Job Description

Overview

The Quality Control Manager is an integral part of the project team responsible for ensuring the highest standards of quality across projects. This role involves conducting trend analyses, providing root cause analyses, and developing key performance indicators for executive management while offering expert guidance on construction codes and regulations.

Responsibilities

  • Manage all welding aspects including welder testing, tracking, and procedure development.
  • Function as quality liaison between the field and the client as assigned.
  • Assist the project team with QC packages, procedures, checklists for welding, construction, fabrication, inspection, and operation activities.
  • Provide ongoing weekly progress updates.
  • Assist with nonconformance investigations.
  • Assist with Root Cause Analyses as assigned.
  • Identify voids in the quality system regarding technical procedures and processes.
  • Perform project audits to provide feedback and assist with continuous improvement.
  • Manage field flange activities.
  • Complete NDE reports.
  • Schedule NDE with third parties.
  • Review material and MTRs.
  • Implement and communicate quality control requirements from construction and contract documents.
  • Ensure project quality plans are developed and consistently implemented.
  • Perform audits to ensure compliance with the quality control program.
  • Conduct trend analysis of audit results and provide executive management with root cause analysis and key performance indicators.
  • Offer guidance and support on construction codes and regulations.
  • Ensure staff development and succession planning within the Quality Management department.
  • Oversee the development and implementation of quality management training.
  • Monitor the effectiveness of the quality program and provide recommendations for continuous improvement.

Requirements

  • Current CWI Certification.
  • Proficient in Piping codes – ASME B31.1/B31.3.
  • Knowledge of Pressure vessels and boilers – ASME Section BPVCNDE (PT, MT, RT).
  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, P6, Bluebeam Revu, and Procore.
  • 5 years of experience in quality control and/or the construction industry, including supervisory and leadership.
  • Expert knowledge of the construction industry including specifications, drawings, methods, and procedures.
  • Ability to understand and interpret codes and industry best practices.
  • Proven ability to influence, coach, and mentor senior management on quality management processes.
  • Ability to identify quality risks associated with project documents.
  • Demonstrated experience in the development and writing of procedures and manuals.
  • Strong ability to work collaboratively with clients and stakeholders.
  • Demonstrates planning, organizational, and time management skills.
  • Ability to identify and communicate quality control issues, trends, and objectives to senior management.
  • Advanced communication skills (written and oral).
  • Ability to influence quality culture within PSC, trade partners, and clients.

Additional Information

  • Location: Houston, TX

How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$41/hr across 93 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 344 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 194 different employers. 138 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,245 other active welding openings from 548 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (39), Zachry Group (30), and Welding Shop in Houston, TX (22). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Old Sixth Ward at $40/hr, Arlington at $39/hr, and Dallas at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.
  • CWI — the AWS Certified Welding Inspector credential. It is an inspection qualification rather than a welding one, requiring documented experience plus a three-part exam, and it is the usual route off the torch into QC.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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