Senior Quality Specialist

Senior Quality Specialist

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The Senior Quality Specialist serves as Haskell's onsite technical quality representative responsible for protecting design intent, construction quality, client confidence, and long-term facility performance throughout the project lifecycle. Working alongside project leadership, craft professionals, design teams, subcontractors, and owners, this role drives implementation of the Quality Implementation Plan (QIP), verifies execution of critical work activities, identifies project risks before they become failures, and promotes a culture where quality is planned—not inspected into the work. This position promotes the use of materials, finishes, systems, and details that demonstrate excellent long-term quality performance and supports the organization's commitment to "Quality Brand Protection." The position is ideally suited for construction professionals who enjoy solving technical problems, influencing field operations, mentoring project teams, and contributing to some of the industry's largest and most complex projects.

Job Responsibilities:

• Design Phase / Mobilization
• Initiate or support initiation of the Quality Implementation Plan on assigned projects.
• Conduct or support the design Quality kick-off meeting.
• Ensure design reviews are completed and that the design "go/no-go" approval is received from the Design Manager
• Ensure project quality risks are identified, established, mitigated, and documented.
• Review construction documents, final documents, and assigned design deliverables for quality-related concerns, inconsistencies, omissions, or risk conditions.
• Ensure appropriate subject matter expert reviews are held, including reviews such as geotechnical, concrete, envelope, and other discipline-specific reviews as required by the project.
• Perform geotechnical report review and advise senior quality staff or quality leadership of critical information.
• Support transition from design phase into construction mobilization by confirming QIP requirements, field quality expectations, testing needs, inspection requirements, required meetings, and documentation processes
• Construction Phase
• Conduct or support the construction Quality kick-off meeting.
• Participate in the selection and evaluation of independent testing agencies, develop budgets, monitor scheduled activities, and coordinate reports, field activities, testing, and inspections for contracted agencies as applicable.
• Distribute third-party test results to appropriate design and Quality team members and file records as required by the project.
• Perform testing when required for scheduled activities not covered by a testing agency or subcontractor.
• Finalize remaining quality risks with well-developed mitigation plans.
• Ensure all required preconstruction/preparatory meetings identified by the QIP are scheduled, conducted, documented, and supported by defined quality standards and inspection procedures, in conjunction with the Project Manager and Superintendent.
• Conduct preconstruction/preparatory meetings in areas of expertise and participate in other QIP-required meetings as appropriate.
• Ensure all first work in place/initial observations are scheduled and conducted and monitor corrective measures through completion.
• Ensure follow-up site observations are conducted in cooperation with the Design Project Manager, Construction Project Manager, and Superintendent.
• Perform assigned QA inspections, prepare reports, document deficiencies, and monitor correction progress in coordination with subject matter experts, project leadership, and quality leadership.
• Perform QC checks during site visits, including verification of materials, compliance with material storage and protection requirements, and confirmation that installed materials comply with contract documents.
• Monitor installation of high-risk building elements/systems including structural steel, concrete, building envelope, waterproofing, roofing, MEP systems, mission critical infrastructure, and interior finishes.
• Notify the project team of quality findings, deficiencies, nonconforming conditions, risks, errors, omissions, and conditions that may expose the company to cost, quality, schedule, or liability impacts.
• Prepare monthly summaries of assigned QIPs, identify trends, and participate in monthly delivery group QIP meetings.
• Participate in QIP audits with the Quality Manager, Project Quality Manager, Regional Manager, or Director of Quality as requested.
• Deliver Quality training, presentations, or seminars as requested and applicable to role level, including at least one annual training or presentation for coordinator-level roles and additional seminars/technical development for senior roles.
• Actively support development of Qualigrams, Best Practices, technical learning, and Quality Team development as applicable to senior-level responsibilities.
• Closeout Phase
• Ensure, in cooperation with the Construction Project Manager and Superintendent, that Haskell completion conferences, subcontractor completion conferences, or project closeout conferences are conducted and documented.
• Monitor that Architect/Engineer punch lists are created, tracked, completed, and documented in accordance with the QIP.
• Perform the final QA punch list, document findings, and verify/document completion of punch list items as required.
• Conduct or support a Lessons Learned meeting with the Project Director, Design Project Manager, Construction Project Manager, Superintendent, and project team as applicable.
• Prepare and distribute the Lessons Learned document to the project team and Director of Quality.
• Produce timely, concise, thorough, logically structured, and professionally written reports for each responsible QIP activity.
• Support final documentation, deficiency closure, record filing, trend identification, and communication of quality concerns to quality leadership.
• Elevated engagement/influence with clients, industry organizations, regulatory bodies, & manufacturers.
• Demonstrated/evidence of elevated systems thinking, strategic planning, and proactive problem-solving.
• Supervises others.
• Travel as required.
• Other duties which may be assigned as needed.
• Supervises others.

Education & Years of Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field from an accredited university or institution preferred.
• Five to seven years of progressively responsible construction experience required, including at least three years directly supporting Quality on commercial or industrial projects.
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of nine years of directly related experience will be considered.

Qualifications:

• Solve technical problems, influence field operations, mentor project teams, and contribute to some of the industry's largest and most complex projects.
• Construction Quality Management — CQM, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; American Concrete Institute — ACI; International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants — IIBEC; and Certified Welding Inspector — CWI; Certified Quality Inspector (ASQ); Commissioning related certifications OSHA 30-hour Construction Industry Outreach Training Program must be successfully completed or completed within one year for applicable coordinator, field, and senior-level assignments.
• Professional development is expected annually, with a minimum of 16 hours for coordinator-level responsibilities and 24 hours for senior-level responsibilities, as applicable.
• Light Industrial, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Government/Military, Water/Wastewater, Commercial Construction, Healthcare, Mission Critical/Data Center Facilities
• Ability to read, understand, and effectively interpret building construction documents, specifications, submittals, design reports, testing reports, and associated technical documentation.
• Ability to support or conduct effective preconstruction/preparatory meetings that define quality standards, inspection procedures, testing expectations, and project-specific quality requirements.
• Ability to inspect construction progress at scheduled intervals and perform quality observations, QA inspections, QC checks, and field follow-up reviews.
• Ability to interface with project teams, design teams, clients' quality personnel, testing agencies, subcontractors, and onsite Quality Control inspectors to promote compliance with testing, inspection, documentation, and corrective action requirements.
• Ability to support development of quality risk identification, mitigation plans, technical reviews, lessons learned, Qualigrams, best practices, seminars, and Quality Team technical development as applicable to role level.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare concise, thorough, logically structured, and professionally written reports for QIP activities.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with internal and external customers, project leadership, field teams, design professionals, and quality leadership.
• Good organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks, assignments, deadlines, reports, observations, deficiencies, and project needs simultaneously.
• Strong attention to detail, follow-up, technical curiosity, and commitment to timely documentation and issue resolution.
• Proficiency with laptops