A Day in the Life of a Quality Control Manager

You're the on-site authority ensuring every aspect of the project meets the highest standards from start to finish. As a dedicated leader on the ground, you operate independently with full ownership of quality across complex commercial and federal construction projects. Your presence is critical-whether actively walking the site or readily available, you're the go-to expert for real-time decisions that keep work aligned with contract expectations and compliance requirements.

In this role, you're empowered to uphold excellence without compromise. You have the authority to stop work, address issues head-on, and drive accountability, all while maintaining direct communication with company leadership. This is a high-impact position for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, values precision, and takes pride in delivering projects that meet rigorous standards and exceed expectations.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and enforce the Three-Phase Quality Control Systems across all definable features of work (DFOW), including preparatory, initial, and follow-up inspections
• Review and approve submittals for compliance with contract documents, specifications, and applicable standards
• Coordinate all inspections and testing (including third-party) across civil, structural, architectural, and MEP scopes
• Manage deficiency logs, ensuring timely identification, documentation, and resolution of non-conforming work
• Prepare daily QC reports capturing inspections, deficiencies, and corrective actions
• Verify all work aligns with approved submittals, drawings, and specifications before progression
• Oversee quality across all phases of ground-up construction, from sitework through specialty systems
• Maintain complete QC documentation, including submittals, RFIs, inspection logs, test reports, and closeout materials
• Enforce subcontractor adherence to QC processes, documentation, and testing requirements
• Collaborate with project teams, subcontractors, and owners to resolve quality issues and maintain alignment
• Serve as primary point of contact for owners, design teams, inspectors, and government representatives during audits and inspections
• Exercise stop-work authority and implement corrective actions to maintain quality standards
• Lead project closeout quality efforts, including punch list completion, system verification, and turnover documentation

Healthcare/Federal (as applicable):

• Ensure compliance with USACE/NAVFAC/VA CQM requirements and maintain the Contractor Quality Control (CQC) Plan
• Utilize RMS/QCS systems for reporting, submittal tracking, and documentation management
• Manager DFOW planning and submittal logs in accordance with federal requirements (e.g., ENG Form 4288)
• Enforce ICRA and ILSM protocols in healthcare environments and coordinate work in occupied/phased facilities
• Oversee low-voltage and IT infrastructure quality for EHRM-related projects
• Support and coordinate government inspections and ensure all testing, commissioning, and turnover documentation meets federal standards

Impact & Scope:

• Protect project financials by minimizing rework, claims, and withheld payments
• Hold authority to stop work and determine acceptance of completed work
• Act as the central owner of all QC processes and documentation
• Travel up to 100% for projects ranging from 1-2 years in duration

Experience & Education:

• 5-10 years of construction experience, including 2-5 years in a Quality Control role on ground-up commercial projects
• Federal Project experience (VA, USACE, DoD) with strong knowledge of compliance standards
• Proven work in mission-critical environments (data centers), including MEP systems, redundancy, and commissioning
• Experience managing inspections, testing, commissioning and QC documentation across multiple trades
• Background in healthcare or occupied environments, preferred
• Bachelor's degree in construction management, Engineering, Architecture, or equivalent experience
• Required certifications: CQM-C (for federal projects) and OSHA 30
• Familiarity with RMS/QCS or similar project management systems, preferred

First Onsite provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

First Onsite (and its Companies) participates in E-Verify. We will provide the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employer's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Third party resume submissions are not accepted. Any resume submitted will be considered the property of THE COMPANY, and THE COMPANY will not be held liable to pay a placement fee.