Construction Quality Assurance Manager

As employees of
Walsh Construction Co., we are more than just builders - we are a team of professionals dedicated to shaping the communities where we live and work. Our diverse and driven workforce takes pride in delivering high-quality projects that make a lasting impact.

Walsh Construction Co. is growing our Quality Assurance team in Seattle. For nearly 30 years, Walsh Quality has set the standard for high-performance durable building enclosures in the PNW family market. As Quality Assurance Manager, you'll be involved in every phase of our projects - from establishing building performance goals with owners in pre-design to collaborating with architects and consultants during design, and to guiding Walsh's comprehensive Quality Control processes during construction.

Come join our nationally recognized Quality Team at
Walsh Construction Co. With a focus on Building Performance, WALSH’s Quality Team assures our clients and design partners that buildings are constructed to the latest industry standards & best practices, are durable and healthy to live in, and often exceed the highest energy efficiency requirements.

We are seeking a Quality Assurance Manager with an architecture and/or construction background with 5 to10 of years of experience and an interest in all 6-sides of enclosure detailing to join our team.

Assist with company-wide quality assurance activities, as well as those, which are specific to individual projects.

The following is designed to outline the functions and the position requirements of this job.

It does not identify all tasks that may be expected, nor address the performance standards that must be maintained.

• Assist with project risk assessment
• Development of project quality plans for design phase
• Management of third-party envelope consultant involvement (if retained by Walsh Construction Co.)
• Assist is communications with design consultants
• Review QA/constructability of design documents (100% S.D. set, 50% C.D./permit set, bid set)
• Assist with scope clarifications / bid proposal review / contract review
• QA/coordination review of construction set documents
• Assist with building envelope coordination during construction phase: pre-submittal coordination meeting, submittal process, RFI process, mockup review
• Construction phase field review (min. 2-4 site visits per month during building envelope construction)

• Assist with the development of training sessions for PM’s, Superintendents, and QC Coordinators (to be delivered at quarterly meetings)
• Assist with regional marketing of QA/QC Program
• Oversight of regional warranty program and issues

• Assist with development and distribution of construction bulletins
• Management of regional input to Lessons Learned/Project Debrief database
• Research products, systems, materials, and methods of construction

• Perform duties with little direction given, operating from established directions and instructions. Decisions are made within general company policy constraints but occasionally require independent decision-making.
• The complexity of this role is high with high attention to detail and organization. The ability to work under pressure is necessary. Errors in judgement could affect the company, project owners, and employees

• Some supervisory responsibility of the regions Quality Control Coordinators with Quality Director, Enclosure Superintendent, and Management. This responsibility includes employee evaluation, training, and development.

• Contacts are made with others both internally and externally. The most common internal contacts are with project managers, superintendents, and field crews. The most frequent external contacts are with project owners and architects. Internal interactions tend to be face to face and external interactions are most frequently face to face with occasional video conferencing. There is some exchange of confidential/sensitive information necessitating discretion.

In-person, regular and reliable full-time attendance at a Walsh office with travel to and from construction jobsites and…