Senior Construction Quality Program Manager

Construction Material Testing; Topeka (KS); 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 development of every QC person on the project, with Quality Managers and inspectors reporting to you.

You’ll interact with the owner's quality organization, drive internal audits, and lead corrective-action programs while championing quality on schedule and safety in a multi-year infrastructure effort.

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 leadership

Audit management

Quality metrics reporting

Staff coaching

Education

USACE CQM-C and senior certification: ICC Special Inspector / NICET IV / ASQ CQA-CMQ

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 development of every QC person on the project, with Quality Managers and inspectors reporting to you.

You’ll interact with the owner's quality organization, drive internal audits, and lead corrective-action programs while championing quality on schedule and safety in a multi-year infrastructure effort.