Quality Manager

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At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself.

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**Job Description:**

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented **Quality Manager** to join our team! In this role you will get to provide management direction for the practice of quality, including administrative and supervisory responsibilities, on projects / programs and / or functional areas of varying size, complexity, and risk profile to ensure that products or services provided are in accordance with customer and Parsons Quality requirements

**What You'll Be Doing:**

+ Participates in the interview and selection process (including hiring recommendations) and makes staffing assignments in accordance with 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.
+ Provides Quality Systems support using the Parsons Quality Management System as the basis for process development and optimization, procedure development, data collection and reporting and Quality Systems training.
+ Interfaces at senior and executive levels with regard to quality process improvement and re-engineering.
+ Participates in client pre-bid, bid or contract planning and preparation.
+ Establishes project/program Quality Systems and audits schedules, conducts audits, and facilitates corrective actions.
+ Performs independent audits in various areas and ensures compliance with QA/QC programs.
+ Reviews documents, witnesses audited activities, prepares checklists, performs audits, and prepares final reports.
+ Analyzes audit findings to determine program quality and identify trends.
+ Promotes a uniform Corrective Action/Preventive Action and Non-conformance tracking program.
+ Ensures compliance with Parsons’ and Client quality requirements.
+ Prepares project/program Quality manuals, plans, and procedures.
+ Verifies that Parsons and customers’ quality requirements are in compliance with quality standards and quality program requirements for products and services provided.
+ Collaborates in development and maintenance of project/program Quality Procedures and related documents.
+ Reviews Quality Manuals, documents, and implementation procedures to verify compliance with industry codes and standards, regulations and regulatory commitments.
+ Reviews from a quality perspective (and approves if required) documents prepared by internal or external organizations such as quality manuals and procedures, technical deliverables, test plans and procedures, purchase orders, and subcontracts.
+ Collaborates with management for quality activities with internal or external interfaces.
+ Performs statistical process control.
+ Provides technical guidance to lower-level Quality personnel, as needed.
+ Handles in qualification audits of suppliers of purchased items and services.
+ Coordinates and/or support efforts to maintain Parson's quality-related certifications.
+ Supports development and maintenance of corporate quality governance.
+ Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

**Skills and Competencies**

+ Requires strong leadership and supervisory ability and expert knowledge of Quality Management practices, processes and current technology.
+ Requires thorough experience in directing and implementing quality management systems and standards specified by ISO 9000, ASME, ANSI, ASTM and similar organizations.
+ Written, verbal, analytical, problem-solving, and risk assessment skills.

Ability to make public presentations.
+ Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
+ Attention to detail.
+ Expert knowledge of ISO Quality Management Systems Standards.
+ Ability to direct and manage staff and day to day activities as well as special projects to assure timely completion.
+ Possesses working knowledge of one or more areas of industry such as infrastructure, government, aviation, process, or transportation.

**What Required Skills You’ll Bring**

+ Bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction, Project Management, Business or Quality discipline or related field (or equivalent work experience).
+ Master's Degree in related field - preferred.
+ 10+ years of work experience in Quality, or related field.
+ 5+ years' experience in a supervisory, management, or lead capacity.

**Licenses and Certifications**

+ Certified ISO-9000 Lead Auditor or ability to obtain within 6-months of hire.
+ ASQ Certified Quality Engineer or ability to obtain within 6-months of hire.
+ -Other related certification(s) (e.g. CMQ/OE, CQA, or CQE).
+ (Preferred) Membership in a nationally recognized Quality organization.
+ (Preferred) Professional Engineer /Architects registration, or ability to obtain within 6-months of hire.
+ Other related certifications may include, but are not limited to: Building Inspector, NQA-1 (nuclear auditor), NDT (ASNT), Welding Inspector (AWS), DOT.

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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About Us
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, security, and infrastructure markets.

With nearly 75 years of experience, Parsons is uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide.
Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace.

Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQ+.
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