QCQA Director (Phoenix, AZ) - Austin Commercial

About Austin Commercial

Become an owner of one of North America's most respected and fastest-growing commercial construction firms. Austin Commercial’s employee-owners put our expertise to work in regional and national operations, building iconic projects that set the bar in our industry. Whether world-class airports and aviation facilities, technologically advanced healthcare facilities, cutting-edge educational and research facilities, professional sports stadiums, high-rises, hospitality, and other leading commercial markets, Austin’s industry expertise and ingenuity are second to none. Austin is 100% employee-owned, so every one of our employee-owners has a vested interest in our success.

Responsibilities

• Develops, directs, mentors, trains, and leads members of the Quality Department and other functional departments
• Develops, establishes, directs and executes the overall corporate quality and continuous improvement program
• Develops, formulates and establishes the quality management and quality control system; assigns, instructs and guides quality managers/Engineers in the development of standard project quality programs
• Designs, develops and establishes the internal Quality audits as a standard process
• Provides overall oversight and direction to project’s quality programs, ensuring client's requirements, strategies and expectations in regards to quality are understood and implemented
• Promotes the development of a project execution workforce through training, career development and succession planning for the quality group
• Participates in staffing decisions for quality program positions at all levels; organizes work force assignments to coincide with project schedules; interfaces with the project management team to identify execution and quality issues, coordinating quality requirements with all disciplines; provides technical guidance for inspection, testing and quality service activities
• Participates in the selection, training, scheduling, and evaluation of a team of in-process or incoming quality control managers I & II, and Quality Engineers I & II
• Coordinates training activities to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements, while also ensuring cross-training and flexibility across the Quality team
• Provides ongoing feedback and mentoring to the Quality team, including the delivery of annual performance evaluations
• Determines training and professional growth plans for Quality Managers and Engineers
• Supports investigations associated with non-conformances
• Works with QA/QC Managers, Owners and Design Engineers to determine appropriate support activities for non-conforming items and issues
• Provides quality functional oversight for client-specific needs and requests; works with clients to anticipate and interpret client needs as well as business challenges

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Engineering, Science, or related field
• 15 to 20 years’ experience in a Quality Assurance/Control related role with experience creating and implementing Quality Programs for Design Build and Construction Programs
• Successful completion of OSHA 30-Hour Construction Industry Outreach Training required (may obtain within first year of employment)
• Excellent problem-solving skills, strong communication skills (written and verbal) and ability to clearly communicate with clients and employees
• Ability to build and lead high performing teams at the project and department levels
• Basic understanding of Word, Excel, CMIC, Bluebeam and BIM 360
• Field Experience with Design process and Test/Inspection methods
• Familiar with current standard design and construction software

Benefits

• Medical, dental, life and disability insurance
• Matching 401K plan
• 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)