Senior QA/QC Lead — Construction & Compliance

Cumming Group; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Short and long-term disability

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Cumming Group, a leading project and cost management consultancy in the United States, is seeking a QA/QC-focused professional to lead quality assurance across major construction projects. You will develop and implement quality plans, inspect procedures, and coordinate with GCs, design teams, and clients to ensure project standards and successful closeout.

The role emphasizes site inspections, documentation control, and driving corrective actions for large-scale commercial and industrial

Qualifications

• Experience preparing Project Management Plans and fee/budget proposals.
• Experience developing and driving action plans.
• Demonstrated ability to monitor scope throughout the project and adjust as needed.
• Ability to prepare and communicate cost and revenue projections.
• Knowledge of permitting processes and driving timelines.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Understand how your role contributes to organizational goals.
• Deliver quality work by modeling core values.
• Hold self/accountable to goals.
• Collaborates effectively with team and clients.
• Builds relationships with peers, leaders and clients.
• Proactively pursue self-development to improve skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage QA/QC activities across construction projects, ensuring compliance with drawings, specs, codes, and client standards.
• Develop and implement project quality plans, inspection and testing procedures, checklists, and documentation.
• Perform site inspections and quality audits, track NCRs and punch lists, drive corrective actions to closure.
• Coordinate with GCs, subcontractors, engineering/design teams, commissioning teams, and client stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Review installation documentation, testing records, submittals, turnover packages, and closeout docs; large-scale projects preferred.
• Organize and maintain framework for project team processes and document control.
• Drive permitting by designing documents for submission to authorities and ensuring timely approvals.
• Ensure design management aligns with budget, scope, schedule and client standards.
• Prepare cost and revenue projections.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Attend work during normal business hours.

Skills

Project management

Budget proposals

Action plans

Scope monitoring

Cost projections

Permitting knowledge

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Client relationships

Self-development

Creativity

Education

BS in Construction Management/Engineering/QS/Architecture

Certifications: CCM, PMP, PE, AIA, LEED

Job description

At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 15 rankings in ENR. With over 70 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless!

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead and manage QA/QC activities across construction projects, ensuring work complies with approved drawings, specifications, codes, and client quality standards.
• Develop and implement project quality plans, inspection/testing procedures, checklists, and documentation processes throughout construction and closeout.
• Perform regular site inspections and quality audits, identifying deficiencies, tracking NCRs/punch-list items, and driving corrective actions to closure.
• Coordinate closely with GCs, subcontractors, engineering/design teams, commissioning teams, and client stakeholders to resolve quality issues and maintain project standards.
• Review installation documentation, testing records, submittals, turnover packages, and closeout documentation; experience on large-scale commercial, industrial, data center, or mission-critical projects preferred.
• Organize and maintain framework for project team processes and record keeping of electronic and physical documents.
• Drive the permitting process by designing team documents to be submitted to various local, state, and federal agencies and ensure the applicable permits are moving through the process efficiently.
• Ensure the project design management continues to follow the client project documents such as budget, scope, schedule, and client's design standards.
• Prepare cost and revenue projections.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Attendance at work during normal business hours.
  
  

Knowledge & Skills Required

• Experience preparing Project Management Plans and fee/budget proposals.
• Experience developing and driving action plans.
• Demonstrated ability to monitor scope throughout the project and recommend adjustments when necessary.
• Ability to prepare and communicate cost and revenue projections.
• Knowledge of permitting process and ability to drive the process to meet project timelines.
• Utilize effective written and oral communication skills.
• Understand how your role contributes to the organization's goals.
• Deliver quality work product by role modeling organizational core values.
• Hold self-accountable to individual and team goals.
• Consistently communicates and collaborates with team members and clients.
• Build relationships with peers, leaders, and clients.
• Proactively participate in self-development to continually enhance current skills and build new skills required to excel at current role and prepare for career progression.
• Demonstrate ability to be dependable, diligent, and thorough.
• Exercise creativity and resourcefulness in managing the project effectively in a compressed timeframe.
  
  

Preferred Education And Experience

• Education: BS in Construction Management, Engineering, QS, Architecture, or related field
• Experience: 4+ years of experience Project Management, engineering, or construction management
• Preferred Certification: CCM, PMP, PE, AIA, LEED
  
  

Cumming Group is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity in its personnel policies and practices. It is Cumming Group’s policy to recruit, hire, train and promote Team Members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, marital status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, sexual preference, sexual orientation, gender (including gender expression and gender identity), pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions, including breastfeeding), military service, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical disability, mental disability, veteran status or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. All such decisions are based on (1) individual merit, qualifications, and competence as they relate to the particular position, and (2) promotion of the principle of equal employment opportunity.

All other terms and conditions of employment, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoff, return from layoff, training, education, and social and recreational programs, are administered without regard to the characteristics described above. To this end, Cumming Group complies with all provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, all of the rules, regulations and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor, and all similar state and local laws.

The salary range for this full-time role is $97,400.00-$129,866.68 per year. Ranges are determined based on the position, geography, client and industry experience and level, and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range reflects base salary only, and not the total compensation package. Cumming Group reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on a candidate’s experience, skills, and qualifications, including client requirements.

In addition to base salary, Cumming Group offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) Matching
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Short and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program