Project Quality Manager

Overview

As Quality Lead on a major rail and public infrastructure project, you will drive a strong quality culture aligned with business goals to boost project performance. You oversee the Quality Management System certification, assessments, and the evaluation of project quality plans, enabling safe, reliable delivery. You coach teams to implement core programs and best practices across multi-discipline teams, influencing outcomes and compliance. This role offers impact at scale on a transformative heavy rail initiative in Southern California.

Pay / Benefits

• robust benefits
• career advancement opportunities
• programs to enhance our culture
• time to recharge

Responsibilities

• Direct quality activities across the project, coordinating with engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and operations to meet goals
• Lead the preparation and establishment of the project quality plan, integrating relevant US rail and public infrastructure standards
• Determine quality staffing and budgets for approval as needed
• Define and manage supplier/subcontractor quality requirements and oversight
• Develop and maintain the Quality Management Plan (QMP) and support its implementation
• Oversee reviews of subcontractors’ quality documents, audits, and deficiency responses
• Monitor supplier quality performance and drive improvements with suppliers
• Lead Project Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and drive corrective actions; ensure verification and prevention
• Provide regular progress reports to the Project Quality Manager
• Ensure implementation of Best Practices and Lessons Learned (DevonWay)

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (or international equivalent) with 13–15 years of relevant experience or 17–19 years of relevant experience
• Proven experience managing quality on large-scale civil infrastructure projects in the US, especially rail transportation
• Deep knowledge of rail/public infrastructure QA practices for multi-system integration
• Strong understanding of quality principles across engineering, environmental, procurement, construction, testing, operations, or decommissioning
• Experience implementing corrective actions for nonconformities
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements impacting the quality program/plan
• Excellent oral and written communication; ability to train and direct personnel
• Experience managing financial performance and using relevant computer programs
• ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor certification (IRCA approved)

• strong communication skills
• leadership and team coordination
• problem-solving and analytical thinking
• ISO 9001:2015 knowledge
• quality system development and audits
• NCR/RFI/FCD and punchlist management

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