Construction QA Manager
Cherokee, ALFull-timePosted 1w ago
About the role
The Construction Quality Assurance Manager will support the redevelopment and buildout of Hadrian’s advanced manufacturing facility in Cherokee, Alabama. This owner-side QA role establishes, implements, and maintains the construction quality assurance program, providing field-level quality oversight and coordinating with General Contractor, subcontractors, design engineers, third-party agencies, commissioning, and equipment teams.
Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and maintain Hadrian’s project-specific Construction Quality Assurance Plan.
- Establish quality assurance processes, documentation requirements, inspection protocols, and acceptance criteria across construction scopes.
- Review the General Contractor’s project-specific Quality Control Plan and verify that appropriate QC processes are being implemented in the field.
- Establish clear responsibilities between Hadrian, the General Contractor, subcontractors, design engineers, and third-party testing and inspection agencies.
- Review and monitor Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) for critical construction activities.
- Establish appropriate hold points, witness points, inspection requirements, and documentation requirements for critical work.
- Identify high-risk construction activities and establish appropriate quality oversight before work begins.
- Perform periodic audits of the GC’s quality program and identify gaps, trends, or systemic issues requiring corrective action.
- Promote a proactive quality program focused on preventing defects rather than identifying problems after installation.
- Maintain a strong field presence and routinely observe active construction activities.
- Work directly with Hadrian Field Engineers and Superintendent to identify potential quality issues and verify compliance with project requirements.
- Verify construction is being performed in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, submittals, RFIs, design revisions, manufacturer requirements, and applicable codes and standards.
- Verify that current approved construction documents are being utilized in the field.
- Monitor workmanship and installation quality across civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, process utility, and equipment-support scopes.
- Identify work that does not comply with project requirements and coordinate resolution with the appropriate project stakeholders.
- Establish and manage the project process for identifying, documenting, tracking, and closing construction deficiencies and Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs).
- Coordinate NCR resolution with the General Contractor, subcontractors, design engineers, and Hadrian construction team.
- Verify critical work prior to concealment, concrete placement, equipment installation, energization, startup, or turnover as applicable.
- Participate in preparatory and pre-installation meetings for critical or high-risk scopes.
- Verify that installed materials and equipment conform to approved submittals and project requirements.
- Escalate significant or recurring quality issues to Hadrian construction leadership.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Architecture, or a related technical field; equivalent relevant construction experience may be considered.
- 8+ years of progressive construction experience with significant responsibility for quality assurance, quality control, field engineering, inspection, superintendent, or construction management activities.
- 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 and determine whether construction complies with project requirements.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate technical issues to contractors, engineers, and project leadership.
- Ability to work effectively in an active construction environment and manage multiple concurrent scopes and priorities.
Skills
Required:Construction quality assurance planningInspection and testing coordinationDocument control and reporting
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees
- 401k
- Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need.
- Flexible vacation policy
- Equity
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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