Quality Control Manager

About Atkinson

Building our nation's infrastructure since 1926, Atkinson provides innovative design and construction solutions for heavy civil projects. We are committed to safely delivering complex, quality projects while building long-lasting, collaborative relationships with our clients.

As a Quality Control Manager, you will ensure the project is built within contract document specifications, owner requirements, and comply with local, state, and federal building codes. You will coordinate with other trades, process daily reports of project progress and adhere to all guidelines issued by the owner. As a strong communicator, you will help to build a quality control team that is open, transparent, and delivers excellence.

• Partner with the project team to understand, plan, and implement the contract drawings and specifications
• Collaborate with the owner, design team, and contractors to ensure quality and timeliness of project construction and completion
• Implement and manage the “Three Phases of Control” Quality Control Plan
• Oversee submittal review and approval
• Schedule and conduct quality control meetings - Preparatory, Initial Phase, Follow-ups
• Control documents related to quality control functions
• Establish testing procedures in accordance with contract specifications
• Manage inspections process
• Coordinate third party testing agents and interface with the Owner’s representatives as required
• Closely track and maintain a project deficiency log
• Manage the punch list process
• Oversee project closeout deliverable process-training, O&Ms
• Confer directly with the executive management team
• Encourage, lead, and/or participate in staff training and development
• Proactively identify and develop relationships with industry professionals to generate and win the right work
• Exceed our stakeholders’ expectations by anticipating their needs, desires, and goals

• Undergraduate degree in a construction or related discipline or relevant experience
• Minimum 5-8+ years verifiable construction quality control and/or inspection experience
• Experience with in the building of civil/heavy civil projects
• Takes initiative and personal responsibility to always deliver value and excellence
• Uses expertise to create a vision and aligns the team to deliver/achieve desired outcomes
• Certification from programs that include but are not limited to:
  Associated General Contractors of Washington Education Foundation (AGCWEF), WSDOT Construction Inspector Certification Program (WSDOTCIPC), National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET), American Concrete Institute (ACI) and Other DOT inspector certification programs
• Alignment to our Standards of Excellence: self-motivated, results oriented, adaptable, team player, accountable, ethical, innovative, resilient, builds relationships, builds people/teams and followership, sets direction and executes

• Experience in large scale construction management or construction trade with increasing levels of responsibility
• Experience working with the WSDOT, AASHTO
• Must be able to manage other inspectors and submittal clerks, as well as coordinate independent material testing and lab work
• Ability to process a large volume of submittals / RFIs
• Prior experience developing and managing Quality Control Plans
• WAQTC Certifications

This is an active, hands‑on role. You can expect to be on your feet frequently, navigating active job sites with uneven terrain, stairs, ladders and hoists. The work is physically demanding and requires a full range of motion, including bending, kneeling and reaching. You’ll need to be comfortable frequently lifting and carrying materials up to 25 pounds, and occasionally up to 50 pounds.

This role requires the ability to communicate effectively, as well as visual acuity for reading plans and inspecting work. The role does include desk time in the office that may require prolonged periods of sitting for tasks like computer work, document review and meetings.

You’ll spend a significant amount of your time on active construction sites, which means being adaptable to all…