Senior Quality Manager

The Walsh Group; Winthrop (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walsh Group, a fourth-generation family-owned construction firm, seeks a Senior Quality Manager for our Winthrop, MA project portfolio. This role leads the quality management system, ensures design and construction meet policies and contract requirements, and drives continuous improvement.

You will coach project staff, manage KPIs, coordinate inspections, and partner with owners, subcontractors and safety teams to deliver safe, quality, on-schedule work with strong profitability.

Qualifications

• AEC-related bachelor's degree or equivalent with relevant certifications.
• Experience leading QA/QC on large projects; 10+ years in AEC with 5+ years in QA/QC leadership.
• Strong communication, critical thinking and time management.
• Travel limited to project sites.

Responsibilities

• Quality champion for projects; manage quality of works, materials, documentation.
• Coach and mentor project staff in quality management.
• Lead quality processes: work planning, pre-activity meetings, material management, QIRs, lessons learned.
• Establish and report KPIs and QIRs; analyze trends and suggest improvements.
• Audit project quality programs and provide feedback.
• Direct inspection, testing and documentation; schedule with operations and client.
• Create project-specific inspection/test plans and quality control plans.
• Support risk management strategy to improve profitability.
• Maintain relationships with owners, clients, subcontractors, stakeholders.
• Support Site Safety to ensure safety procedures.
• Monitor quality costs and rework costs; assist with budgeting.

Skills

Quality management

Leadership

Project KPI tracking

Risk management

Communication

Education

AEC Bachelor's degree or equivalent

QA/QC certifications (USACE/NAVFAC/NRC)

Tools

QC Evaluation

Job description

OVERVIEW

We are currently seeking a Senior Quality Manager for our work in Winthrop, MA.

The Senior Quality Manager is responsible for implementation, improvement and execution of the Quality management systems (QMS) and project specific quality program requirements. The Senior Quality Manager ensures that the design and construction works are planned and executed in accordance with established policies, procedures, systems and requirements of the Company and contract.

As a fourth-generation, family-owned business, Walsh recruits individuals who are seeking a small company feel with a large company backing. Walsh is a successful fast-growing company at the forefront of technology and is committed to being the employer of choice to our employees and the builder of choice to our customers.

There are many compelling reasons why exceptional people should consider a career with our company:

• Challenging, complex work
• Creative and innovative problem-solving environment
• Supportive, communicative managers who reward hard work
• Opportunities for growth, training, and development
• Flexibility in career path & progression
• Opportunities to work and live all over the United States

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Quality champion for a project or multiple projects, responsible for the quality management duties including quality of the works, material management, documentation and close-out to ensure safe, quality, efficient, effective and profitable project execution.
• Coaches, mentors and trains entire project staff in quality management principles, procedures and project-specific requirements. Serves as mentor and coach to Quality staff to advance their careers at Walsh and improve retention.
• Responsible for leading and managing quality processes such as work planning, pre-activity meetings, material management, Quality Incident Reports, Lesson Sharing and follow-up inspections.
• Establishes, monitors and reports on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), as well as QIRs for project teams to ensure continuous improvement. Analyzes project KPIs, evaluates trends and provides improvement strategies.
• Routinely audits project quality programs seeking continuous improvement utilizing Project QC Evaluation and other auditing tools. Provides feedback to Operations and Quality Management of major QIRs, project team relationships, owner/client perceptions, and overall quality management recurring non-conformances.
• Directs inspection, testing and documentation of the works. Schedules inspection and testing with coordination between operations, consultants, material laboratories and Client.
• Creates and implements project specific inspection and test plans, quality control plans and other procedures as necessary. Additionally, supports with material specification review such as concrete mix design, thermal control and other quality specialized elements.
• Responsible for risk management strategy that helps projects improve profitability by reducing risk and improving efficiency via process management and risk mitigation.
• Maintains relationships with owners, Clients, subcontractors, design partners and stakeholders to support project partnering and issue resolution.
• Supports Site Safety to ensure that projects are completed in accordance with established safety procedures, requirements and goals.
• Monitors project quality costs including resources while working to better as-bid budgets. Provides feedback to optimize project billing returns, risk reporting and testing accuracy, while protecting Walsh from claim exposure. Monitors and reports rework costs via QIR system.

QUALIFICATIONS

• AEC Bachelor’s degree is preferred or equivalent related field experience with International Code Counsel, NICET, etc. Current certification required
• USACE/NAVFAC/NRC Construction Quality Management certification preferred but not required
• Industry certifications for testing and inspection as required to review and certify that the test, inspection, and procedures satisfy requirements
• Minimum 10 years of AEC experience, 5 years preferred QA/QC experience with leadership skills or advanced technical skills
• Good communication skills, critical thinking and problem solving abilities, and ability to prioritize, organize and manage time
• Knowledge of standards, specifications and publications of job related duties
• Limited travel for projects as necessary

Division: Water

Job Category: Quality

Job Type: Full_time

The Walsh Group, Ltd. Is committed to providing equal opportunity to qualified applicants with disabilities to compete for jobs. To request a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, please contact the Human Resources Department at 312-563-5905 or [e-mail].

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Disability/Veteran