Construction Quality Assurance (CQA) Manager

Construction Quality Assurance (CQA) Manager

Are you searching for a new opportunity to join a growing 100% employee-owned company that offers professional development opportunities, values an excellent work life balance and giving back to your community? Are you looking for a team environment that collaborates well together, works hard, and has fun while doing so? If so, check out this opportunity to become an employee-owner of Haley Ward, one of the Best Places to Work in Maine™ & one of the Best Firms to Work For™ in the country!

About Our Company

At Haley Ward, our team of over 300 employee-owners value accountability and collaboration. These values drive us to provide every client with a quality service that meets, and often exceeds, their expectations, and is one of the reasons clients routinely return to us for help. Haley Ward’s work philosophy is to take advantage of the benefits of collaboration, mentoring, and face-to-face communication in order to optimize our operations and performance for our clients.

Join our team and Haley Ward will provide you:

• $1,500 Signing Bonus
• Competitive salary
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Competitive Health, Dental, and Vision insurance plans or a paid monthly stipend if you have insurance elsewhere
• Generous company matched 401(k) plan with a Roth provision
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Eleven (11) paid holidays, including a creative holiday schedule
• Life insurance (company paid)
• Short and long-term disability insurance (company paid)
• Flexible Spending Account and/or Health Savings Accounts
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement
• Culture that provides work-life balance, professional development and is community driven
• And much more

What you can expect to be doing:

We are looking for a skilled and motivated CQA Manager with a strong construction related technical background over a range of engineering disciplines. The successful candidate will start with Haley Ward by supporting construction quality assurance needs related to landfill construction projects. The successful candidate will play a key role in implementing and maintaining CQA Programs for several landfill sites with opportunities to cross-over to other civil, structural, and municipal infrastructure projects. CQA staff are expected to procure and manage subcontracted construction material testing laboratories throughout the construction process. CQA staff are responsible for administering, performing, and documenting detailed inspections and monitored observations / oversight for landfill construction projects, including but not limited to expansions, final cover systems, landfill gas management systems, stormwater control systems, and leachate management systems. CQA staff are expected to work closely with a construction service team to address complex technical challenges during the construction process and provide detailed documentation of processes that require verification of conformance with project specifications and contract documents. CQA staff will also work closely with owners, project managers, professional engineers, contractors, and regulators on a day-to-day basis. CQA staff will assist in the preparation of work change directives, if required. Paid Travel and overnight accommodation may be required as part of job duties.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct quality assurance inspections throughout the landfill construction process to ensure compliance with regulations and conformance with project specifications.
• Implement quality assurance processes and procedures to maintain construction quality standards.
• Collaborate with construction teams to address any quality issues and provide guidance on corrective actions.
• Review construction plans, drawings, and specifications to ensure adherence to quality requirements.
• Maintain accurate records of quality inspection results and communicate findings to project stakeholders.
• Assist in the development and improvement of quality assurance programs to enhance construction quality and efficiency.
• Maintain project documentation during construction.
• Assist with construction progress meetings and report CQA findings on a regular basis.
• Assist with preparation of Final Construction Reports.

What you will need to succeed:

• Experience in professional engineering services, sitework, earthwork, landfill construction, or related environmental construction projects.
• Strong knowledge of construction quality standards, regulations, and best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and high attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills to work with diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Certifications in Soils and Geosynthetics (preference given to GCI-ICP)

A criminal background check and driving record check will be conducted

Haley Ward is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), marital status, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other federally protected class established by law.

Location: Statewide, Maine - Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)