Quality Control Manager (Heavy Civil Construction)
Granite Construction

Ogden, Utah

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General Summary

Immediate need for an experienced Quality Manager to work on Heavy Civil Infrastructure Task Order projects in Utah and surrounding states. This position is responsible to work with other members of the Granite Staff to plan, implement and control construction activities including: formwork, reinforcing steel, concrete placement, excavation, embankment, waterproofing, electrical and mechanical work activities.

This position is responsible for coordinating Construction Quality Management functions for one or more construction projects and function as the primary project quality representative to the client(s) to ensure quality objectives and compliance are achieved. This includes responsibility for all management and technical related issues and the communication of Quality related matters, to ensure compliance with the company's standards of expectations and contract specific documents. This position is the chief liaison to customers regarding quality issues.

Essential Job Accountabilities

1. Manage and support all QC personnel including hiring, firing, performance evaluations, training, and development to ensure a highly competent and engaged workforce.
2. Implement an ISO 9001 style Quality Management System to ensure compliance with quality standards and/or contract specific documents that may include QC and QA inspection and testing programs, accredited lab facilities, and quality communication.
3.Provide technical support for proposals, plants/materials, construction, sales, and estimating teams during pre-bid, construction, and post-construction phases of a project to ensure quality opportunities are optimized and all aspects of QMS are met.
4.Conduct specification reviews, develop project QC/QA plans, generate material submittals, develop and review mix designs, review quality data and inspections, and manage QC/QA subcontractors to assure timely project success.
5.Provide customer service to help provide customer satisfaction. This could include internal and external technical training on materials production and/or construction processes.
6.Establish, maintain, and leverage relationships with local public agency technical staff, customers, and local inspection and testing companies.
7.Support evaluation and implementation of new material technologies throughout the region, area, or large project where applicable.
8.Prepare budgets, forecasts, project quality estimates, and manage all quality management finances to achieve positive cost center/project financial performance.
9.Participate in and promote Granite's safety procedures to promote a safe working environment including compliance with OSHA and MSHA rules and regulations.

Education/Certification

  • Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or Construction Management preferred
  • Registered Professional Engineer preferred
  • Training and/or certification in one or more quality systems such as USACE Contractor Quality Management, ASQ Manager of Quality, Quality Auditor, Quality Engineer or other continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma or Kaizen preferred.
  • American Society for Quality (ASQ), International Organization for Standards (ISO), or other quality management training and certification desired.

Work Experience
  • BS and 9 years of heavy civil construction engineering, field support, QC management, inspection and testing experience OR 15 years of similar experience
  • Prefer candidates having experience with heavy civil infrastructure projects including density control embankment, pavements, municipal utilities, excavation, structural concrete, formwork, drainage, structural steel for USACE, airport or Department of Transportation clients.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities
  • Technical knowledge of materials and construction concepts
  • Proficient with database operations and Microsoft Office Suite
  • Ability to properly manage and prioritize resources, people and projects
  • Sound decision making ability with the experience to balance consensus against authority as appropriate
  • Team player, with strong leadership skills, who can operate effectively within a matrix management environment
  • Excellent consultative and communication skills and ability to interface effectively with all levels of management
  • Ability to work in high production environment and respond quickly and effectively under pressure and deadlines
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Training Skills

Physical Demand

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to operate a computer keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Additional requirements
  • Comply, understand, and support corporate safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment
  • Ability and willingness to abide by Granite's Code of Conduct on a daily basis
  • Valid driver's license and ability to drive for extended periods of time

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About Granite Construction Incorporated

Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite Construction is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities and a Drug-Free Workplace. For additional information on applicant/employee rights please clickhere.

Notice to Staffing Agencies

Granite Construction, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Granite") will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Granite, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Granite mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Granite employees, or to Granite's resume database will be considered Granite property. Granite will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.Granite will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees.Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Granite's recruiting function to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening.Granite will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place.Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Granite's Human Resources Representative or his/ her designee. No other Granite employee is authorized to bind Granite to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies.


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