Construction Quality Manager

Build quality into infrastructure that matters.

A1 Management & Inspection, Inc. (A1MI) is seeking a Construction Quality Manager to lead quality delivery on major transportation and heavy civil assignments. If you enjoy leading field teams, working through complex construction challenges, and seeing a project through acceptance, we would like to meet you.

Base salary: $180,000–$220,000 annually

Depending on qualifications and relevant experience.

Benefits

• PPO medical coverage for employee and dependents
• Two weeks of paid time off (PTO) annually
• 401(k) retirement plan with a dollar-for-dollar company match on the first 4% of pay

Location: San Bernardino / Inland Empire, CA

Work arrangement: Full-time, on-site, with travel within the assigned project area.

Why join A1MI?

• Lead with ownership. Guide quality activities, coordinate inspection and testing teams, and help resolve issues that affect construction and acceptance.
• Work directly with leadership. Collaborate with A1MI’s senior quality professionals on technical decisions, project priorities, and practical solutions.
• Take on meaningful technical work. Apply your experience to highway, bridge, rail, and heavy civil infrastructure with complex construction interfaces.
• Help shape the program. Improve quality procedures, reporting workflows, and closeout planning while mentoring the people who put them into practice.

What you will lead

• Implement and monitor project Quality Management Plans and applicable source inspection quality requirements.
• Coordinate daily inspection and materials testing coverage with construction teams and technical specialists.
• Conduct audits and field surveillances to identify issues early and verify compliance.
• Manage nonconformance reports, root-cause reviews, corrective actions, and verification of closure.
• Review inspection reports, test results, material certifications, and acceptance documentation for completeness and traceability.
• Coordinate with owners, contractors, designers, testing laboratories, and regulatory agencies to resolve quality issues.
• Partner with document control personnel to maintain organized records and support progressive closeout.
• Coach inspection and quality staff and communicate quality priorities clearly to project stakeholders.

What you bring

• 10+ years of relevant construction experience on highway, bridge, rail, or heavy civil projects.
• Professional Engineer registration: California PE, or PE registration in another state with the ability to obtain California registration within six months of assignment.
• Sound technical judgment and the ability to translate plans, specifications, and quality requirements into practical field direction.
• Strong leadership, communication, coordination, and technical documentation skills.

Experience we especially value

• Quality leadership on major transportation infrastructure projects.
• Caltrans standards, specifications, construction procedures, and materials acceptance requirements.
• Design-build, CMGC, or other alternative delivery methods.
• Management of multidisciplinary inspection and testing teams.
• Electronic document management, quality reporting, and project closeout systems.

About A1MI

Founded in 2015, A1MI specializes in construction quality management, quality oversight, and document control for transportation, transit, and public works projects. Our work connects field quality activities with the records and corrective actions needed for acceptance and closeout.

Ready to lead?

Apply through LinkedIn or send your resume, PE registration information, and availability to Sign in to view email with the subject “Quality Manager Opportunity.”

Assignments are subject to project award, client approval, and staffing needs.