Quality Control Manager

Ryan Companies•Chicago, OH

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Ryan Companies US, Inc. has an immediate career opportunity for a Quality Control Manager to join our national Mission Critical sector team! This role is for an industry leader in commercial real estate who brings a fully integrated and creative design-build approach. To be successful in this role, a technical degree in construction, civil, architecture, engineering, or equivalent is required. You must have at least 5 years of experiences in design, construction, and/or commissioning for large & complex MEP-heavy projects. Previous experience leading construction documentation and contract administration is required.

Requirements

At least 5 years of successful field quality management experience in mission critical construction or large construction projects.
Technical degree in construction, civil, architecture, engineering, or equivalent is required.
At least 5 years of experiences in design, construction, and/or commissioning for large & complex MEP-heavy projects.
Previous experience leading construction documentation and contract administration is required.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of one or more quality systems (i.e., Malcolm Baldridge, ISO 9000, Lean, Kaizen, Army Corps of Engineers, etc.
Experience using Procore, Bluebeam, and Revit

Responsibilities

Lead the planning, development, and implementation of Ryan’s quality program for data centers.
Responsible for managing and performing the daily QC responsibilities of specific projects to ensure the project is constructed in accordance with the established contract documents.
Lead and train other project team members on quality-related activities.
The Quality manager role includes direct oversight and review of the entire documentation and physical inspection phase of the workflow process and working with other in-house personnel (e.g.: Project Managers, Superintendents, etc.) and external personnel to produce and document a quality product.
Review shop drawings and submittals for conformance with project specifications by direct review, and by leveraging the knowledge and experience of others in the project team when necessary.
Participate in preparatory meetings to establish an understanding of the standards of care desired for each scope of work.
Participate in pre-installation meetings with new and existing subcontractors, project team members, and any other stakeholders, prior to the start of each new phase of the work, to discuss issues that affect quality.
Ensure project team members, trade partners, and all stakeholders understand the quality management requirements, for each scope of work.
Set quality management expectations, including the quantity and timing of field inspections, testing requirements, and documentation requirements for each scope of work.
Verify and document that all materials received for the project are in conformance with the approved submittal, are handled and stored appropriately, and are installed and acceptable for use in the project.
Conduct, participate in, or assign quality management tasks to other project team members.
Monitor, Track, Log and Audit all quality control activities, including all testing, inspections, and supporting documentation throughout the project.
Monitor, Track, and support the project team to verify effective implementation of corrective actions for project non-conformances and quality issues.
Conduct Root Cause Analysis to identify, resolve and implement solutions to quality issues
Conduct and document weekly QC meetings with the superintendent, and provide and distribute written minutes, as described in project specific contract document.
Conduct periodic quality walkthroughs with the client, the design team, and/or any other client quality representative.
Conduct and document weekly QC Meetings with the client and provide and distribute meeting minutes.
Provide weekly QC reports that reinforce activities that are being constructed in conformance with each specific project’s established standard and constructively confronts any non-conformance to produce the desired outcome in a timely manner.
Support the project team with punch list and other phase turnover activities.
Stop work if necessary to resolve matters that affect safety, quality and/or inhibit the logical progress of work.
Capture and share lessons learned with the project team, trade partners, and other Ryan Mission Critical project teams.
Travel as needed if not living local to the project site