Quality Control Manager Recruitment

A Quality Control Manager leads quality assurance and quality control activities across industrial construction projects, ensuring materials, workmanship, testing, documentation, and construction processes meet project specifications, contractual requirements, and applicable standards.

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WHY THIS ROLE IS HARD TO HIRE

Brightway helps you find the right talent faster.

Brightway identifies Quality Control Managers with industrial construction experience, technical expertise, inspection knowledge, and field leadership skills needed to maintain consistent quality throughout complex project delivery.

About the Quality Control Manager Role

A Quality Control Manager oversees the processes used to verify that industrial construction work complies with approved drawings, specifications, codes, standards, testing requirements, and contractual obligations. The role works closely with project managers, superintendents, engineers, inspectors, subcontractors, vendors, testing personnel, and owners to establish and maintain project quality requirements. Strong Quality Control Managers combine technical knowledge with practical field experience. They coordinate inspections and testing, review materials and workmanship, maintain quality records, identify deficiencies, and ensure corrective actions are completed. They also help project teams identify recurring quality issues early, reducing the potential for rework, delays, failed inspections, and problems during commissioning and turnover.

Role Highlights

Experience

8-15+ Years

Core Focus

Quality Control

Key Areas

Inspections, Testing & Compliance

Work Environment

Field & Office

Project Focus

Industrial Projects

Recruitment Type

Permanent

What does a Quality Control Manager Do?

Lead Quality Control

Establishes and manages project quality control procedures, inspection requirements, and quality standards across industrial construction activities.

Manage Inspections & Testing

Coordinates inspections, material testing, verification activities, and required quality documentation.

Monitor Construction Quality

Monitors workmanship, materials, installation, and construction activities against approved project requirements.

Manage Deficiencies

Identifies nonconforming work, coordinates corrective actions, and tracks deficiencies through resolution.

Support Turnover & Closeout

Maintains quality records and supports punch-list completion, commissioning readiness, turnover documentation, and project closeout.

Need a Quality Control Manager for Your Next Industrial Project?

Connect with experienced Quality Control Manager talent who can strengthen inspections, testing, compliance, documentation, commissioning readiness, and quality performance across industrial construction projects.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

Experience

Experience

8-15+ years of industrial construction quality control, inspection, engineering, or related experience.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quality Management, or related field preferred; equivalent construction experience may qualify.

Certifications

Certifications

Relevant quality, inspection, welding, NDT, engineering, safety, or industry-specific certifications can be beneficial.

CORE SKILLS

Quality Control
Inspection & Testing
Specification Compliance
Quality Documentation
Deficiency Management
Commissioning & Turnover

MARKET & COMPENSATION INSIGHTS

typical Salary Range

$100,000-$155,000

Performance Bonus

Experience Level

Senior

Role Demand

High

Hiring Market

Nationwide

Compensation varies by location, industrial sector, project complexity, quality requirements, experience, employer size, and the level of technical and quality leadership responsibility assigned to the role.

About Industrial Construction

Explore Brightway’s Industrial Construction recruitment services for experienced professionals across quality control, commissioning, project management, operations, engineering, supervision, project controls, and other critical industrial construction functions.

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