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Project Quality Manager

Bechtel
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 10 Jun 2025

About the role

Requisition ID: 284650 

  •  Relocation Authorized: National - Family 
  • Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project 
  • Work Location: Reston, VA 

 

Extraordinary teams building inspiring projects:

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place. 

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. 

Core to Bechtel is our Vision, Values and Commitments. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report

 

Job Summary:

In this role, you will lead a team to align quality culture and programs with business strategy to improve project performance. You will manage Quality Management System certification and assessment and oversee the review and evaluation of project quality and execution plans. Your leadership will elevate organizational competencies and drive quality culture, standards, core programs, and processes. 

The role will start in Reston for a short duration; the candidate will need to relocate to the project site. #LI-TH1

 

Major Responsibilities:

  • Directs quality activities on a project—including those specific to combined cycle power plant construction and operation—communicating with engineering, procurement, construction, administrative services, testing, operations, decommissioning, and other project personnel to ensure management goals and objectives are met. 
  • Coordinates the preparation and establishment of the quality program/plan for the project, incorporating industry standards relevant to combined cycle technologies. 
  • Reviews and approves quality-related procedures to ensure compliance with the project quality program/plan. 
  • Coordinates, supervises, and participates in the project auditing and monitoring program to verify the effectiveness of the project quality program/plan. Recommends actions to project personnel to correct observed quality deficiencies. 
  • Represents the project during quality assurance audits conducted by clients, management, or regulatory agencies as required. 
  • Reviews project schedules for quality-related activities to ensure timely and effective implementation of the project quality plan requirements. 
  • Identifies quality problems, initiates documented actions, verifies implementation of solutions, and manages the project corrective action system. 
  • Initiates and/or coordinates stop-work actions when warranted.
  • Initiates project quality staffing requirements and budgets for approval as needed. 
  • Identifies and incorporates applicable quality system requirements for suppliers and subcontractors. 
  • Develop/maintains the Quality Management Plan (QMP) and supports its implementation. 
  • Coordinates, reviews, and approves subcontractors and suppliers’ responses to deficiencies identified through project quality audits and surveillance activities. 
  • Verifies the implementation of Best Practices and Lessons Learned, including collection, evaluation, and documentation into DevonWay.
  • Reviews subcontractors’ and suppliers’ submittals, including quality manuals, procedures, Quality Plans, ITPs, quality personnel resumes, test reports, and audit schedules, with particular attention to combined cycle plant components such as gas turbines, HRSGs, and steam turbines. 
  • Performs NCR, RFI, FCD, and Punchlist trending. 

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