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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Project Quality Specialist to join our team!

What You’ll Be Doing

• Support the implementation of the Project Quality Management System and Project Quality Plan.
• Monitor compliance with approved quality procedures, specifications, standards, and contractual requirements.
• Conduct routine quality inspections, surveillance activities, and quality audits.
• Review Method Statements, Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), checklists, and quality procedures.
• Monitor Contractor and Subcontractor compliance with approved quality requirements.
• Review Material Inspection Requests (MIRs), Work Inspection Requests (WIRs), test reports, certificates, and quality records.
• Verify that materials, equipment, and workmanship comply with approved requirements.
• Monitor inspection and testing activities and ensure required Hold Points and Witness Points are properly managed.
• Identify quality risks, defects, non-conformances, and recurring quality issues.
• Raise, review, and monitor Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and quality observations.
• Support root cause analysis and development of corrective and preventive actions.
• Follow up on corrective actions and verify closure based on objective evidence.
• Monitor quality performance and identify trends requiring management attention.
• Participate in Client, Consultant, Contractor, and internal quality inspections.
• Support internal and external quality audits.
• Maintain quality registers, inspection records, audit reports, NCR logs, and corrective action trackers.
• Support quality meetings, workshops, and technical coordination sessions.
• Provide technical quality advice to Construction and Engineering teams.
• Support investigation and resolution of construction quality issues.
• Ensure quality records are properly maintained and traceable.
• Support preparation of weekly and monthly quality reports.
• Participate in lessons-learned and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Promote a proactive quality culture across the project.

Construction Quality Responsibilities

• Monitor quality of civil, structural, architectural, MEP, infrastructure, and specialist construction activities as applicable.
• Conduct site inspections to verify compliance with approved drawings, specifications, and Method Statements.
• Monitor workmanship and construction practices.
• Verify that required inspections and tests are completed before proceeding to subsequent activities.
• Review laboratory and field test results.
• Monitor material delivery, inspection, storage, handling, and traceability.
• Identify defective or non-compliant work and coordinate corrective actions.
• Monitor rework and recurring defects and provide recommendations to prevent recurrence.
• Support inspection and approval of completed works.
• Monitor punch-list and snagging activities and ensure timely closure.

Engineering & Design Quality Support

• Support quality reviews of engineering and design deliverables.
• Verify that technical submissions comply with project quality requirements.
• Support design audits and technical quality reviews.
• Track design comments, observations, and corrective actions.
• Monitor implementation of approved design changes and revisions.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Design teams to resolve quality-related technical issues.
• Support verification that construction activities are based on the latest approved drawings and documents.

Airport / Infrastructure & Airfield Responsibilities

• Support quality activities across airport terminals, airfield infrastructure, runways, taxiways, aprons, roads, utilities, MEP systems, and external works.
• Monitor quality requirements for airside and landside construction activities.
• Support quality inspections in restricted and operational airport environments.
• Coordinate quality requirements across multidisciplinary infrastructure interfaces.
• Monitor quality of critical civil, infrastructure, building, and specialist airport works.
• Support testing, commissioning, and handover quality requirements.
• Ensure project-specific airport, Client, Consultant, authority, and technical requirements are incorporated into quality inspections.

Inspection & Testing

• Review and monitor ITPs and inspection procedures.
• Coordinate inspections with Contractors, Subcontractors, Consultants, and Client representatives.
• Verify compliance with approved inspection and testing requirements.
• Review material certificates, laboratory results, calibration certificates, and test reports.
• Track failed inspections and tests and ensure corrective action is implemented.
• Maintain accurate inspection and testing records.
• Support quality verification of completed works prior to handover.

NCR & Corrective Action Management

• Monitor NCR and quality observation registers.
• Review NCRs and verify proposed corrective actions.
• Support root cause analysis for significant quality issues.
• Track corrective and preventive actions through to closure.
• Verify closure documentation and supporting evidence.
• Identify recurring quality issues and recommend preventive measures.
• Support trend analysis of NCRs, defects, and inspection failures.

Quality Audits & Reporting

• Support preparation and execution of quality audit programs.
• Conduct process and compliance audits under the direction of the Project Quality Manager.
• Prepare audit findings and follow up corrective actions.
• Monitor Contractor and Subcontractor quality performance.
• Prepare weekly and monthly quality reports.
• Monitor key quality indicators, including:
  • NCRs
  • Quality Observations
  • Inspection Pass Rate
  • Test Failures
  • Rework
  • Material Rejections
  • Audit Findings
  • Corrective Action Closure
• Provide early warning of significant quality risks and recurring issues.

What Required Skills You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quality Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in project quality, QA/QC, quality assurance, or construction quality management.
• Experience on major construction, infrastructure, airport, or multidisciplinary projects is preferred.
• Good understanding of construction quality management systems and QA/QC processes.
• Experience with ITPs, Method Statements, WIRs, MIRs, NCRs, inspections, and testing.
• Good understanding of construction materials, workmanship, and inspection requirements.
• Experience working with Contractors, Subcontractors, Consultants, and Client representatives.
• Good knowledge of ISO 9001 quality management principles.
• Experience with quality audits and corrective action management.
• ISO 9001, CQI, or equivalent quality certification is an advantage.
• Strong communication, reporting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

What Desired Skills You’ll Bring

• Project Quality Management
• Quality Assurance
• Quality Control
• Construction Quality
• Quality Inspection
• ITP Management
• Material Inspection
• Testing & Inspection
• NCR Management
• Corrective & Preventive Actions
• Root Cause Analysis
• Quality Auditing
• Contractor Quality Management
• Quality Documentation
• Quality Reporting
• Compliance Monitoring
• Continuous Improvement
• Technical Coordination
• Problem Solving
• Stakeholder Coordination

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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