Quality Manager

Parsons Corporation

Job Description:

• Participates in the interview and selection process (including hiring recommendations), and makes staffing assignments in accordance with schedule requirements.

• Conducts performance evaluations and makes appropriate recommendations for required actions, including recommendations for advancement, changes in status, or disciplinary action.

• Manages the salary administration process, including preparing the annual salary plan and recommending salary actions for merit increases and/or promotions.

• Provides Quality Systems support using the Parsons Quality Management System as the basis for process development and optimization, procedure development, data collection and reporting and Quality Systems training.

• Interfaces at senior and executive levels with regard to quality process improvement and re-engineering.

• Participates in client pre-bid, bid or contract planning and preparation.

• Establishes project/program Quality Systems and audits schedules, conducts audits, and facilitates corrective actions.

• Performs independent audits in various areas and ensures compliance with QA/QC programs.

• Reviews documents, witnesses audited activities, prepares checklists, performs audits, and prepares final reports.

• Analyzes audit findings to determine program quality and identify trends.

• Promotes a uniform Corrective Action/Preventive Action and Non-conformance tracking program.

• Ensures compliance with Parsons and Client quality requirements.

• Prepares project/program Quality manuals, plans, and procedures.

• Verifies that Parsons and customers quality requirements are in compliance with quality standards and quality program requirements for products and services provided.

• Collaborates in development and maintenance of project/program Quality Procedures and related documents.

• Reviews Quality Manuals, documents, and implementation procedures to verify compliance with industry codes and standards, regulations and regulatory commitments.

• Reviews from a quality perspective (and approves if required) documents prepared by internal or external organizations such as quality manuals and procedures, technical deliverables, test plans and procedures, purchase orders, and subcontracts.

• Collaborates with management for quality activities with internal or external interfaces.

• Performs statistical process control.

• Provides technical guidance to lower-level Quality personnel, as needed.

• Handles in qualification audits of suppliers of purchased items and services.

• Coordinates and/or support efforts to maintain Parsons quality-related certifications.

• Supports development and maintenance of corporate quality governance.

• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction, Project Management, Business or Quality discipline or related field (or equivalent work experience)

• Preferred10+ years of work experience in Quality, or related field 5+ years experience in a supervisory, management, or lead capacity

• Certified ISO-9000 Lead Auditor or ability to obtain within 6-months of hire.

• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer or ability to obtain within 6-months of hire.

• Other related certification(s) (e.g. CMQ/OE, CQA, or CQE).

• (Preferred) Membership in a nationally-recognized Quality organization.

• (Preferred) Professional Engineer /Architects registration, or ability to obtain within 6-months of hire.

• Other related certifications may include, but are not limited to: Building Inspector, NQA-1 (nuclear auditor), NDT (ASNT), Welding Inspector (AWS), DOT

br> What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Requires strong leadership and supervisory ability and expert knowledge of Quality Management practices, processes and current technology

• Requires thorough experience in directing and implementing quality management systems and standards specified by ISO 9000, ASME, ANSI, ASTM and similar organizations

• Clear communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills

• Ability to analyze business situations (ROI, cost per unit)

• Effective written, verbal, analytical, problem-solving, and risk assessment skills. Ability to make public presentations

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Attention to detail

• Expert knowledge of ISO Quality Management Systems Standards

• Ability to direct and manage staff and day to day activities as well as special projects to assure timely completion

• Possesses working knowledge of one or more areas of industry such as infrastructure, government, aviation, process, or transportation.