Quality Specialist IV

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AECOM is seeking a Quality Control Specialist IV (Inspector / Quality Assurance Manager or Construction Manager).

Position Title: Quality Control Specialist IV (Inspector / Quality Assurance Manager (I/QAM))

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Start Date: October 1, 2026 – May 31, 2027 (duration to be confirmed).

AECOM is seeking a highly qualified resilient Quality Control Specialist to provide embedded lead On‑Site Inspection support and Quality Assurance for a Federal Building Fire Alarm modernization construction project. The position is full‑time embedded on‑site field construction support role serving as Quality Control Specialist with position defined by Client as “Inspector / Quality Assurance Manager”.

QCS IV / I/QAM supporting the General Services Administration (GSA) “Owner” and Agency “Tenant”. Duties involve managing the Owner’s interests (not the construction team) on a singular high‑profile complex multi‑year construction project as the Field Owner’s Representative, in an embedded full‑time position at the project site to achieve specified objectives. Involves engaging as an integral part of the project delivery team providing daily observation, assessment, and reporting of site activity.

This requires implementing a robust Quality Assurance plan for monitoring and assessing the Design Build Contractor’s Quality Control Plan, work planning, staff management, execution of work, reviewing and validating contractor’s self‑performed or contracted out inspections and providing certification of work in place, and confirming compliance with DB Team’s Contract including SOW, applicable codes and agency (GSA) guidelines and other duties as assigned supporting the project completion and FA Class‑A Acceptance.

• Reports directly to the AECOM Project Manager and the West Region GSA Business Development Leader.
• Perform on‑site observation and inspection services for field construction activities. Assists in the management of all scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and change.
• Serves as primary point of contact in the field – reports to, collaborates with, and communicates per the project communication plan with the Owner’s project team (CO, PM, COR, Ppty Mgr, O&M, key stakeholders, etc); and professionally interfaces with the project design and constructor teams (DB), provides proactive project assessment and support, and monitors team engagement, and client satisfaction.
• Assists the AECOM Team with constructability reviews, submittal processing, leading quality assurance and tracking project status and quality compliance, providing ongoing observations, and assisting with the certification of work in place as part of processing invoices, reviews site progress, protection of onsite stored materials, conditions affecting quality of installed work, overall utilization and impacts, supports other field and project support members (NICET / Fire Protection Engineer, Cx Authority, Estimators, Schedulers, and Consultants) providing daily reports and timely feedback to the AECOM PM.
• Provide feedback on all on‑site activities and escalating issues to AECOM PM and GSA CO, PM/COR.
• Oversight extends to all aspects of the vertical…