Design Quality Manager

Role and project

Design quality leadership

• Supervise the technical quality review process under the project Design Quality Management Plan.
• Oversee quality aspects of technical deliverables for major submissions and coordinate technical support staff.
• Oversee interdisciplinary and constructability reviews across the design team.
• Lead QA/QC functions and support quality systems, procedures, proposals, and initiatives.
• Assess technical approaches, organize resources, investigate quality issues, conduct testing, and evaluate suppliers.
• Review project processes and outcomes to ensure quality objectives are achieved.
• Mentor junior engineers, technicians, and inspectors.
• Maintain the project Design Quality Management Plan and Engineering Services During Construction Plan and train the design team.

Minimum requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline, such as Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering.
• At least 8 years of experience managing quality for infrastructure design projects.
• P.Eng. in Ontario.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with design QA/QC on major infrastructure or transit projects is preferred.
• Familiarity with applicable codes and standards such as ISO 9001, CSA, or provincial transportation authority standards is preferred.
• Canadian P.Eng. designation or eligibility to obtain it, and ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification, are listed as preferred.
• Multidisciplinary design coordination, quality workflows, and work with contractors, consultants, and government stakeholders are preferred.
• Communication, influencing, training, and quality management software proficiency are preferred.

Workplace

• The position is described as on-site in Ottawa.

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