Job Details

Our client is a nationally recognized, employee-owned commercial construction firm with a strong reputation for workplace culture, employee engagement, and operational excellence. The company operates multiple offices across the United States and delivers a wide range of complex construction projects. They emphasize long-term employee ownership, professional development, quality-driven project delivery, collaboration, and continuous improvement throughout the construction lifecycle.

The organization is seeking to strengthen its quality leadership presence by hiring a senior-level professional who can help drive consistency, accountability, and best practices across regional projects.

he Regional Quality Manager serves as the regional leader for the company's Quality Management Program, ensuring quality standards are embedded throughout every phase of project delivery. Working closely with both regional operations leadership and national quality leadership, this individual drives consistency, risk mitigation, continuous improvement, and quality best practices across multiple construction projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and promote the regional QA/QC program and quality culture.
• Support project teams from preconstruction through closeout to ensure quality requirements are met.
• Mentor Project Executives, Project Managers, Superintendents, and Quality Managers on quality best practices.
• Oversee Project Quality Plans, inspections, testing programs, audits, and risk assessments.
• Track QA/QC performance metrics and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead root cause analysis and resolution of quality issues.
• Collaborate with owners, designers, subcontractors, and internal leadership to maintain quality standards.
• Support staffing, development, and oversight of project-based Quality Managers across the region.

Success in this role requires a combination of construction operations knowledge, QA/QC expertise, leadership, coaching ability, and the capability to influence project teams and stakeholders across multiple projects simultaneously.

Required Experience

• 8+ years of construction industry experience.
• Proven background in quality leadership, QA/QC management, or construction quality programs.
• Experience leading project-level or regional quality initiatives.
• Strong understanding of commercial construction processes, building systems, and risk management practices.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related discipline preferred.
• Equivalent industry experience may be considered.

Technical Expertise

• QA/QC program management.
• Project Quality Plans (PQP).
• Definable Features of Work (DFOW).
• Inspection and testing programs.
• Construction risk assessment and mitigation.
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Quality auditing and compliance.
• Procore or similar construction management software.
• Construction operations from preconstruction through closeout.

Leadership Competencies

• Ability to influence senior operations and executive stakeholders.
• Strong coaching, mentoring, and team development capabilities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to build relationships across project teams and external partners.
• Capable of managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.

Preferred Background

• Lean Construction experience.
• Broad knowledge of all major construction trades and construction phases.
• Experience supporting large-scale commercial construction projects.
• Familiarity with legal, contractual, and risk-management considerations impacting project delivery.