Senior QC Lead – Field Inspection & Quality Champion

Audubon Companies; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Audubon Companies in Houston, TX is seeking a QC Lead Site Supervisor to join our team. The role collaborates with project teams to promote continuous improvement, ensure adherence to specifications, and support successful delivery of projects.

The QC Lead will work under the direction of the Quality Manager and Director of Quality and Compliance, supervising QC inspection activities across disciplines and ensuring traceability, calibration, and turnover documentation are maintained.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of field quality control experience on industrial construction projects.
• Experience on EPC or large capital projects.
• Working knowledge of industry codes and standards relevant to project scope.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documents.
• Strong documentation and reporting skills.
• Certifications such as CWI, API, NACE, or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement and enforce the Project Quality Plan and Audubon’s Quality Management System.
• Supervise daily QC inspection activities across civil, structural, mechanical, piping, and/or electrical scopes (as applicable to project).
• Ensure all work aligns with approved IFC drawings, specifications, ITPs, and contract requirements.
• Verify subcontractor compliance with project quality standards.
• Coordinate and perform inspections per approved Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs).
• Witness and document testing activities.
• Review and validate material receiving inspections and ensure traceability documentation is maintained.
• Ensure calibration records and testing equipment certifications are current.
• Maintain accurate and timely QC records, inspection reports, and turnover documentation.
• Track and manage NCRs (Non-Conformance Reports), ensuring corrective actions are implemented and verified.
• Support compilation of Mechanical Completion (MC) and turnover packages for client acceptance.
• Provide daily and weekly quality reports to project leadership.
• Serve as primary QC interface with field supervision and subcontractors.
• Participate in client audits, inspections, and quality meetings.
• Support resolution of quality-related field issues in collaboration with engineering and construction team.
• Promote proactive quality culture across the project site.
• Identify trends or recurring quality issues and recommend preventive measures.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards (e.g., ASME, AWS, API, NEC, ISO 9001, etc., as applicable to project scope).
• Health, Safety, and Environmental Responsibilities: All employees are responsible for supporting Audubon Companies’ HSE policies and procedures.

Skills

Field quality control

Documentation

Engineering drawings interpretation

Communication

MS Office / SharePoint

Job description

Audubon Companies in Houston, TX is seeking a QC Lead Site Supervisor to join our team. The role collaborates with project teams to promote continuous improvement, ensure adherence to specifications, and support successful delivery of projects.

The QC Lead will work under the direction of the Quality Manager and Director of Quality and Compliance, supervising QC inspection activities across disciplines and ensuring traceability, calibration, and turnover documentation are maintained.