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Construction Quality Manager II
A Construction Quality Manager II runs the quality control program on a large or multi-phase project — heavy civil, industrial, or a federal job under USACE or NAVFAC quality requirements — with field inspectors and technicians reporting to you. You write the project quality control plan, run the three-phase control meetings, sit across from the owner's QA representative, and answer for every test result and nonconformance the project produces.
What you'll do
- Write and maintain the project quality control plan and get it accepted by the owner or agency
- Lead preparatory, initial, and follow-up phase meetings for every definable feature of work
- Supervise QC inspectors and testing technicians; assign daily coverage and review their reports
- Run the nonconformance and corrective-action process and present it in owner QA/QC meetings
- Coordinate laboratory testing, mix design approvals, and material certifications across subcontractors
What we're looking for
- 6+ years in construction quality control or special inspection, including 2+ years supervising inspectors
- USACE CQM-C certificate plus ICC special inspector or NICET Level III certification
- Experience on USACE, NAVFAC, DOT, or industrial owner quality programs
- Writes clearly and holds the line in a room of superintendents and owner representatives
What a week in this job looks like
Your week is built around the definable features of work: the preparatory meeting before a new feature starts, the initial-phase inspection when it starts, and the follow-up coverage until it is finished. Between those meetings you are reviewing the reports your inspectors wrote, reconciling the test log against the specification frequency, and answering the owner's QA representative with data instead of opinions.
Large projects generate nonconformances every week. The difference between a program that passes its audits and one that does not is whether each NCR has a documented cause, a corrective action, and a closed retest — and that record is yours.
Certifications, training, and where this leads
Quality Manager II leads to Quality Manager III on programs measured in years and hundreds of millions of dollars, or into project management. Sponsored training covers advanced ICC categories, NICET Level IV, and quality auditor certification.
Pay, schedule, and travel
Pay runs $105,000 to $130,000 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.
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Other levels of this role
Construction Quality Manager I · $85k–$105k / yearConstruction Quality Manager III · $130k–$160k / year
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FAQ
Construction Quality Manager II — questions applicants ask
What does a Construction Quality Manager II earn?
The listed range is $105k–$130k / year, set by certifications held, years of documented field or laboratory experience, and the hub's market. Certified candidates enter above the bottom of the range.
What certifications matter most for a Construction Quality Manager II?
USACE CQM-C plus ICC special inspector or NICET certification at the level the posting lists. Senior seats add quality auditor credentials (ASQ CQA) or NICET Level IV; the company sponsors renewals and the next certification in your path.
Which standards does a Construction Quality Manager II work to?
IBC Chapter 17 special inspection requirements, the project specifications, and on federal work the USACE three-phase control process (EM 385 and ER 1180 series). The tests under the program are the ASTM field and laboratory methods the specification cites — C31, C39, C143, C231, D6938, D698/D1557 and the rest — run by certified technicians and reviewed by the quality manager.
How do I apply?
Use the form on any city listing for this role: name, phone, email, years of experience, certifications, and a resume file or link. A hiring manager responds within a few business days. If you would rather talk first, call (346) 420-5425.
Where is this role based?
Wherever the project is. Choose the city page nearest you; Houston-area roles dispatch from Sugar Land, and roles in other metros are staffed through the regional hub that covers them.