QC Manager (Federal Division)

Granite Construction•Olympia, WA

2d•$121,754 - $182,631•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for implementing and managing the Quality Control (QC) program on a federal construction project. The QC Manager II ensures work meets contract requirements and applicable quality standards through inspections, testing, documentation, and coordination. The role serves as the project’s primary quality liaison with the customer and regulatory agencies and ensures compliance with FAR 52.246-12, Inspection of Construction.

Requirements

High school diploma required; bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management required
Current Construction Quality Management for Contractors (CQM-C) for Contractors certification required for federal assignments. If not current at hire, completion is required within 90 days, subject to contract requirements.
Registered Professional Engineer (PE), ASQ, ISO, or other relevant quality certification required.
Working knowledge of FAR 52.246-12, EM 385-1-1, OSHA, MSHA, and requirements applicable to the assigned project.
Extensive construction quality control experience with demonstrated success leading the QC program on federal projects.
Experience managing QC personnel, laboratories, subcontractors, and concurrent construction activities.
Demonstrated ability to resolve complex project quality issues and coordinate with federal customers, agencies, and project leadership.
Experience on projects with increased technical complexity, customer oversight, quality risk, subcontractor involvement, or schedule demands.
Level II assignment is based on experience, technical proficiency, and demonstrated ability to manage larger, more complex, or higher-risk projects.
Advanced knowledge of construction materials, methods, inspection, testing, documentation, and QC procedures.
Ability to interpret complex plans, specifications, contracts, codes, standards, and federal quality requirements.
Strong leadership, prioritization, decision-making, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Ability to apply sound judgment when resolving complex project quality challenges.
Proficiency in document control, auditing, nonconformance management, root-cause analysis, corrective action, Microsoft Office, Bluebeam, databases, and quality management systems (RMS, eCMS and/or Autodesk Forma).
Ability to perform effectively under pressure while maintaining quality, compliance, and deadlines.
Regularly required to talk and hear; frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and use a computer keyboard; and occasionally required to reach and lift or move up to 50 pounds. Close vision and the ability to adjust focus are required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain the project QC system in accordance with contract documents, specifications, federal requirements, and company standards.
Manage the 3-Phase program including; Preparatory, Initial, and Follow-up phases of control, except where assigned to qualified QC Specialists.
Manage the QC plan, specification and submittal reviews, inspections, testing, documentation, and corrective actions.
Manage, train, coach, and evaluate project QC personnel.
Direct other QC Managers, QC Engineers, QC Specialists, laboratories, subcontractor quality representatives, and inspection personnel.
Coordinate staffing and inspection coverage for project activities, disciplines, phases, and shifts.
Maintain the onsite presence required by the contract and project needs.
Lead quality meetings, including Coordination and Mutual Understanding Meetings.
Interpret plans, specifications, testing standards, and acceptance criteria; elevate matters requiring professional engineering judgment or customer direction.
Use independent judgment to resolve project quality issues with project leadership, subcontractors, customers, and technical stakeholders.
Ensure compliance with applicable EM 385-1-1, OSHA, MSHA, safety, hazard identification, and sustainability requirements. Maintain current certificates as required.
Provide quality-related technical support during preconstruction, construction, and closeout.
Oversee inspections, audits, testing, quality records, nonconformance management, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
Review mix designs and technical quality documents within role authority. Stamping or sealing may be performed only when properly licensed and authorized.
Serve as the primary project quality representative with federal customers, agencies, designers, subcontractors, laboratories, and technical stakeholders.
Lead resolution of complex project quality concerns and support timely customer decisions and acceptance.
Manage the project quality budget, forecast, staffing plan, and estimates; provide quality input for planning, risk reviews, change management, claims, turnover, and closeout.

Benefits

paid holidays
sick leave
medical
dental
vision
life insurance
disability insurance
flexible spending plans
musculoskeletal health programs
mental wellness programs
100% of the premium is paid by Granite for eligible employees and dependents for medical plans
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
100% match on the first 6% of eligible compensation that salaried employees defer into their 401(k) plans, which vests immediately