Senior Quality Leader for Major Infrastructure Projects

Mott MacDonald; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Short-term/long-term disability

Paid holidays and PTO

Parental leave

Company paid life insurance

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is growing its Major Projects business across North America and is seeking a Senior Quality Manager to lead project quality initiatives across some of the region’s most complex infrastructure programs. This role provides strategic and operational leadership for quality management across major transportation, aviation, rail & transit, highways, water, energy, and infrastructure projects.

You will drive a culture of quality, right-first-time delivery, and compliance with client

Qualifications

• 15+ years of quality management experience supporting major infrastructure programs.
• Experience developing and implementing Quality Management Plans, QA programs, audit programs, and corrective actions.
• Experience leading quality oversight across owners, contractors, regulators, and third‑party reviewers.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience supporting Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, CM/GC, and P3 delivery models.
• Proven leadership and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of PQMPs, KPIs, and reporting frameworks.
• Provide quality leadership across planning, design, procurement, construction, testing, and handover.
• Ensure compliance with client, contractual, regulatory, and corporate quality requirements.
• Lead quality audits, surveillance, supplier assessments, and assurance reviews.
• Manage non-conformances, corrective actions, root-cause investigations, and continual improvement.
• Oversee quality documentation, ITPs, quality work plans, and quality control processes.
• Monitor contractor, consultant, and supplier quality performance and identify risks.
• Support program assurance, stage-gate reviews, and risk management.
• Develop quality dashboards and performance reporting for leadership.
• Act as primary quality representative with clients, regulators, contractors, and delivery partners.
• Deliver quality training and mentoring to project teams.
• Capture lessons learned and drive improvements across programs.

Skills

Quality management

Quality assurance

Auditing

Corrective actions

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quality Management, or related discipline

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Quality management systems (QMS)

Job description

Mott MacDonald is growing its Major Projects business across North America and is seeking a Senior Quality Manager to lead project quality initiatives across some of the region’s most complex infrastructure programs. This role provides strategic and operational leadership for quality management across major transportation, aviation, rail & transit, highways, water, energy, and infrastructure projects.

You will drive a culture of quality, right-first-time delivery, and compliance with client