Lead, Site Quality

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Nex Gen is looking for a Site Quality Lead to join their growing Steel division
! This is a traveling role—Arizona, Utah, Texas, Tennessee, and Georgia.

Nex Gen Contracting, the self‑perform arm of Gray, is based in Franklin, TN, specializing in turnkey project scopes including concrete, steel, millwright, and finishes. Nex Gen is fully integrated with Gray Construction and serves as a preferred subcontractor. The team is comprised of career, trade‑specific professionals and core craftsmen with decades of experience dedicated to meeting customers’ unique needs.

Gray is a fully integrated, global service provider rooted in engineering, design, and construction, along with smart manufacturing and equipment services. Founded in 1960, Gray delivers unmatched precision and partnership to sophisticated organizations worldwide.

• Perform visual inspections of all welds on the project.
• Perform pre‑installation verification of high‑strength structural bolts, monitor proper storage, and inspect bolting installation.
• Monitor welder continuity, WPS, PQR, and WPQ documentation.
• Document and monitor all alignment activities.
• Coordinate inspections with Nex Gen Superintendent.
• Document all inspections of Nex Gen Steel activities on site.
• Responsible for auditing contractor quality plans.
• Ensure project documentation (drawings, specifications, and submittals, etc.) are current for both Nex Gen and subcontractors.
• Inspect incoming deliveries for compliance with contract documents and maintain logs.
• Coordinate distribution for QMS auditing and job‑site reporting from the QMS.
• Manage special inspections and understand warranty and the relationship for owner turnover.
• Schedule all third‑party inspections and correct non‑conforming work.
• Prepare to discuss quality management, specifications, lessons learned, establish hold points, etc.
• Responsible for establishing and verifying all hold points and providing approval for when to release them to work.
• In coordination with the Superintendent, establish To‑do List/Punch List process and assist in management through completion.
• In coordination with the Superintendent, manage action items through completion or incorporate them into the To‑do List or Punch List.
• Communicate status of project quality items in customer monthly/weekly meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and two to three years of related experience, or a Level 2 VT with five years of structural steel experience. Equivalent combinations of education and experience are acceptable.
• Certified Welding Inspector certification.
• ICC S‑1 Bolting Inspector certification required within three months of employment.
• Committed to maintaining the highest quality standards in all aspects of construction.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and problem‑solving skills.
• Basic computer skills, including Word processing, spreadsheets, and e‑mail applications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey quality standards and practices.
• Must be available to travel up to 90 % of the time.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this position, the team member is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach with hands or arms and talk or hear.

They may occasionally be required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch, and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision. The team member must be comfortable working rtime may be required.

Indirectly manages subcontractor Quality team and directs quality related tasks for Quality Coordinator and Field Project Engineers.

Gray is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes everyone to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.