Quality Assurance Manager

Oakland

Regular, Full time

On Site

Do you want to join one of the leading engineering consulting companies, creating value for customers, people, and societies worldwide? Can you navigate the dynamic landscape of the market by adapting strategies swiftly, capitalizing on emerging opportunities, and mitigating risks? And are you passionate about driving growth, fostering innovation, and making a significant impact? Then, this is the place to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow.

Shape a future where people and societies grow and flourish

We are seeking a highly motivated Quality Assurance manager to join our team. You will work closely with a team of experts working alongside our customers on some of North America's most significant projects.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Develop and maintain Quality Manuals and Procedures and prepare work instructions, procedures, methods, and verification.
• Prepare written documents and flowcharts that describe the processes that the CM team will follow to execute the
• project.
• Maintain Quality records that document evidence that quality assurance activities have been performed and the outcomes of their performance.
• Establish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for a quantitative and qualitative assessment of QC/QA performance.
• Conduct training of staff and conduct audits of quality performance. Manage the audit program involving planning and conducting audits of the QA/QC management systems against requirements.
• Schedule, perform, and prepare audit reports and findings.
• Collect information from project records and interviews to assess the CM team's quality performance.
• Lead audit review briefings to discuss audit findings with the CM Management team and to identify areas for improvement with recommended actions.
• Report audit findings upward within COWI quality organization.
• Review and report on - Establishment and monitoring of KPIs; Review of quality responses to CM tasks including timeliness, compliance, and effectiveness; Review and assessment of Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs); Status of open action items/issues and the history of responsiveness in addressing the items.
• Identify required actions and decisions to make corrective improvements to the CM team's quality performance.
• Domestic travel is required up to 10% of the time.

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future

On top of that, you will have:

• Master of Science degree in Construction Engineering and Management, Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or a related field, or foreign degree equivalent, OSHA-30 Certification, and one year of industry experience. This must include experience in each of the following:
  • 1 year of experience in onsite Construction Management of Dams or Tunnels.
  • 1 year of experience in Procore software.
  • 1 year of experience in Smartsheet software.
  • 1 Year of experience in BIM 360
  • 6 months of experience in Bluebeam Revu

A place to work and so much more

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity - and sometimes even our courage - to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. That is why we say no to fossil-based projects and aspire to have 100% of our revenue come from activities that move our customers towards sustainability.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 8,000 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

What we also offer:

Being part of the COWI community offers more than just a competitive salary. We take care of our people both professionally and personally.

Some of our benefits include:

Flexible working arrangement | Top-up parental and childbirth recovery leave | Fantastic close-knit team with a wealth of knowledge to share | Full time hires get minimum 4 weeks vacation to start | Floating holiday to celebrate employee diversity | Paid sick leave | Annual fitness subsidy - yes, you can use this for a ski pass, yoga, or gym membership | 401K contribution matching with generous company match | Personal and professional development fund | Parking or public transit allowance | Medical, dental, and vision insurance 80% employer-paid premiums | Employee Assistance Program (EAP) | STD, LTD, AD&D, and Life Insurance | Referral incentive program| Frequent social events

Base compensation: $170,186 for Oakland location only. Actual compensation is subject to variations due to education, experience, skill set and/or location.

Got more questions?

Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Equal opportunity employer

COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, COWI complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Please click on this link for more information.

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