Senior Project Quality Leader – QMS, Audits & Vendor Assurance

Audubon Companies; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Audubon Companies is seeking a Project Quality Manager in Houston to oversee project-wide quality assurance governance, plans, metrics, audits, and NCR management. The role ensures compliance with regulatory and client requirements and drives a strong quality culture across engineering and procurement, including third-party oversight.

Responsibilities include leading QA/QC for projects, developing Quality Plans, performing audits, and coordinating corrective actions with cross-functional teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Construction Management, or related discipline.
• 10+ years in QA/QC on complex EPC projects with QMS, audits and NCR management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project-specific Quality Plans aligned with corporate QMS.
• Act as project QA/QC authority; coordinate with management; elevate significant quality risks.
• Oversee vendor NCRs; ensure compliance with specs, drawings, codes, MIRs, client reqs.
• Support/audit internal and external audits; close findings; drive root-cause analysis.
• Establish project QA objectives and KPIs; report QA/QC activities.
• Ensure compliance with laws, codes, standards; support supplier evaluations.
• Promote quality culture; drive continuous improvement via lessons learned.

Skills

QA/QC leadership

Quality management

Leadership

Risk-based thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Quality Management

Tools

ISO 9001 Lead Auditor

Job description

Audubon Companies is seeking a Project Quality Manager in Houston to oversee project-wide quality assurance governance, plans, metrics, audits, and NCR management. The role ensures compliance with regulatory and client requirements and drives a strong quality culture across engineering and procurement, including third-party oversight.

Responsibilities include leading QA/QC for projects, developing Quality Plans, performing audits, and coordinating corrective actions with cross-functional teams