Quality Management Specialist, Architecture

Job Description

Job Description

Are you ready to join a growth-oriented team where creativity meets innovation? At Ware Malcomb, we are a dynamic and forward-thinking design firm committed to pushing the boundaries. Our team-oriented, collaborative approach ensures that every project is a blend of visionary design, seamless project delivery, and we are actively engaged with both the community and the industry. Discover our vibrant culture to get an inside look into life at Ware Malcomb and the programs we offer. -at-ware-malcomb/ 

As a Quality Management Specialist, you will support project teams by improving document quality and reducing risk through technical expertise, coordination, and targeted reviews across multiple regions and project types. You will contribute to quality standards, assist with complex technical challenges, and promote consistency through collaboration, mentoring, and knowledge sharing. 

Your Role

• Perform cursory, partial, or comprehensive Quality Control (QC) reviews across multiple regions, project types, and milestones, identifying issues and risks as requested by the Project Management Team.
• Provide technical assistance, including code, accessibility, and zoning analysis; coordination of architectural and consultant drawings; review and development of specific details; specifications coordination with drawings; and design solutions for technical project tasks, as requested by the Project Management Team.
• Conduct QC reviews during production to support the quality of construction documents, as scheduled by the Production Team (TPS).
• Participate in selected QA/QC kickoff meetings to help define project Quality Management needs and scope and provide input on review focus and required time.
• Provide feedback to TPS through Studio Quality Management (Studio-QM) to align production templates, tools, and standards with regional needs while maintaining firmwide consistency.
• Maintain strong technical and code expertise, including awareness of regional office differences, industry standards, and current WM Standards, to effectively support teams and reduce project risk.
• Mentor staff on technical requirements, WM and industry standards, and building codes through direct interaction and drawing markups.
• Prepare, lead, or participate in educational presentations on code, technical topics, and Quality Management for firmwide audiences, targeted groups, or bulletin formats.
• Participate in Studio QM coordination meetings to align QM team schedules, stay informed on current and upcoming projects, and contribute to QM processes, tools, and standards development.
• Work within budget, meet deadlines, and adjust scope dynamically based on workload demands and project priorities.
• Manage calendar availability for scheduled and urgent requests and attend all accepted meetings punctually.

Qualifications

• Experience in Interior Design and/or Architecture
• Strong communication skills
• Extensive knowledge of model and state building codes, as well as state and federal accessibility standards.
• Extensive experience in project management, construction, and detailing.
• Strong computer, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Bluebeam, MS Teams, MS Outlook, and MS Word is required; experience with PowerPoint, Revit, AutoCAD, Ganttic, and Excel is preferred.
• Ability to effectively present and speak in front of small to large groups is preferred.

This is a full-time, long-term position.

 

Established in 1972, Ware Malcomb is a dynamic, forward-thinking commercial real estate design firm providing professional architecture, interior design, civil engineering, branding, building measurement, structural engineering and MEP engineering services to clients throughout the world. With office locations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Brazil, the firm specializes in the design of office, industrial, science & technology, healthcare, multifamily, retail, hospitality and public/institutional projects.

 

The firm is also ranked among the top 10 Architecture/Engineering firms in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms and the Top 30 Interior Design Firms in Interior Design magazine’s Top 100 Giants. For more information, visit waremalcomb.com.