Quality Management Oversight Coordinator

Parsons•Los Angeles, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Parsons is seeking a Technical Oversight Quality Consultant to help the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) implement its quality management system (QMS) for capital projects, including subway and light rail, bus rapid transit, portal and turnback facilities, and stations. The role supports the project manager, who is based in Denver, and provides local assistance in Los Angeles. The position requires working on-site in Los Angeles five days per week and attending biweekly meetings at LA Metro’s quality department headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. The coordinator oversees quality management for up to two LA Metro projects, working with the LA Metro quality manager to promote and implement the QMS. Responsibilities include auditing or assessing designers and constructors, preparing monthly quality reports and quarterly reviews, and training personnel. The successful candidate will be trained as an expert in Parsons’ PAR-PRO® software, which LA Metro uses to implement its QMS. The role administers the software, supports users, and helps maintain its database of contractual requirements and related assessment workflows. The position also involves identifying business opportunities with LA Metro.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
10+ years of experience as a technical consultant in a related industry.
Ability to work on-site in Los Angeles five days per week.

Responsibilities

Assist the project manager in implementing contract requirements and provide local support in Los Angeles.
Coordinate quality management oversight for up to two LA Metro projects.
Work closely with the LA Metro quality manager to promote and assist with implementation of the LA Metro QMS.
Conduct audits or assessments of designers and constructors.
Prepare monthly quality reports and quarterly quality reviews.
Train personnel in the QMS and help users with PAR-PRO®.
Attend biweekly meetings at LA Metro quality department headquarters in downtown Los Angeles.
Administer PAR-PRO®, including adding users, troubleshooting bugs with the developer, testing enhancements, training users, and responding to Help Desk tickets.
Extract contractual requirements from documents and upload them to the PAR-PRO® database.
Identify business opportunities with LA Metro.