Job Description:

• Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Quality Director to join our team! In this role, you will Manage and provide leadership and strategic direction for quality activities for mega projects to ensure that products or services provided are by customer and Parsons’ quality requirements. Provides leadership for the development and implementation of major project/program-level Quality systems, procedures, and related quality activities. Regularly interacts with senior-level representatives from a variety of functional groups within and across GBUs, including program management, safety, design/ engineering, contracts, procurement, construction, and other personnel.

  What You'll Be Doing:

• Provides Parsons Quality Systems leadership using the ISO 9001 Standard as a basis for process development and optimization, procedure development, data collection and reporting, and Quality Systems training. Directs and facilitates efforts to initiate Project ISO 9001 QMS certification.

• Implements the defined Parsons’ Corrective Action/ Preventive Action and Non-conformance tracking program development including defining requirements and future administration and support of a unified, global

• system to include tracking of NCR’s, CAR’s, Audit Findings, etc. Conducts global Quality Systems audits and facilitates associated corrective actions.

• Collaborates with the Vice President of Quality and Compliance for each business unit, in facilitating Global Quality Leadership programs, achieving present Quality objectives, setting future Quality objectives, and providing input and coordinating output from the Global Quality Management Reviews. Provides continued expertise and improvement for the Parsons’ Quality Management System.

• Provides leadership, guidance, and training to Quality personnel; monitors performance, and identifies skills, training, and capabilities needed for Quality activities. Develops and provides consistent quality training programs to key Resource Center personnel including direct reports. Provides Quality support in the Parsons Guidance Document Development Program initiative.

• Supports staffing requirements in the Regional Units, and provides leadership in the training needs of related Offices, Projects, and Facilities.

• Participates in the interview and selection process (including hiring recommendations), and makes staffing assignments by schedule requirements. Conducts performance evaluations and makes appropriate recommendations for required actions, including recommendations for advancement, changes in status, or disciplinary action. Manages the salary administration process, including preparing the annual salary plan and recommending salary actions for merit increases and/or promotions.

• Directs preparation, issues, and maintains GBU/ Regional and/or project Quality program manual(s) and procedures in compliance with Parsons and customers’ quality requirements, and ensures that these are implemented effectively.

• Ensures that Parsons and customers’ quality requirements are met for products and services provided, by verifying compliance with quality standards and quality program requirements.

• Identifies and reports to executive management, quality issues or trends based on data from a variety of sources.

• Provides input to management on organization performance metrics, and process or procedural system improvements.

• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

• What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business or Quality discipline or related field (or equivalent work experience) and typically 25+ years of related work experience in the field of Quality, including 10+ years experience in a management capacity. Requires proven experience in directing and implementing quality management systems and standards specified by ISO 9000, ASME, ANSI, ASTM, and similar organizations. Lead Auditor Certification (ISO 9001 or equal) or ASQ certification (CMQ/CQE).

• Active membership in a nationally recognized Quality organization. Preferred Professional Engineer registration or Chartered Engineer.

• Other related certifications may include, but are not limited to: Building Inspector, NQA-1 (nuclear auditor), NDT (ASNT), Welding Inspector (AWS), and DOT. Possesses working knowledge of more than one area of industry such as infrastructure, government, aviation, process, or transportation.

• Strong leadership and management skills, excellent written and verbal communication, strong analytical, problem-solving, and risk assessment skills. Requires the ability to communicate, conduct presentations (including public presentations) to management, clients, and customers, and interface effectively with a diverse group of professionals. Strong interpersonal skills to work with other departments tactfully and effectively. Strong attention to detail.
  Ability to direct and manage team members with day-to-day activities as well as special projects to ensure timely completion.
  Requires extensive knowledge of Quality Management practices, processes, and current technology. Strong working knowledge of ISO Quality Management Systems Standards. Proficiency in analyzing situations in business terms, i.e. ROI, cost per unit, etc.
  Possesses computer proficiency with working knowledge of Microsoft Office Products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Visio. Project Planning skills are essential.

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.