Traveling Quality Manager - Mission Critical

Shimmick; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living allowance

Project completion bonus

Travel incentives

Job summary

Shimmick is seeking a Quality Manager to lead quality activities for a large-scale, mission-critical project in Point Pleasant, WV. The role collaborates with project leadership and field teams to ensure work meets project requirements and standards.

The successful candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least eight years of relevant experience, plus strong knowledge of quality systems, construction scheduling, and change management.

Qualifications

• Minimum: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong knowledge of quality management systems and field process oversight.
• Experience in construction work sequencing and schedule development is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the monitoring and evaluation process to ensure quality management systems are followed and evidence is recorded.
• Recommends changes to policies and establishes procedures affecting the organization.
• Addresses issues of diverse scope with analysis of factors and business trends.
• Acts as advisor to subordinates to meet schedules and resolve technical problems.
• May have budget responsibilities.
• Coordinates activities of a group or department with responsibility for results.
• May be responsible for a functional area without direct reports.

Skills

Quality management

Construction experience

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Construction Management

Job description

Overview

Shimmick is seeking a highly talented Quality Manager to play a key role in delivering a large-scale mission-critical project in Point Pleasant, WV. This position offers the opportunity to lead quality activities, collaborate with project leadership and field teams, and help ensure work meets project requirements and Shimmick’s standards.

At Shimmick, we are problem solvers. Creative thinkers. Innovators. We approach each project with fresh ideas and big thinking in pursuit of better answers, better outcomes, and better experiences for our clients. We are resourceful, nimble, and resilient. We work hard together—and with our clients—to deliver high-quality projects that are on time, on budget, and beyond expectations.

Backed by over 100 years of expertise and driven by innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit, Shimmick is one of the most dynamic infrastructure builders in the industry. With market leadership in water resources, sustainable transportation, and complex electrical construction, we’re well-positioned to lead during a time of rapid change. As project delivery models, regulatory frameworks, supply chains, and technology continue to evolve, our ability to stay flexible and agile in our construction approach is essential to our success.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the management of the monitoring and evaluation process to ensure that Shimmick's quality management systems are being followed and evidence is recorded and maintained. Provides guidance to employees within the latitude of established policies.
• Recommends changes to policies and establishes procedures that affect immediate organization.
• Works on issues of diverse scope where analysis of situation or data requires evaluation of a variety of factors, including understanding of current business trends.
• Acts as advisor to subordinates to meet schedules and/or resolve technical problems.
• May have budget responsibilities.
• Manages the coordination of activities of a group or department with responsibility for results.
• In some instances, may be responsible for functional area and may not have direct reports.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field + 8 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in construction work sequencing, productivity, preparation and maintenance of detailed construction schedules.
• Change management experience

Additional Information:

• This is a traveling position based in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
• Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.
• This position does not include sponsorship for United States work authorization.

The salary range for this position is $140,000-$215,000 per year, including a 27% uplift in base salary during the initial travel assignment in West Virginia. Additional incentives include a $3,500 per month living allowance , if eligible, and a 10% project completion bonus .

Shimmick’s comprehensive benefits plan includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as options to participate in an FSA or HSA. The Company also provides employer-paid STD, LTD, basic life and AD&D insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program. Additional voluntary benefit offerings include pet insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness insurance, legal and identity theft protection.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Job Locations US-WV-Point Pleasant | US-OH-Columbus | US-OH-Cincinnati | US-PA-PIttsburgh | US-WV-Charleston | US-WV-Parkersburg | US-OH-Cleveland

ID 2026-3158

Category Quality

Type Full Time