Construction Quality Manager

Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Construction Quality Manager for our New York, New York office.

Your Impact

• Oversee overall construction quality compliance identified in the Project Implementation Manual, Construction Contracts, Quality Management Plan(s), and Quality Management Standards. Contract oversight may include traditional design-bid-build, design-build, or any other variety of alternative contract delivery methods the client team deploys.
• Develop and implement a project-specific Quality Management Manual, for both on-site and off-site work to document that the work and materials conform with the contract plans, specifications, applicable standards, codes, laws, and regulations.
• Ensure project quality plans are prepared and approved and are being implemented in all aspects of the project delivery from design (on design-build projects) through construction and deployment. Maintain adequate records/documentation throughout.
• Oversee and audit ongoing contracts to measure overall contract quality health through contract metrics (either predetermined or specifically developed).
  Assist in the development of new quality control processes where needed, in collaboration with the project team.
• Evaluate and oversee the contractor's/D-B procedures (and their subcontractors) for the management, inspection, testing, certification, record keeping, and auditing of the project.
• Conduct regular quality compliance audits of contractors, design-builders, Project Management Consultants, and clients to assure the team's compliance with the implementation and efficacy of the Quality Management Manual and to verify that quality activities align with the quality plan and all contractual obligations.
• Conduct regular field visits of contractors or design-builder's construction sites.
• Conduct and manage oversight and resolution of contractor/equipment deficiencies observed for active contracts.
• Document any deficiencies or non-conformances through non-conformance reports (NCR), which will outline necessary corrective actions.
• Prepare project status reports to monitor and document on-going progress and record how adequate progress is being made within the assigned task durations.
• Attend and document factory and field testing.
• Familiarity with FTA Quality Management System Guidelines (15 elements of quality)

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• 10 years of experience in management positions in a production, manufacturing, or construction environment performing QA/QC auditing.
• Ability to oversee Contractor Quality Management procedures and practices.
• Demonstrated Quality Assurance experience on rail transit projects.
• Knowledge of ISO 9000 quality standards and its application to planning, design, and construction.
• Demonstrated experience in a QA/QC role in a fast-paced engineering environment.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and shall be trained as a Lead Auditor in a Registrar Accreditation Board of the American Society for Quality (RABASQ) approved course on the requirements of ISO 9001.

WSP Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Compensation:
Expected Salary (all locations): $97,100 - $198,200
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
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About Us

About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career.


At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?


WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.


The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.


NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:


WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation - no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.