What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Control Manager - USACE Construction position at Optimized Personnel Solutions?
Job Summary: This role requires a seasoned construction professional with expertise in federal contracting, USACE’s Three-Phase Quality Control System, and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, proactive, and capable of leading field teams to uphold the highest quality standards while ensuring compliance with contract specifications, safety regulations, and project deadlines.
Responsibilities:
- Implement a 3-phase quality control program on assigned projects (Prep, Initial, Follow-Up), including preparatory meetings, initial phase, follow-up, and final inspections.
- Schedule and lead preparatory meetings with required representatives, including owner representatives, USACE/Government QAR, Superintendents, SSHOs, subcontractor foremen, third-party consultants, Designer of Record, and testing agencies as required.
- Prepare documentation, review specifications/drawings and approved submittals, and inspection requirements.
- Conduct and document daily on-site inspections for conformance of the work and safety.
- Perform in-house punch-list inspections for each Definable Feature of Work (DFOW), verifying its completeness and contract compliance before the Owner's final inspection.
- Complete QC inspection, pre-final, and final inspection punch lists. Ensure punch list items have been completed. Coordinate punch list completion efforts with the Superintendent and subcontractors, prior to inspection efforts with the USACE/Government QAR as required.
- Coordinate all third-party testing and inspections, including soil and materials testing, weld and bolt inspections, hydronic system tests, fire suppression acceptance tests, FA/MNS acceptance tests, ground fault testing, etc.
- Coordinate, witness, and document required testing with USACE /Government QAR, Superintendents, subcontractors, third-party consultants, etc. as needed.
- Effectively communicate Contract requirements for each definable feature of work to the various team members in the project during preparatory meetings, initial, follow-up, and final inspections, and other less formal meetings.
- Review and approve Activity Hazard Analysis forms. Ensure that the required MSDS sheets have been submitted, discussed during the preparatory phase, and available to the on-site office before the start of the affected work.
- Maintain RMS reporting as required for assigned projects.
- Ensure that the appropriate environmental permits, including SWPPP and NOI and building permits, are secured and its subcontractors. Ensure that these are properly displayed.
Qualifications:
- 5 years of Construction Quality Control Manager or related experience, preferably past USACE Projects.
- Strong understanding of UFGS, EM 385-1-1, and federal construction codes.
- Current USACE Construction Quality Management (CQM) Certification.
- Current OSHA 30 Certification.
- Current CPR/First Aid Certification.
- Must have or be willing to obtain Confined Space Entry Certification.
- Must have or be willing to obtain ANSI/ASSE Fall Protection (Supervisor-Level) Certification.
- ACI Level I Technician Certification.
- Must know Excavation Safety.
- Must be able to pass security clearance for base access.
- MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, Procore and RMS.
Benefits:
- Truck Allowance
- Fuel Card
- Mileage reimbursement
- Company Laptop & Cell Phone
- PTO
- Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance.
- 401(K) matching
- long-term, short-term disability.
