Construction Quality Control Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

A government contract requires that this position be restricted to U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents. You must provide documentation that you are a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident to qualify.

Position Summary:

Cherokee Federal is seeking an experienced Site Quality Manager to lead construction quality control at an assigned project site. This position is the primary site contact for quality matters and is responsible for implementing the project-specific Construction Quality Control Plan, verifying compliance with contract requirements, and maintaining complete and defensible quality records. The Site Quality Manager works closely with the Corporate Quality Manager, Project Manager, Superintendent, field supervision, subcontractors, suppliers, testing agencies, designers, and client quality representatives. The role has the authority and responsibility to identify nonconforming work, require corrective action, and stop or reject work that does not meet approved plans, specifications, submittals, codes, or quality requirements.

Compensation & Benefits:

Starting Salary Range for Construction Quality Control Manager: Pay commensurate with experience.

Benefits That Set Us Apart

When considering your next opportunity, compensation is only part of the picture. We offer a benefits package designed to invest in your future and support your life outside of work.

Highlights include:

• Up to a 6% 401(k) company match to help you build long-term financial security

• Paid time off as part of our comprehensive benefits package, so you have the flexibility to rest, recharge, and enjoy what matters most

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus prescription drug coverage

• Basic life and AD&D insurance, with supplemental life options

• Short-term and long-term disability coverage

• Paid holidays

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options

• Professional development, training, and certification support

• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, and identity theft protection

Because taking care of our employees isn’t just a promise, it’s part of who we are.

Benefits are subject to change and eligibility requirements apply.

Essential Functions, Duties & Responsibilities:

Includes the following:

• Implement, administer, and continuously maintain the approved project-specific Construction Quality Control Plan and related procedures.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for site quality issues and communicate directly with the client's quality representative, Contracting Officer's Representative, and other authorized stakeholders.

• Establish clear quality roles, responsibilities, lines of authority, inspection points, documentation requirements, and escalation paths for the project team and subcontractors.

• Plan, lead, and document the three-phase control process - preparatory, initial, and follow-up - for each definable feature of work.

• Review contract documents, drawings, specifications, approved submittals, requests for information, design changes, and applicable codes to verify that field work complies with current requirements.

• Coordinate required inspections, tests, mockups, sampling, and commissioning activities with field personnel, subcontractors, laboratories, testing agencies, designers, and client representatives.

• Verify that materials and equipment delivered to the site conform to approved submittals and contract requirements and are properly received, stored, protected, and incorporated into the work.

• Observe construction activities and verify workmanship, installation methods, tolerances, testing, and acceptance criteria before work is concealed or advanced.

• Identify nonconforming work, issue and track deficiency or nonconformance documentation, establish corrective-action requirements, verify closure, and elevate unresolved conditions promptly.

• Exercise stop-work or rejection authority for work that does not comply with approved requirements or presents an unacceptable quality risk, consistent with company and project procedures.

• Ensure subcontractors and suppliers understand and comply with the Quality Control Plan, approved submittals, inspection requirements, documentation standards, and corrective-action process.

• Prepare accurate daily quality control reports, inspection records, test reports, meeting minutes, deficiency logs, rework records, photo documentation, and other required correspondence.

• Maintain current quality records in required federal or client systems, including QCS/RMS or equivalent platforms, and ensure documentation is complete, traceable, and audit ready.

• Review and verify subcontractor quality documentation, qualifications, certifications, test results, material records, and closeout submissions.

• Collaborate with the Project Manager and Superintendent on work planning, sequencing, constructability, safety interfaces, schedule impacts, and corrective or recovery actions.

• Participate in preconstruction planning, design and submittal reviews, coordination meetings, client meetings, progress meetings, and readiness reviews.

• Support commissioning, punch-list management, turnover, as-built documentation, operations and maintenance manuals, warranties, training records, and final project closeout.

• Provide quality leadership in the field, coach project personnel on quality requirements, and promote prevention of defects and recurrence rather than reliance on final inspection.

• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

No supervisory/management authority

Basic Qualifications:

Compliance & Quality Support:

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant construction quality experience.

• Current Construction Quality Management for Contractors (CQM-C) certification, or ability to obtain it within the timeframe required by the contract.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel and the ability to produce clear, timely, and accurate quality documentation.

• Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and compliance with the company Motor Vehicle Policy.

Program & Project Management:

• Demonstrated experience implementing project quality plans and the three-phase control process on federal, Department of Defense, or similarly regulated construction projects.

• Strong knowledge of construction methods, materials, testing, inspection practices, applicable codes, and specification divisions relevant to the assigned project.

• Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, submittals, RFIs, schedules, testing requirements, and contract documents.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the judgment to address field issues directly and professionally with subcontractors, project leadership, and government or client representatives.

• Ability to pass all company, client, background, badging, and security requirements applicable to the assigned project.

• Ability to work primarily in an active construction-site environment and perform the field observation, walking, standing, climbing, and inspection activities required by the project.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Current OSHA 30-Hour Construction certification.

• Working knowledge of federal construction quality reporting systems, including QCS/RMS, or comparable client systems.

• Must be a US Citizen.

• Work is performed primarily outdoors and may involve exposure to varying weather conditions and uneven terrain.

• Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing quality control on large-scale federal, military, EPC, design-build, or construction management projects.

• Experience coordinating quality activities across multiple projects or supporting corporate quality standards and audits.

• Additional quality credentials such as Certified Welding Inspector (CWI), American Petroleum Institute (API) certification, ASQ certification, or discipline-specific inspection certifications relevant to the work.

• Experience with commissioning, turnover, and federal project closeout requirements.

• At least five years of experience serving in a construction quality leadership role on complex projects, preferably as a Quality Control Manager or Site Quality Manager.

Work Environment:

Work is performed primarily in a climate-controlled environment.

Company Information:

Behind every government mission stands skilled, mission-driven talent: people whose expertise and dedication turn complex challenges into successful outcomes. Cherokee CRC, part of Cherokee Federal, the federal contracting division of Cherokee Nation Businesses, is that team. We modernize aging systems, deliver care where it’s needed most, and keep missions supplied, staffed, and moving across defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies. For more than 60 federal clients, we take on the work others won’t, and deliver where it counts. If that’s the kind of work you’re looking for, you’ve found your team. Learn more at cherokee-federal.com.

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Cherokee Federal is a military friendly employer. Veterans and active military transitioning to civilian status are encouraged to apply.

Legal Disclaimer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability or any other status protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Many of our job openings require access to government buildings or military installations. Candidates must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

Cherokee Federal is a federal contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA). As required by VEVRAA, we take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans. Protected veterans are encouraged to self-identify during the application process.

Cherokee Federal takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to self-identify during the application process.

Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified individuals with disabilities or those with sincerely held religious beliefs. To request an accommodation in the application or interview process, please contact Human Resources at [email protected].

This position is subject to pre-employment drug testing. Cherokee Federal maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations.

This position may be contingent upon the successful completion of a background investigation. The scope of the investigation will be commensurate with position requirements and applicable law.