Senior QA Program Lead - Major Infrastructure

Gateway Development Commission (GDC); Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Retirement plans (401a, 457b)

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Life Insurance

Job summary

Gateway Development Commission (GDC) is seeking a senior Quality Assurance Officer to lead program-level quality management for the Hudson Tunnel Project. The role oversees QA, QC, Special Inspections, and owner verification oversight across all contract packages, ensuring compliance with federal, FTA, and contractual requirements.

The successful candidate will coordinate with NJ TRANSIT, PANYNJ, Amtrak, and other partners, implement the Program Quality Management Plan, and drive continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quality Management, or related discipline.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in Quality Management, QA/QC, construction management, engineering, inspection, or related field.
• Minimum of seven (7) years in a Senior Quality Management or program leadership role.
• Professional Engineer (PE), CQA, CMQ/OE, or comparable certification preferred.
• Experience leading programmatic Quality Management for major transportation/infrastructure programs, preferably with multiple contracts or delivery packages.
• Experience managing and integrating QA, QC, Special Inspections, inspection and testing, non-conformance and corrective action programs, punch-list management, and closeout processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the GDC Programmatic Quality Management program and develop, implement, and maintain the Program Quality Management Plan and policies to ensure consistent quality across all HTP contract packages.
• Ensure compliance with federal, FTA, regulatory, contractual requirements governing QA, QC, inspections, testing, documentation, and materials.
• Exercise owner quality authority and enforce contractual quality responsibilities of partners, contractors, consultants, and other parties; identify, correct, verify, and close deficiencies.
• Provide independent OVO for applicable delivery models through audits, inspections, testing, sampling, and verification of contractor records.
• Oversee integration of QA, QC, Special Inspections, testing and ensure all functions meet contractual and regulatory roles.
• Oversee quality management throughout design and construction lifecycle; translate design requirements into construction and QC processes.
• Establish and enforce non-conformance and corrective action processes, NCR issuance, root-cause analysis, escalation, and closure.
• Ensure effective field quality oversight through QA personnel, inspectors, auditors, and testing resources.
• Establish and maintain the quality organization, staffing, qualifications, and third-party resources.
• Manage a comprehensive punch-list process for timely identification, tracking, and closure of quality deficiencies.
• Maintain quality documentation and traceability, including inspection/test records, material certifications, MTRs, Certificates of Compliance, submittals, and NCRs.
• Oversee quality requirements for suppliers, materials, and off-site fabrication; auditing, testing, certification, traceability.
• Support SSC requirements by ensuring quality verification and documentation are maintained.
• Establish quality performance metrics and reporting on performance, deficiencies, risks, and corrective actions.
• Lead program-wide quality continuous improvement across contracts.

Skills

Quality management

QA/QC leadership

Regulatory compliance

Contractual enforcement

Cross-functional coordination

Oversight of Special Inspections

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Quality Management

Professional Engineer (PE) or certified quality credential preferred

CMQ/OE or CQA certification preferred

Tools

OVO oversight

Design-Build/Design-Bid-Build delivery knowledge

Job description

Gateway Development Commission (GDC) is seeking a senior Quality Assurance Officer to lead program-level quality management for the Hudson Tunnel Project. The role oversees QA, QC, Special Inspections, and owner verification oversight across all contract packages, ensuring compliance with federal, FTA, and contractual requirements.

The successful candidate will coordinate with NJ TRANSIT, PANYNJ, Amtrak, and other partners, implement the Program Quality Management Plan, and drive continuous