Construction Quality Manager I — Columbia, SC

What a week in this job looks like

The week starts with the look-ahead: which pours, lifts, and structural work land in the next ten days, what the specification requires for each, and whether the technicians and the laboratory are lined up to cover it. From there it is a mix of witnessing tests, checking that certifications and calibrations are current, and writing the daily report before you leave the site.

When a test fails, you own the paperwork and the conversation: the NCR gets opened the same day, the engineer of record gets the data, and the corrective action gets tracked until the retest passes. Nothing about that process is glamorous; all of it is what a quality record is made of.

Certifications, training, and where this leads

Quality Manager I is where a strong inspector becomes a manager. Sponsored training covers the USACE Construction Quality Management for Contractors course and the ICC or NICET certifications you still need; the next seat is Quality Manager II, running larger programs with technicians reporting to you.

Pay, schedule, and travel

Pay runs $85,000 to $105,000 depending on certifications held, verified experience, and the program you are assigned to. The rhythm follows the construction schedule: long days around major placements and phase starts, planning time between them, and an audit calendar that does not move.

Texas positions are dispatched from the Sugar Land headquarters; project-site positions elsewhere are staffed on a project basis with travel and per diem as assigned, and the listing for your city says which one it is.

Safety, quality, and the standards we work under

Quality management here sits inside a documented AASHTO R18 quality system and a licensed radiation safety program, and on federal work inside the USACE three-phase control process. Reports and NCRs carry your name; what leaves the site under your program is your review.

You will hold the honest conversation on every side of it: with superintendents about rework, with owners about schedule, and with your own inspectors about what a complete report looks like.

How hiring works, and our commitment

Apply with your project list, the quality programs you have run or worked under, and your certification stack. Expect a direct conversation with the people you would work for, references that get called, and a written offer consistent with this posting. The role requires a valid driver's license and the ability to be present on active jobsites, with pre-employment screening consistent with jobsite and client requirements.

We are an equal opportunity employer and consider every applicant without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.