senior Construction Quality Program Manager

Construction Material Testing; Grand Forks (ND); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing seeks a senior Construction Quality Manager III to lead quality across a major program. You will own the site quality management system, drive audits, and develop the QC team for long-term program success.

Your role includes directing Quality Managers, coordinating with owners and inspectors, and enforcing corrective actions while reporting metrics to leadership on a monthly basis.

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 program management

Staff coaching

Auditing

Owner coordination

Education

USACE CQM-C

NICET Level IV

ASQ CQA/CMQ-OE

Job description

Construction Material Testing seeks a senior Construction Quality Manager III to lead quality across a major program. You will own the site quality management system, drive audits, and develop the QC team for long-term program success.

Your role includes directing Quality Managers, coordinating with owners and inspectors, and enforcing corrective actions while reporting metrics to leadership on a monthly basis.