Senior Quality Leader, Major Infrastructure Projects

Mott MacDonald; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid holidays & PTO

Parental leave

Life insurance

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Senior Quality Manager to lead project quality initiatives across major infrastructure programs in North America. You will drive quality strategies, governance, and continuous improvement, partnering with clients, contractors, and delivery teams.

The role requires extensive experience in quality management, a solid background in ISO 9001, and leadership across complex projects. This hybrid position offers collaboration with multiple offices and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field required; Master's preferred.
• 15+ years of quality management experience in major infrastructure programs.
• Experience in developing and implementing Quality Management Plans and QA programs.
• Experience leading quality oversight across owners, contractors, regulators, and reviewers.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001, QMS, auditing, and continuous improvement.
• Experience supporting DBB, DB, PDB, CM/GC, and P3 delivery models.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of PQMPs, quality objectives, KPIs, and reports.
• Provide independent 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 continuous improvement.
• Oversee quality documentation, ITPs, quality work plans, and QC processes.
• Monitor performance and identify risks and improvement opportunities.
• Deliver quality training and lessons learned across programs.

Skills

Quality leadership

QA/QC processes

Auditing

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Contractor oversight

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering / related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

ISO 9001 knowledge

Quality Management Systems

Delivery models: DBB/DB/PDB/CM-GC/P3

Job description

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Senior Quality Manager to lead project quality initiatives across major infrastructure programs in North America. You will drive quality strategies, governance, and continuous improvement, partnering with clients, contractors, and delivery teams.

The role requires extensive experience in quality management, a solid background in ISO 9001, and leadership across complex projects. This hybrid position offers collaboration with multiple offices and growth opportunities.