QA/QC Construction Manager - South Bend, IN

DLB Associates is a premier engineering and consulting firm specializing in innovative, mission-critical solutions across hyperscale data centers, advanced infrastructure, and high-performance building systems. With over four decades of expertise, we partner with some of the world’s most influential companies to design and optimize environments that demand precision, scalability, and resilience.

Join us and be part of a team where your voice matters, your work makes an impact, and your growth is a shared priority.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Title: QA/QC Construction Manager  

Location: Remote – South Bend, Indiana. This may include travel to any of the 50 US states. 

Salary 

We recognize job-board ranges may not reflect our pay bands; we often out-compete those ranges for well-qualified candidates. 

Job Summary 

The QAQC Construction Manager (QCM) serves as the contractor/owner’s on‑site advocate throughout the project to ensure all work is performed in conformance to the standards required of quality, schedule, and scope. This role combines classic construction manager and owner’s representative duties (owner advocacy, contract oversight, risk management, stakeholder communication) with deep QAQC field leadership across electrical, mechanical, and controls systems in mission‑critical environments. 

The QCM is vital during the L1–L3 phases—design validation, procurement, and construction—ensuring installations meet project requirements and are fully documented for a seamless handoff to the commissioning team.  This role does not execute commissioning tests (L4–L5) but ensures the site is commissioning‑ready by enforcing quality standards and resolving issues early. 

Essential Functions 

Construction Management, Owner Advocacy & Project Oversight 

• Act as the contractor and/or owner’s “eyes and ears” on site, ensuring all decisions and field activities align with the client’s Quality Control Specifications (CSPEC) and programmatic expectations. 
  
  
• Lead proactive risk identification and escalation pathways, emphasizing early detection and resolution of quality issues to maintain project momentum and commissioning readiness. 
  
  
• Facilitate cross-functional communication among the owner, designers, contractors, equipment manufacturers and vendors, and trade partners to ensure consistent interpretation and execution of the project quality standards. 
  
  
• Support contract administration and regulatory compliance, coordinating with legal and project management teams to resolve disputes or clarify scope where quality deviations are involved. 

QAQC Field Leadership (L1–L3 Focus) 

• Monitor field execution to ensure installations meet project requirements, drawings, specifications, and applicable codes, with strict adherence to the client’s QAQC framework. 
  
  
• Ensure field-level activities—including inspections, documentation, and issue tracking—are conducted in accordance with the client’s commissioning plan of record and QAQC program. 
  
  
• Enforce HSE/LOTO requirements and site safety policies in coordination with contractor and client teams. 
  
  

Readiness for Commissioning 

• Ensure all pre-functional checklists, QAQC documentation, and punch lists are complete and accurate before turnover to the commissioning team. 
  
  
• Validate that equipment start-up prerequisites and vendor documentation are in place to support Cx activities. 
  
  
• Drive early issue resolution to prevent delays in L4–L5 commissioning. 
  
  

Document Control & Technical Reviews 

• Review shop drawings, submittals, RFIs; verify contractor quality requirements are flowed down to vendors; assist in maintaining the field document control system (drawings, tests, inspections, vendor data, as‑builts). 
  
  
• Use common tools (Procore, BIM 360/ACC, Bluebeam, MS Project/P6, Excel/PowerPoint/Teams) for traceability and dashboarding. 
  
  

Reporting & Metrics 

• Maintain accurate inspection/test records; monitor and report status to stakeholders; facilitate root‑cause analysis for non‑