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Project Quality Manager II — Philadelphia, PA
A Project Quality Manager II owns quality on a capital project from the owner's or EPC's side: writing the project quality plan, setting the surveillance and audit program for contractors and suppliers, qualifying vendors and inspection subcontractors, and reporting quality performance to the project manager and the owner's quality organization. Contractor quality managers answer to your plan; you answer for whether the project's quality record will stand up at turnover.
This is a project-site position supporting programs in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, staffed through the Philadelphia, PA regional hub on a project basis with travel as assigned.
The ground around Philadelphia serves up karst valleys, mine-country caution, and legacy-city redevelopment, and certifications that travel with you, on us.
What you'll do
- Write the project quality plan and the contractor and supplier quality requirements that flow from it
- Plan and lead surveillance and audits of contractors and suppliers; qualify vendors and inspection agencies
- Review and accept contractor QC plans, ITPs, procedures, and inspector qualifications
- Own the project nonconformance, corrective-action, and lessons-learned processes
- Report quality metrics and risks to project leadership and the owner's quality organization
What we're looking for
- 6+ years in quality on construction or industrial capital projects, including 2+ years leading a project quality program
- ISO 9001 lead or internal auditor certification; ASQ CQA or CMQ-OE preferred
- Experience with owner-side quality programs in industrial, energy, infrastructure, or federal work
- Able to write quality requirements that contractors can actually execute, and to enforce them
What a week in this job looks like
The plan you wrote sets the week: which supplier gets audited, which contractor hold points you witness, which corrective actions are due, and what goes into the monthly quality report to the owner. You spend as much time with the project manager on risk — a supplier with a weak quality system, a contractor whose records lag the work — as you do in the field.
Turnover is always in view. Every record accepted now is a record that will be searched at commissioning, so completeness today is the whole job.
Certifications, training, and where this leads
Project Quality Manager II grows into Project Quality Manager III across programs, or into corporate quality management. Sponsored training includes ASQ certifications and the standards specific to your client base — NQA-1 for nuclear, API for energy, DOT QA for infrastructure.
Pay, schedule, and travel
Pay runs $110,000 to $140,000 depending on certifications held, verified experience, and the program you are assigned to. The rhythm follows the project's audit and milestone calendar more than the daily pour schedule: surveillance and audits are planned weeks ahead, and turnover pushes the pace at the end.
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
Owner-side quality work is performed under the client's quality management system and our own documented AASHTO R18 quality system, with the independence that surveillance and audit require. Findings are reported as found; the record is not negotiated.
You will spend real time on the difficult conversations — with contractors about rejected records, with suppliers about disqualification, and with project leadership about what accepting a nonconformance actually costs.
How hiring works, and our commitment
Apply with your project list, the quality programs and standards you have worked under, and your audit and certification history. 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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The work behind this job in Philadelphia
Materials Testing in Philadelphia · Geotechnical in Philadelphia · Forensic in Philadelphia
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FAQ
Working in Philadelphia — common questions
Is the Project Quality Manager II position in Philadelphia an office job or a field job?
Mixed. Project Quality Managers split time between the project office, contractor and supplier sites for surveillance and audits, and the owner's quality organization; the balance shifts toward the office at senior levels.
Which hub covers Philadelphia?
The Philadelphia, PA regional hub, about 0 miles away. Work in Philadelphia is staffed on a project basis through that hub.
Do I need to relocate to Philadelphia?
Not necessarily. Project-site positions are staffed with travel and per diem as assigned; candidates already living near Philadelphia are preferred when a project starts there.
What certifications does a Project Quality Manager II in Philadelphia need?
ISO 9001 lead or internal auditor certification is required, and ASQ credentials (CQA, CMQ-OE) are expected at the senior level; standards specific to the client base — NQA-1, API, DOT QA — are sponsored as your assignments require them.
What tests will I run on Philadelphia projects?
Fresh concrete testing at the truck — slump (ASTM C143), air content (ASTM C231), temperature (ASTM C1064), unit weight (ASTM C138), cylinder casting (ASTM C31) — and nuclear density on fill lifts (ASTM D6938) against the ASTM D698 or D1557 Proctor, plus aggregate and soil sampling for the laboratory.
What should I include in my application?
Years of experience, any certifications (ACI, NICET, ICC, nuclear gauge), and either a resume file or a short work history in the form. Applications without certifications are welcome for entry-level roles.