QA/QC Assistant Manager, Data Center

About Suffolk

Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates and invests. Suffolk is an end-to-end business that provides value throughout the entire project lifecycle by leveraging its core construction management services with vertical service lines that include real estate capital investment, design, self-perform construction services, technology start-up investment (Suffolk Technologies) and innovation research/development.

Suffolk - America's Contractor - is a national company with more than $5.0 billion in annual revenue, 2,600 employees, and main offices in Boston (headquarters), New York City, Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Estero, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego. Suffolk manages some of the most complex, sophisticated projects in the country, serving clients in every major industry sector, including healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, transportation/aviation, government, mission critical and commercial. Suffolk is privately held and is led by founder, chairman and CEO John Fish. Suffolk is ranked #8 on ENR's list of "Top CM-at-Risk Contractors." For more information, visit www.suffolk.com and follow Suffolk on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram.

The Role

The Assistant Construction QA/QC Manager (AQM) is directly responsible for implementation of the project-specific Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) Plan at the field level that applies procedures necessary to deliver the project fully compliant with the contract documents. The AQM supports the management, supervision, and administration of the project-specific QA/QC Plan and QA/QC staff (Q-Team) and serves as a deputy manager in the absence of the QA/QC Manager (QM).

Manage the development and implementation of the project-specific QA/QC Plan in coordination with the project team, the owner/architect team and the contract documents
• Assist with developing standard operating procedures and processes to achieve the highest levels of quality associated with delivering a complete construction project
• Assist with the creation of project specific Quality Management Plans and verify implementation of plan for each project
• Assist with the development of Quality metrics that empower teams to review information on quality execution; work cross-functionally with operations to address any trends
• Assist with random site evaluations, including follow-up evaluations to ensure corrections have been made to deficiencies
• Create mechanisms for sharing best practices and quality issues across project teams and among all quality personnel.
• Assure that sufficient, qualified specialized staff are assigned to provide the required knowledge and experience to execute the plan
• Maintain a collaborative working relationship with owners, architects, consultants, subcontractors and vendors to ensure that the project-specific QA/QC Plan delivers a fully compliant project
• Understand the project execution plan and coordinate QA/QC procedures at appropriate stages of the work, in line with the project schedule
• Conduct testing and inspections and arrange for third-party testing and inspections. Analyze and report the results
• Establish and lead quality control initiatives and corrective actions at the project level

• Manage Quality events, punch list process and completion of non-conformances and closeout
• Coach and mentor Field and Project Engineers on QA/QC Processes
• Ensure that the contractual quality requirements of a project are fully communicated to all key personnel, so that their roles in fulfilling these requirements are fully understood
• Ensure that the calibration of all inspection, measurement, and test equipment is conducted according to the defined schedule

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, Engineering or applicable discipline and experience related to project size/scope
• 2-5 years of related experience in QA/QC and utilization of Commissioning software tools
• Working knowledge of national and State code and quality regulations/standards
• Excellent business judgment demonstrated by consistently achieving profitability objectives and strong project close-outs with client and subcontractor relationships in good standing
• Candidate must possess Suffolk's Core Values: Passion, Integrity, Hard Work, Professionalism, and Caring

Necessary Attributes:

• Candidate must possess Suffolk Construction's core values: passion, integrity, hard work and professionalism.
• Self-motivated and self-confident.
• Must have judgment to know when to appropriately escalate issues up the chain of command.
• Committed to excellence.
• Able to constantly multi-task and handle competing priorities between Suffolk Construction project needs and non-critical review of incomplete work assignments while maintaining excellent customer relations.
• Excellent management skills to effectively manage subcontractor performance to high quality.
• A strong sense of urgency and initiative, and the ability to quickly study and react to complex issues, and resolve conflict effectively in a firm but fair manner.
• Excellent organizational skills to manage the many details necessary for successful construction.
• Must possess effective and strong communication skills.
• The ability to become part of a team and embraces the team concept.
• Accurate with an attention to detail.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; talk or hear; perform fine motor, hand and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; and reach with arms and/or hands. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will spend their time in an office environment with a quiet to moderate noise level. Job site walking.

Suffolk provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, disability, protected veteran, gender identity, age or any other status protected by law. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Suffolk will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination toward, or harassment of, applicants or employees by anyone at Suffolk, or anyone working on behalf of Suffolk.