Railworks

Quality Control Manager

Railworks • $128K — $155K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in construction quality programs
  • Strong knowledge of construction contracts, plans, and specifications
  • Proven experience in quality program implementation and reporting
  • Demonstrated ability to identify and resolve quality-related issues
  • Strong management and leadership skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office suite

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain quality control programs to meet project goals
  • Oversee quality testing and inspections to minimize risk
  • Identify training needs and develop training materials
  • Certify compliance of construction and materials with specifications
  • Conduct site visits to assess quality control effectiveness
  • Interact with management and quality professionals to resolve issues
  • Manage discrepancy reports and ensure resolution before project closure

Benefits

  • Comprehensive union benefits for employees and immediate family
  • Pension plans vested after 5 years
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage after 26 weeks
  • Health reimbursement account and annuity fund plans after 1 year
  • Paid sick leave, vacation, and bereavement (subject to negotiations)
Full Job Description
Job ID: 20161

Benefits Offering

Union Benefits - Local #3, IBEW (These benefits vest after 90 days of employment, with coverage applied retroactively to your start date upon successful completion of the introductory period.) As a union shop contractor, L.K. Comstock employees are members of Local Union #3 - IBEW and are eligible for comprehensive union benefits for themselves and immediate family members, including, but not limited to:
• Local Union #3 Pension ( vested after 5 years)
• IBEW Pension (vested after 5 years)
• NEBF (National Electrical Benefit Fund)
• Medical, dental & vision (after 26 qualifying weeks)
• HRA - health reimbursement account and annuity fund plans (after 1 year)
• Educational and Cultural Fund
• Deferred salary
• Social Security Payback
• Paid sick leave, vacation, and bereavement (subject to contract negotiations)

Please note: Employees who are already union members and fully vested will retain their current vesting status; your established timeline will not reset to the schedule listed above.

Compensation

$128000 - $155000 / year total compensation

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday (weekends if available)

Position Summary

Oversees the quality control programs of construction projects. Manages the activities of the quality control team to ensure that the work product meets the standards as set forth in the contracts and other specification documents.

Primary/Essential Responsibilities and Duties

  • Develops, implements, and maintains company and project-specific quality control programs and processes to meet or exceed quality goals, expectations, and plans
  • Oversees quality testing and inspections; evaluates engineering, procurement, and construction activities through reviews, audits, assessments, and inspections to minimize risk and to assess effectiveness of quality control programs
  • Identifies quality-related project training needs, develops materials, and oversees training
  • Provides certification of compliance of construction and materials with design plans and specifications; oversees the submittal of final certification documents
  • Conducts periodic site visits to review field QC effectiveness
  • Interacts with other quality professionals as well as management team members on all quality issues; effectively identifies and resolves issues
  • Oversees discrepancy reports, determines dispositions, tracks resolution progress, and verifies completion prior to project closure
  • Directs the removal and replacement of non-conforming work and ceases production that is not in compliance with contract standards
  • Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates contractor and supplier activities, products, and reports for adherence to quality procedures and standards, project specifications, and applicable codes
  • Identifies gaps and potential changes in quality standards that affect project operations
  • Reviews and reports on the impact of new or revised regulatory requirements on the project quality program/plan
  • Develops and analyzes metrics to measure effectiveness of quality control programs, and reports results
  • Hires, trains, and manages performance of staff
  • Handles quality-related recordkeeping and reporting.


Required Skills and Qualifications

  • A minimum of 5 years of experience in construction quality programs
  • Knowledge of construction contracts, plans, specifications, and applicable codes
  • Experience with quality program implementation, measurement, and reporting
  • Experience with effectively identifying and resolving quality-related issues
  • Exhibits strong management skills and can lead and motivate employees
  • Ability to meet deadlines
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills and training skills
  • Effective client relations, influencing skills and organizational skills
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.


Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

  • Works outdoors at construction sites and as well as indoors
  • Frequently stands, walks, climbs, balances, stoops, and crouches while negotiating work areas under construction
  • Sits, reads, writes and uses a keyboard
  • May be exposed to harsh weather conditions including very hot and very cold weather
  • May be exposed to loud noise.


Company Overview

This job description is not intended to represent a complete, comprehensive list of all duties and responsibilities that may be required in this position. There may be unplanned activities and other duties as assigned.

About Railworks

RailWorks Corporation is a leading provider of railroad construction and maintenance services in North America. The company offers a wide range of services, including track construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation, as well as signal and communication installation and maintenance. RailWorks was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, New York. The company has more than 3,000 employees and operates in more than 20 states across the United States and in Canada.
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3,000 employees
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Founded
1998

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