Quality Manager (ID#4676)

New Value Solutions, a national consulting company is seeking a Quality Manager to help our client manage the quality aspect of a large transportation infrastructure project, including but not limited to managing a team to perform on-site and internal quality assurance tasks ensuring full compliance and quality control across all project phases.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage quality audits across all project phases, ensuring compliance with Project Agreements and ISO-9001 standards.
• Prepare, schedule, and oversee internal and external quality audits for key processes, ensuring all findings are documented, addressed, and reported to project leadership.
• Develop and maintain the Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring consistent and effective implementation across the project.
• Manage and resolve non-conformities, including preparing reports, addressing issues with construction teams, and coordinating rectifications as per project specifications.
• Collaborate with technical, construction, and commercial teams to identify, communicate, and close out quality issues, ensuring timely resolution of all non-compliance events.
• Coordinate on-site quality assurance testing and manage quality-related consultants to ensure tests meet project specifications.
• Liaise with Project contractors (including designers) and Quality Directors to ensure alignment and adherence to quality processes.
• Track and document observations, deficiencies, non-compliance, and corrective actions, ensuring proper record retention in accordance with the Quality Management System.
• Prepare monthly quality reports and present findings and improvement recommendations to project leadership.
• Ensure quality-related processes (e.g., design, construction, environmental) are implemented effectively and meet required standards.
• Proactively identify potential quality issues, working with project monitors and contractor teams to mitigate risks before they escalate.

Requirements:

• ISO-9001 Certification with strong proficiency in Quality Management Systems.
• 10+ years of experience in quality management, with at least 5 years of experience in large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Proven track record in conducting and managing quality audits, ensuring compliance with project agreements and industry standards.
• 5+ years of experience leading quality teams in construction or infrastructure projects, with excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Strong ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including construction, technical, and commercial teams, to resolve quality-related issues.
• Experience in managing non-conformities, including developing corrective action plans and tracking resolutions to closure.
• Extensive knowledge of quality assurance testing, with hands-on experience managing on-site quality control processes and external consultants.
• Proficient in report preparation and presenting audit findings and quality recommendations to leadership teams.
• Excellent knowledge of document control, ensuring proper record retention and retrieval according to ISO standards and project requirements.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills to manage large amounts of data and quality documentation effectively.
• Experience on large transportation infrastructure projects is beneficial.

If you have this expertise, and are able to work in Canada, please submit your resume. While we thank all candidates in advance for their application, only those candidates who are shortlisted will be contacted.

ID# 4676

The hourly rate range for this position is $85- $120, with the final rate based on consultant experience and fit for the role.