Regional Quality Manager (HV/Substation)

About the role

The Regional Quality Manager (RQM) is the senior quality leader responsible for managing their assigned portfolio of projects within a designated construction group. This role ensures consistency, compliance, and continuous improvement across a dynamic set of projects, which may range from a handful to as many as several dozen active or upcoming sites.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the single point of contact for all regional quality issues, directly supporting the Senior Director of Quality.
• Manage the Quality program across a portfolio of projects (up to 50 active sites), ensuring compliance with QMS requirements, company standards, and contractual obligations.
• Provide structured reporting and communicate Quality KPIs at weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual intervals, delivering insights on audit outcomes, staffing, portfolio risks, and overall performance.
• Oversee, mentor, and support Site Quality Managers. Support recruitment, interviews, and onboarding of quality staff within the region.
• Lead pre-construction quality planning, including scheduling updates, constructability reviews, and development of site-specific quality deliverables.
• Review LNTP and EPCA contract documents for assigned projects to identify quality-related requirements, ensuring they are incorporated into site-specific plans, ITPs, and compliance reviews.
• Manage Cost of Quality (COQ) metrics, ensuring prevention, appraisal, and internal failure costs are tracked and communicated.
• Conduct and oversee regional audits, inspections, and site reviews; ensure timely corrective and preventive actions are implemented and closed.
• Monitor non-conformance trends across the portfolio and drive root cause analysis and systemic improvements.
• Develop, review, and approve Site-Specific Quality Management Plans (SSQMPs), Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs), and Verification Checklists.
• Facilitate training for regional teams, ensuring staff understand and consistently follow QMS processes, Procore workflows, and SharePoint documentation practices.
• Represent Quality in regional construction and corporate management meetings, ensuring alignment with operational priorities.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, construction, safety, commissioning, and operations teams to embed quality into project execution.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, process discipline, and accountability across the region.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of progressive quality management experience in large-scale construction, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience managing project portfolios or multi-site programs within EPC, utility, or industrial construction.
• Experience interfacing with project owners, lenders, and external stakeholders on quality matters.
• Proven ability to author and maintain SOPs, ITPs, Work Instructions, and technical documentation.
• Strong familiarity with PV solar construction practices, including structural, electrical, and mechanical scopes.
• Experience with Cost of Quality (COQ) tracking and KPI management/reporting.
• Proficiency with Procore (Quality & Field Management modules) and SharePoint as primary systems of record; ability to model and enforce disciplined system usage.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills across departments and stakeholders.
• Experience managing distributed or remote teams.
• Ability to work remotely with a reliable high-speed internet connection and flexibility to support projects across Eastern through Pacific Time Zones.
• Must hold and maintain a valid U.S. driver’s license and have the ability to safely operate/rent vehicles for business travel without restrictions.
• Ability to successfully pass a motor vehicle/driving record background check in accordance with company policy.
• Must be able to pass pre-employment, regular, and random drug and alcohol screenings in compliance with company and customer requirements.