Senior Project Quality Manager

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Senior Project Quality Manager

Sector: Semiconductor / Advanced Technology Facilities
Location: New York
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Compensation: Competitive package - details to be confirmed

The Opportunity

We are supporting a leading international engineering and construction organization in the appointment of a Senior Project Quality Manager to oversee Quality Management activities across major semiconductor and advanced technology construction projects in the United States.

This is a senior leadership opportunity within an organization delivering highly complex, multibillion-dollar capital projects.

The successful candidate will take responsibility for developing and implementing project-specific Quality Management Systems, establishing Quality strategies and ensuring consistent QA/QC standards across engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning activities.

The role requires an experienced construction Quality leader with a strong background in EPC project delivery, proven semiconductor experience and the ability to influence multidisciplinary teams and senior project stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Project Quality Strategy and Governance

• Develop and implement project-specific Quality Management Systems aligned with corporate standards, contractual requirements and client expectations.
• Establish Quality strategies, execution methodologies, inspection frameworks and governance procedures for complex capital projects.
• Define Quality requirements across engineering, procurement, subcontracting, construction and commissioning.
• Standardize Quality processes, procedures, templates and technical documentation across projects.
• Ensure Quality requirements are incorporated into project planning, proposals, schedules and execution strategies.

Construction Quality Management

• Oversee multidisciplinary QA/QC activities across civil, structural steel, mechanical, piping, HVAC, electrical, instrumentation and process systems.
• Ensure compliance with approved drawings, specifications, applicable codes, regulatory requirements and international standards.
• Provide technical guidance on construction Quality planning, inspection requirements and Quality documentation.
• Conduct Quality audits, readiness assessments and selective site inspections.
• Identify Quality risks and implement corrective and preventive improvement measures.

Project Delivery and Handover

• Coordinate Quality activities with project management, engineering, procurement, construction, HSE and commissioning teams.
• Support readiness for mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, startup and final handover.
• Verify that Quality records, inspections and technical deliverables satisfy contractual requirements.
• Support suppliers and subcontractors in meeting project Quality expectations.
• Monitor Quality performance and ensure issues are identified and escalated appropriately.

Leadership and Stakeholder Management

• Lead and coordinate project Quality activities across multidisciplinary stakeholders.
• Establish Quality performance indicators, reporting systems and management dashboards.
• Act as a senior point of contact for clients, contractors, vendors and third-party inspection organizations.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams.
• Promote continuous improvement through audits, performance analysis and lessons learned.

Essential Experience and Qualifications

• Approximately 15+ years of Quality Management experience within engineering and construction organizations.
• Proven experience delivering Quality Management activities on semiconductor construction projects.
• Demonstrated experience representing an EPC contractor on multibillion-dollar capital projects.
• Strong multidisciplinary construction Quality background covering civil, structural, mechanical, piping, HVAC, electrical, instrumentation and process disciplines.
• Expert understanding of project Quality Management Systems and construction QA/QC requirements.
• Experience developing Quality strategies, procedures, inspection requirements and technical documentation.
• Familiarity with mechanical completion, system completion, commissioning readiness and project handover.
• Strong experience managing client relationships, subcontractor performance and multidisciplinary stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.

Desirable Experience

• Experience supporting multiple large-scale projects simultaneously.
• International EPC or multidisciplinary engineering and construction experience.
• Experience establishing consistent Quality standards across complex project portfolios.
• Strong understanding of Quality performance metrics, reporting and continuous improvement.
• Experience providing senior technical leadership and mentoring Quality professionals.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This position offers the opportunity to influence Quality strategy and execution on some of the most technically demanding construction projects in the United States.

You will work alongside experienced engineering, construction and commissioning professionals while helping establish the standards and systems that underpin successful project delivery.

For an established semiconductor Quality leader, this represents an opportunity to take on broader responsibility, influence major capital projects and contribute to the continued development of a growing advanced technology business.

TEC Group International is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.