Transportation Area Quality Manager
🔍 United States, Florida, Orlando
About Us
At HDR, we specialize in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. While we are most well-known for adding beauty and structure to communities through high-performance buildings and smart infrastructure, we provide much more than that. We create an unshakable foundation for progress because our multidisciplinary teams also include scientists, economists, builders, analysts and artists. That's why we believe diversity is our greatest strength. HDR is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer.
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We believe that the way we work can add meaning and value to the world. That ideas inspire positive change. That coloring outside the lines can illuminate fresh perspectives. And that small details yield important realizations. Above all, we believe that collaboration is the best way forward.
Primary Responsibilities
In the role of Transportation Area Quality Manager, we'll count on you to:
- Serve as member of project team that assists in development of project-specific Quality Management Plans and works in close cooperation with the Project Manager and Task Leads for monitoring and oversight of project quality activities
- Monitor QM needs for project/program
- Work with Program/Project Managers to assess and incorporate lessons learned and client feedback from project reviews and client meetings
- Work with the Project Manager in development of project-specific QMPs and verify that QMP is current and up to date
- Report production risk areas to the Program/Project Manager and Regional Quality Director
- Provide internal and external project reporting on quality-related activities, issues and corrective actions
- Verify adequacy of internal quality reviews
- Establish project quality processes and monitor implementation and effectiveness of those processes
- Monitor implementation of company standards and practices as appropriate
- Effectively implement and use company, client or regulatory document management expectations
- Manage quality deliverable schedule, and ensure coordination between design discipline reviews
- Manage design review and comment resolution process (schedule meetings with reviewers, negotiate mutually acceptable resolutions, escalate disputed issues, and track open comments to closure)
- Assist in identifying and documenting issues that may cause, or contribute to, deviations from planned/expected outcomes and develop corrective action plans to address issues
- Oversee subconsultant quality activities and deliverable review
- Conduct conformity reviews in accordance with QMs
- Train project/program staff on QMP/PMP requirements
- Verify that project teams have team members with right experience and capability
- Lead QA/QC-related discussions during project team meetings
- Provide mentoring through regularly scheduled conformance reviews
- Perform other duties as needed
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Professional or Engineering-related field
- A minimum of 10 years in similar consulting industry and a minimum of 15 years in specific technical area covered
- PE for design Engineering business lines
- Deep understanding of QMS fundamentals
- Proven skills in the areas of Project Management, Quality Management on large projects
- Strong verbal and written communication with investigative interview experience, project and quality management software systems
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
Preferred Qualifications
- Appropriate Quality Certifications such as ASQ and/or CQA
- 20 years in similar consulting industry and 10 years in specific technical area covered
Why HDR
At HDR, we know work isn't only about who you work for it's also about what you do and how you do it. Led by the strength of our values and a culture shaped by employee ownership, we network with each other, build on each other's contributions, and collaborate together to make great things possible. When you join HDR, we give you license to do the same. We help you take charge of your career, giving you multiple growth opportunities along the way.
