QA/QC Manager

The Role

The Construction QA/QC Manager (QM) is responsible for planning, coordinating and developing the project-specific Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) Plan that incorporates the policies and procedures necessary to deliver the project fully compliant with the contract documents.

Manage the development and implementation of the project-specific QA/QC Plan in coordination with the project team, the owner/architect team and the contract documents

Assure that sufficient, qualified specialized staff are assigned to provide the required knowledge and experience to execute the plan

Maintain a collaborative working relationship with owners, architects, consultants, subcontractors and vendors to ensure that the project-specific QA/QC Plan delivers a fully compliant project

Understand the project execution plan and coordinate QA/QC procedures at appropriate stages of the work, in line with the project schedule

Conduct testing and inspections and arrange for third-party testing and inspections.

Analyze and report the results

Establish and lead quality control initiatives and corrective actions at the project level

Manage Quality events, punch list process and completion of non-conformances and closeout

Coach and mentor Field and Project Engineers on QA/QC Processes

Ensure that the contractual quality requirements of a project are fully communicated to all key personnel, so that their roles in fulfilling these requirements are fully understood

Ensure that the calibration of all inspection, measurement, and test equipment is conducted according to the defined schedule

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, Engineering or applicable discipline and experience related to project size/scope
• 5-10 years of related experience in QA/QC and utilization of Commissioning software tools
• Excellent business judgment demonstrated by consistently achieving profitability objectives and strong project close-outs with client and subcontractor relationships in good standing
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail evidenced by a strong command of all applicable contracts and legal provisions
• Ability to consistently analyze and execute financial trade-offs which frequently involve dealing with incomplete data and ambiguity
• Able to constantly multi-task and handle competing priorities between Suffolk business needs, organizational issues, and sound customer relations
• Possess judgment to know when to appropriately escalate issues up the chain of command
• A strong sense of urgency and initiative
• Able to quickly study and react to complex issues
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to confidently and decisively take action
• Team leader with excellent diplomatic and communication skills, able to handle and resolve conflicts effectively in a firm but fair manner