DescriptionMarkon is seeking an experienced Senior Quality Assurance Inspector and team leader with extensive construction industry expertise to provide Owner’s Representative construction management services in support of a Department of War (DoW) client. The successful candidate will serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in construction quality assurance, ensuring contractor compliance with project requirements, applicable codes, specifications, and contract documents.
Responsibilities
- Quality Assurance & Mentorship:Perform comprehensive quality assurance inspections and provide mentorship and guidance to Quality Assurance personnel.
- SME Leadership:Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in construction quality management and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Three Phases of Control.
- Site Evaluations:Support Government personnel by conducting site evaluations, field surveys, and site visits to assess constructability, quality, and code compliance.
- LiDAR Technology:Experience utilizing LiDAR scanning, point cloud data, or associated spatial imaging technologies for construction quality assurance, mapping, and site evaluations.
- Planning & Estimating:Assist project Engineers, managers, and estimators with planning, budgeting, and estimating future construction projects.
- QMS Oversight:Ensure construction contractors implement and maintain effective Quality Management Systems (QMS) that deliver work in compliance with approved designs, specifications, and contract requirements.
- Workmanship Verification:Evaluate and verify quality workmanship in structural concrete, foundation and bearing soil preparation, stormwater and drainage systems, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, and interior finishes.
- Document Review:Review project drawings, specifications, codes, product data, and related documentation in preparation for inspections, preparatory phase meetings, initial phase inspections, follow-up phases, and quality assessments.
- Stakeholder Communication:Communicate professionally and effectively with contractors, Government representatives, and project stakeholders regarding construction methods, quality standards, and corrective actions.
- Reporting & Documentation:Prepare and maintain daily Quality Assurance reports, field observation reports, deficiency reports, and Non-Conformance Notices (NCNs); capture findings through effective photographic records and digital technologies.
- Metrics & Briefings:Develop, maintain, and present project performance metrics, status briefings, and technical reports to Government leadership and program managers.
- Submittal & RFI Review:Review and provide comments on all pre-construction and construction submittals, Requests for Information (RFIs), and related project documentation in accordance with contract requirements and project specifications.
- QC Plan Evaluation:Review and evaluate Contractor Quality Control (QC) Plans and Design Quality Control (DQC) Plans for compliance with project requirements.
- Coordination Meetings:Lead and facilitate coordination meetings to ensure mutual understanding and alignment between Government representatives and construction contractors.
- Team Collaboration:Work independently and collaboratively as part of an Integrated Project Team (IPT) to successfully deliver projects on behalf of the client.
Qualifications
Work Environment
- Fieldwork:Position requires extensive fieldwork, including exposure to varying weather conditions and the ability to traverse uneven terrain.
- Shift Flexibility:Must be available to work outside normal business hours, including night shifts, weekends, and holidays, approximately 25% of the time to observe contractor operations as required.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Option 1:Bachelors degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related field with a minimum of 15 years of construction experience.
- Option 2:Minimum of 20 years of relevant construction management experience with a current U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) or U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Construction Quality Management (CQM) for Contractors certification.
Certifications
- CQM:Current Construction Quality Management (CQM) Certification (Required)
- OSHA 10:OSHA 10-Hour Certification (Required)
- OSHA 30:OSHA 30-Hour Certification (Required)
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Technical Interpretation:Extensive experience interpreting construction drawings, specifications, and contract documents.
- Inspection Expertise:Proven experience inspecting construction materials, workmanship, and safety compliance.
- Quality Principles:Strong understanding of construction quality management principles and practices.
- Communication:Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare technical reports and deliver briefings to senior leadership.
- Technology Proficiency:Proficiency with digital reporting tools, Microsoft Office applications, tablets, and construction management software.
- Team Collaboration:Ability to work effectively with Government personnel, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
Clearance Requirements
- Citizenship:Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Clearance Level:Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance (HSPD-12 fingerprint-based background investigation).
Salary RangeUSD $115,000.00 - USD $125,000.00 /Yr.The Markon pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
