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Great work starts with great people. At Flintco, you’ll find respect, stability, and opportunity to grow your career. Established in 1908, Flintco maintains offices in 8 major cities and employs more than 900 talented and humble professionals. Ranked among the largest and safest contractors in the nation, we deliver projects across a wide range of market sectors, including healthcare, education, hospitality, sports, mixed-use/residential, advanced industries, and renewable energy. With self-perform capabilities in concrete, steel fabrication and erection, site work, and other critical services, we bring a distinct in-house advantage to every project. Guided by the core principles of our Ethos — Safety, Quality, Honesty, Integrity, and Innovation — our culture is rooted in accountability, collaboration, and commitment to shared success. Beyond the jobsite, we invest in the communities we call home, strengthening the places where we live, work, and build.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

All duties and responsibilities include those listed below. Other duties may be assigned as applicable. To perform in this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Quality Manager, Building Enclosure Systems provides technical expertise regarding applied quality assurance/control measures, installation best practices, regulatory standards, and code requirements as they relate to building enclosure systems (i.e. waterproofing, exterior wall, and roofing systems). Additionally, this role supports the Senior Manager, Craft & Trade Quality in general project-specific quality implementation activities.
• Facilitates the development and review of Project-Specific Quality Plans, project-level policies, processes, and procedures in accordance with Flintco’s Quality Management Program requirements and project-specific Contract documents.
• Supports and follows up to ensure that project teams are following their Project-Specific Quality Management Plan.
• Builds and maintains system templates for various scopes and installation activities conducted in the field, including Flintco standard preparatory, initial, and follow-up quality activities specified for various scopes of work.
• Manages and tracks collection of data for field-provided Quality KPIs and metrics.
• Prepares and reviews quality requirements for pre-bid meetings and solicitations.
• Reviews the ITP’s submitted by the project team and Trade Partners prior to start work
• Controls, directs, and coordinates high-risk inspections with 3rd Parties and Trade Partners; provides buy-out support to the project team for procurement of testing agencies and consultants.
• Conducts site visits and inspections of work in place for critical assemblies and high-risk operations.
• Maintains oversight for document management of quality records as required by each Project-Specific Quality Plan, and reviews records from time to time for completeness.
• Reads and understands specifications, reference codes and standards
• Reviews and interprets contract drawings
• Provides training and coaching for functional/operational team members to identify key project risks, related to quality.
• Assist team with risk prevention planning and follow up
• Determines, communicates, and documents deficiencies and ensure they are corrected in a timely manner (NCR Log).
• Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner, gathering and analyzing information skillfully to develop alternative solutions
• When necessary, reviews shop drawings and submittals for conformance with project specifications and contract requirements.
• Initiates Three Phase Inspection process. Conducts daily observations to ensure that all Three Phases of Inspection are undertaken and implemented as designed and document all results. Examine the work area to assure that all required work has been completed and is in compliance with the contract requirements and resolve any differences
• Verifies and document that all matters received for the project are in conformance with the approved submittal, are handled and stored appropriately, and are acceptable for use

Knowledge/Skills/Ability
• 5+ years of experience in construction management, focused on quality assurance and control oversight.
• Applied knowledge of the three-phased approach to Quality - preparatory, initial, and follow-up - as applied at the project level for construction execution.
• Working knowledge of design/construction work management systems, including Procore and Bluebeam.
• Currently maintain, or have the ability to obtain, IIBEC Registered Roof Observer, IIBEC Registered Roof Consultant, IIBEC Waterproofing Consultant, IIBEC Exterior Wall Observer, IIBEC Exterior Wall Consultant, IIBEC Building Enclosure Consultant, and/or USACOE Construction Quality Management - Contractor (CQM-C) certification.
• Experience ensuring field compliance with the following governance authorities, technical affiliations, and codes/standards: IBC, ANSI, ASTM, AAMA, NEBB, SPRI, IIBEC, LEED, and/or ISO-9001.
• Ability and expectation to spend 90-100% of time directly supporting Flintco Operations projects, and up to 10% developing/maintaining Flintco Quality program, personnel, and development initiatives.
• Able to work independently, gathering and defining work plans and applying appropriate problem-solving methods when necessary.
• Able to partner effectively with internal and external peers, management teams, and customers when planning and executing scopes of work.
• Able to communicate effectively with peers, supervisors, and managers on issues, trends, and assignments.
• Follows and enforces Safety Rules and Practices.
• Stop work, if necessary, to resolve matters that affect safety, quality, and/or inhibit the logical progress of work.

Education
B.S. Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience
10-15 years of experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Physical Requirements                 

• Physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit and smell.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Occasionally, especially when managing multiple projects and during problematic opening and/or closing phases of projects, mental stress can be taxing.
• May be required to work long hours for extended periods of time.

Special Job Dimensions

The office provides a safe and healthy work environment, is adequately heated and cooled, is free from exposure and extreme conditions, has appropriate lighting and office furnishings, and is smoke-free and drug-free.  While performing the duties of this

* NOTE – Where allowed, employees who work in positions classified as “safety-sensitive” can be disciplined if they test positive for marijuana or its metabolites, even if they have a valid state medical marijuana license. In addition, Flintco may also refuse to hire applicants for safety-sensitive jobs who test positive for marijuana as part of a pre-employment drug test, even if those applicants can produce a valid medical marijuana patient license.