Construction QA Manager

The role

The Construction Quality Assurance Manager will support the redevelopment and buildout of an advanced manufacturing facility. This person will establish, implement, and maintain the owner's construction quality assurance program and provide field-level quality oversight.

What you will do

• Develop, implement, and maintain the project-specific Construction Quality Assurance Plan.
• Establish quality assurance processes, documentation requirements, inspection protocols, and acceptance criteria.
• Review the General Contractor's Quality Control Plan and verify field implementation.
• Review and monitor Inspection and Test Plans for critical construction activities.
• Perform periodic audits of the GC's quality program.
• Maintain a strong field presence and observe active construction activities.
• Verify construction complies with approved drawings, specifications, submittals, RFIs, and codes.
• Monitor workmanship across civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and other scopes.
• Manage the process for identifying, documenting, tracking, and closing construction deficiencies and Non-Conformance Reports.
• Verify critical work prior to concealment, concrete placement, or equipment installation.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Architecture, or a related technical field; equivalent relevant construction experience
• 8+ years of progressive construction experience with responsibility for quality assurance, quality control, field engineering, inspection, superintendent, or construction management.
• Experience supporting large-scale commercial, industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, mission-critical, or technically complex construction.
• Strong understanding of construction drawings, specifications, submittals, shop drawings, RFIs, design revisions, and construction sequencing.
• Demonstrated experience with construction inspection, testing, documentation, and deficiency management.
• Experience coordinating third-party testing and special inspection agencies.
• Experience managing NCRs, corrective actions, punch lists, and construction closeout.
• Working knowledge of applicable construction codes and industry standards.
• Ability to independently evaluate field conditions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in an active construction environment and manage multiple concurrent scopes and priorities.

Nice to have

• 12+ years of construction experience with increasing responsibility for construction quality and field execution.
• Experience with large-scale industrial manufacturing, aerospace, defense, semiconductor, automotive, data center, heavy industrial, or advanced manufacturing facilities.
• Experience with major brownfield facility redevelopment and retrofit projects.
• Experience overseeing quality on equipment foundations and manufacturing equipment installations.
• Experience with structural concrete, structural steel, welding, industrial electrical distribution, process utilities, compressed air, HVAC, fire protection, controls, and other industrial building sy
• Familiarity with applicable ACI, ASTM, AWS, ASME, NFPA, NEC, IBC, and other relevant construction standards.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 or similar quality management systems.
• Experience supporting commissioning and turnover of complex industrial facilities.
• USACE Construction Quality Management for Contractors (CQM-C) certification or similar construction quality training.
• ASQ Construction Quality Manager, Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), or comparable quality certification.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
• 401k
• Relocation support may be provided for certain situations
• Flexible vacation policy
• Equity

Before you apply

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, you must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. D

About the company

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America by combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing. They help aerospace and defense companies build mission-critical systems.