Quality Manager

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Quality Manager to join our team!

The Quality Manager provides management direction and includes administrative and supervisory responsibilities, involving all quality activities for cloud service projects and/or programs to ensure that services provided are in accordance with customer and Parsons Quality requirements. This position provides leadership to quality professionals and the development and implementation of Quality systems, procedures, and related quality activities. Regularly interacts with senior-level representatives from a variety of functional groups, including program management, design/engineering, purchasing, cloud infrastructure teams, and other personnel.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Participates in the interview and selection process (including hiring recommendations) and makes staffing assignments in accordance with schedule requirements.

• Conducts performance evaluations and makes appropriate recommendations for required actions.

• Provides Quality Systems leadership using the ISO 9001 Standard as the basis for process development and optimization, procedure development, data collection and reporting, and Quality Systems training. Interfaces at senior and executive levels with regard to ISO 9000 process improvement.

• Develops and maintains Quality Policy, Processes, Procedures, and related documents. Reviews Quality Manuals, documents, implementation procedures to verify compliance with industry codes/standards/regulations.

• Plans & executes required audit activities (schedules/plans/reports/finding resolutions).

• Performs & adequately documents Internal Quality Audits of assigned offices/projects/cloud environments & manages all related follow-up activities. Audits conducted to assure compliance with Parsons standards/contract requirements/applicable codes/specifications/drawings including but not limited to: Design/Engineering/Estimating/ Procurement/Project Controls/Vendor Management/Data Handling & Storage/etc.

• Facilitates all internal/external Quality audits & briefs management on results.

• Effectively documents/follows-up/closes corrective actions - both internal/external. Analyzes findings/issues/non-conformances identified during audits to determine program quality/performance trends. Analysis includes oversight results/trending data.

• Handles qualification audits of suppliers of purchased items/services. Assures audited activities meet Parsons’ quality program/client quality requirements.

• Performs quality engineering reviews of design documentation for compliance with stated requirements including vendor quality manuals/company records.

• Reviews from a quality perspective (and approves if required) documents prepared by internal/external organizations such as quality manuals/procedures/technical deliverables/test plans/procedures/purchase orders/subcontracts.

• Collaborates with management for interface on Quality activities with internal/external organizations (customers/suppliers/subcontractors/etc.).

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business or Quality discipline or related field

• 12+ years of related work experience in the field of Quality, including 5+ years experience in management capacity

• Lead Auditor certification (ISO 9001 or equal) or ASQ certification (CMQ/OE, CQA, or CQE).

• Requires management ability and knowledge of Quality Management practices, processes and current technology.

  Requires thorough experience in directing and implementing quality management systems and standards specified by ISO 9000, ASME, ANSI, ASTM and similar organizations.

• Requires the ability to communicate clearly, conduct presentations to management and interface effectively with a diverse group of professionals.

• Proficiency in analyzing situations in business terms, i.e. ROI, cost per unit, etc.

• Strong interpersonal skills to work with other departments in a tactful and effective manner.