Sr. Quality Manager (Rail Transit)

About the Position

We are seeking a skilled and successful Sr. Quality Engineer who will be responsible for supporting the maintenance and continual improvement of Quality Management Systems (QMS) on large, complex rail transit projects.

This is a long-term, full-time, onsite position located in Sacramento, CA, with travel to offices in Central Valley.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain quality processes and procedures relating to the QMS. This includes creation of quality-related documentation, revising current documents, and performing technical editing as the final quality control reviewer for documentation.
• Create annual quality audit plans based on inputs from our client and support both internal and external quality audits following documented procedures as well as best practices from ISO 19011 guidelines.
• Monitor and support the issuance, resolution, and closure of open nonconformances and corrective actions.
• Maintain and improve nonconformance and corrective action tracking system in SharePoint.
• Support process improvement activities utilizing Lean, Six-Sigma, and other quality improvement tools.
• Support quality-related risk identification and mitigation activities.
• Review regulatory and legal changes that affect the QMS and support necessary revisions to QMS procedures and processes.
• Support the development and continuous improvement of quality-related metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Develop, update, and maintain a lessons learned program.
• Provide ongoing evaluations and recommendations concerning deficiencies/strengths, and potential internal and external risks.
• Provide quality representation to ongoing handover activities.
• Provide supervision, guidance and mentoring for other quality engineers.
• Manage milestones and ensure successful completion of tasks.
• Manage quality program activities that ensure roles, responsibilities, processes and procedures are properly documented, understood and implemented.

Skills and Attributes

• Ability to contribute effectively as part of a team involving staff, clients, and outside agencies.
• Ability to work well within a highly energized work environment with changing priorities and tasks.
• Ability to make decisions using sound, professional judgment.
• Ability to lead team to successful completion of tasks or deliverables.
• Ability to coach, mentor, prioritize and manage the daily work of team members.
• Strong problem solving, workload management, and organizational skills with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Professional, self-motivated, team player who possesses strong collaboration skills.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB) or equivalent.
• ASQ Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) or equivalent.
• 10+ years of professional experience in quality management with at least five years working on mega projects.
• Must have experience within the transportation industry.
• Experience working in organizations certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 45001.
• Experience supervising and managing small work teams, tracking budget and developing and completion of tasks and deliverables.
• Proficiency in developing and revising process flowcharts.
• Experience with industry standard project and construction management software (e.g., Primavera P6, TILOS, MS Project, Bluebeam, RSMeans, etc.)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365/Suite (e.g., Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience generating reports and preparing executive presentations.
• Solid understanding of process improvements through Six Sigma, Lean, ISO 9001, and the Baldrige Performance Excellence framework.

Compensation Details

The salary range listed for this role is $83k-$145k/yr ($40-$70/hr). The final salary offered is based on multiple factors and is thoughtfully aligned with each candid