Quality Control Manager

Tunista Construction LLC

Regular

Pay Range: $135,000 - $160,000

Why choose us?

As a proud subsidiary of Calista Brice, we're part of a family of 20+ companies tackling tough construction, environmental, and technical challenges. Working at a Calista Brice company means joining a team where cultural values and practical innovation come together to create meaningful impact. You'll experience the stability of a large organization while enjoying the tight-knit community and entrepreneurial spirit of a smaller company, with opportunities to grow your career across our diverse family of businesses.

Calista Brice is owned by Calista Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. ANCs were created to support economic development and self-determination for Alaska's Indigenous peoples. Our work directly contributes to advancing the social, cultural, and economic welfare of over 35,000 Alaska Natives in the Calista Region.

What does Tunista Construction LLC do?

Tunista Construction delivers heavy civil contracting services throughout Washington State, building a strong reputation with major government agencies and private clients. Our portfolio includes successful design-build and bid-build projects for the Department of Defense, Washington State Department of Transportation, and various public and private entities, giving you exposure to diverse project types and construction methods. Our culture emphasizes safety, quality, and results-focused execution. You'll develop valuable construction skills while contributing to significant infrastructure projects that improve transportation and facilities across the region.

Tunista Construction is a proud subsidiary of Calista Brice, a group of 20+ companies delivering construction, engineering, and environmental solutions across the United States.

What can you expect?

As the Quality Control Manager, you will work onsite in Tacoma, WA and you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring the construction quality control program for heavy civil construction projects, ensuring work complies with contract documents, approved plans, specifications, and applicable quality requirements.

How will you do it?

• •Prepare and submit daily Contractor Production Reports, QC, submittal log.
• •Ensure that safety inspections are carried out per contract requirements.
• •Maintain updated as-built drawings onsite, testing plan and log and ensure all testing is performed per contract requirements.
• •Certify and sign statements on each invoice that all work to be paid under the invoice has been completed in accordance with contract requirements.
• •Ensure that all required keys, operation and maintenance manuals, warranty certificates, and the As-built drawings are submitted to Owner.
• •Develop and administer the project quality control plan in coordination with the Project Manager, Project Engineer and Project Superintendent.
• •Enforce project quality control plans and associated standards.
• •Always maintain a presence at the site during progress of the work.
• •Maintain daily quality control records and project reporting in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Resident Management System (RMS), as required by the contract.
• •Lead and document weekly QC meetings with the Project Manager, Project Engineer and Project Superintendent and provide written minutes as described in project specific contract documents.
• •Write daily QC reports that reinforce activities that are being constructed in conformance with each specific project's established standard and constructively confront non-conformances to produce the desired outcome in a timely manner.
• •Manage, schedule, review, and certify all submittals for client review and approval.
• •Prepare and track all RFI’s and DCVR’s for submission to the client and the designer.
• •Implement and document the Three-Phase Inspection System, including preparatory, initial, and follow-up phases, for each definable feature of work.
• •Verify and document that all materials received for the project are in conformance with the approved submittal, are handled and stored appropriately and are acceptable for use in the project.
• •Conduct preconstruction meetings with new and existing subcontractors and the Project Superintendent prior to the start of each new phase of the work to discuss issues that affect quality.
• •Perform all necessary project inspections needed for compliance with the construction contract.
• •Schedule, document the results of, and maintain a log of all code and independent inspections that are required.
• •Document, correct and re-inspect all non-conformances prior to completing the work.
• •Conduct periodic follow up inspections to verify that work is proceeding in accordance with the contract documents and the approved submittals.
• •Perform Punch-out and Pre-final inspections and participate in Final Inspections. Establish list of deficiencies; correct prior to the Final inspection
• •Assemble and forward project closeout documents to the Project Manager.
• •Stop work if necessary to resolve matters that affect safety, quality and/or inhibit the logical progress of work.
• •Work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner.
• •Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Functions:

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities but will require coordination with other project-level safety personnel.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• •Knowledge of United States Army Core of Engineers (USACE) construction quality control requirements and the ability to develop, implement, and maintain a project-specific Quality Control Plan.
• •Knowledge of the Three-Phase Inspection System and the ability to conduct and document preparatory, initial, and follow-up inspections for each definable feature of work.
• •Proficiency in the Resident Management System (RMS), including maintaining quality control reports, submittal registers, testing records, deficiency tracking, and other required project documentation.
• •Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, approved submittals, geotechnical reports, and contract requirements to verify compliance and identify discrepancies.
• •Knowledge of quality control methods for heavy civil construction, including earthwork, excavation, grading, underground utilities, drainage, concrete, asphalt paving, and aggregate placement.
• •Ability to coordinate required inspections and materials testing, evaluate results against contract acceptance criteria, and verify that deficiencies are corrected and documented.
• •Ability to review subcontractor and supplier submittals for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with contract requirements before submission for approval.
• •Knowledge of EM 385-1-1 requirements and the ability to recognize hazards, communicate safety concerns, and coordinate corrective measures with project safety personnel.
• •Knowledge of construction sustainability practices and the ability to verify and document compliance with applicable contract requirements for materials, waste management, and environmental protection.
• •Ability to identify nonconforming work, determine necessary corrective actions with the project team, verify correction, and maintain records through closure.
• •Ability to exercise independent judgment, communicate quality concerns objectively, and exercise stop-work authority when necessary to address noncompliant work or unsafe conditions.
• •Ability to coordinate quality control activities with the project schedule, ensuring required inspections, testing, and approvals occur before work proceeds.
• •Ability to lead quality control meetings and communicate contract requirements clearly to field crews, subcontractors, suppliers, project management, and government representatives.
• •Ability to maintain accurate, organized, and traceable records supporting daily reporting, as-built drawings, punch lis