Director of Quality Assurance/Quality Control - Architecture

Are you a licensed architect, engineer, or construction professional with a passion for quality assurance in design? Are you an eager and excited professional seeking opportunities to mentor your fellow team members?

We are offering a $5,000 sign on bonus!

Spiezle Architecture is a 100% employee-owned firm! When you join Spiezle as an employee-owner, this is YOUR Company. By nature, employee ownership reinforces our culture of transparency and helps fuel our entrepreneurial spirit. As a award winning architectural design firm, we collaborate with our clients to create innovative designs, build long-term value, and contribute to our clients’ lives. Since our founding in 1954, our team has generated consistent and steady growth over the years and is one of the top architectural firms in the region, and within the top 200 firms within the country. Our vision, mission, and values guide us in everything we do, and employee ownership shapes our culture. Spiezle’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) makes us accountable not only to ourselves, but to each other. It’s our company, and our actions and engagement make the difference!

QA/QC Employee-Owners wanted! Spiezle employee owners don’t have jobs, but careers! The Spiezle team has earned a reputation as preeminent professionals who provide the best possible design and service. With over 120 employees and five locations along the East Coast, we assist clients with a variety of project types across the United States. Led by our passionate thought-leaders, our work is focused on Education, Healthcare, Senior Living, Corporate, Multi-Family and Government projects.

Using your expertise, you will be an integral part of the project team ensuring that our continued commitment to high quality work is implemented across the company. The role involves a high level of collaboration among all market sectors in the firm. 

Responsibilities: 

• Oversee the quality assurance and quality control processes within the firm. This role involves enhancing, implementing, and maintaining quality standards, policies, and procedures to ensure that all documentation and project deliverables meet our strict in-house requirements.         
• Quality Assurance: Enhance and implement our comprehensive QA/QC process for all projects, ensuring compliance with industry standards, codes and best practices.
• Quality Control: Conduct regular reviews and audits of project deliverables to verify adherence to quality standards and specifications.
• Documentation: Maintain accurate records of quality control reviews and monitor that required document revisions are incorporated. Overall, ensuring proper documentation of all quality processes.
• Collaboration: Work closely with principals, directors, project managers, architects, engineers, and other stakeholders to address quality issues and implement solutions effectively.
• Training: Provide mentoring, training, and support to staff on QA/QC processes, tools, and techniques to continue fostering our culture of quality within the organization.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify areas for improvement in processes and systems and recommend changes to enhance quality performance. Implement refinements to our QA/QC process with staff to improve outcomes and efficiencies.
• Regulatory Compliance: Stay updated on relevant codes, laws, regulations, and standards affecting the A/E/C industry and ensure the firm’s compliance.

Education, Experience, Skill sets: 

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• 5 years of experience specifically in quality assurance and quality control in the architectural or A/E/C fields.
• 10 years of relevant experience required within the industry.
• Strong understanding of architectural design, design and documentation processes, building codes, and industry standards.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams and constructively mentor staff within the firm.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU! 

• We are an employee-owned company and YES, you will be an owner and receive stock without purchase.
• Competitive pay, bonus opportunities, and year-round flexible Fridays to jump start the weekend.
• The ability to work remote up to 2 days a week once acclimated!
• Flexible work hours
• We offer a robust and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), ESOP, Group Life & Disability, Voluntary Life, plus much more!
• Paid AIA membership and professional license renewals for licenses professionals
• Reimbursement for professional designation exam(s)
• Professional Development opportunities that align with the firm's leadership succession plan and/or individual development plan because WE WANT YOU TO GET PROMOTED! The firm grows when you grow!
• Social and team building events.
• We encourage our employees to pursue local and professional advocacy group activity.
• We provide the opportunity to help with pro-bono initiatives that bring architecture to the community. 

Spiezle Architectural Group is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/Disability/Veteran. For additional information, please visit our website at www.spiezle.com