Quality Manager – Water / Wastewater Construction

Opening count: 1 position. Location: Orlando area, Florida. Salary: $70,000–$110,000 per year. Employment: Full-time; anticipated opening pending project award.

About the opportunity

Florida Construction Talent is recruiting a Construction Quality Manager for a Florida construction management firm's anticipated municipal water/wastewater infrastructure work near Orlando. The initial approximately $20 million water treatment project involves a prestressed million-gallon storage tank, underground piping, concrete structures, process equipment, electrical installations, controls, and an operations building. In this subcontractor-managed project, the Quality Manager will coordinate inspections and verify that completed work and records meet approved project specifications and municipal acceptance requirements. The project is awaiting award and staffing dates are not yet final.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and administer the project quality plan and inspection/test plans.
• Coordinate quality inspections and hold points with the municipality, engineer, independent testing agencies, subcontractors, and equipment suppliers.
• Oversee inspections and documentation for concrete structures, prestressed tank installation, pressure testing, process mechanical work, piping, electrical testing, and controls verification.
• Audit subcontractor field activities against approved drawings, specifications, and test requirements.
• Track inspection notices, submittal status, material certifications, testing results, and project quality records.
• Identify nonconforming work, issue nonconformance reports, monitor corrective actions, and verify closure.
• Coordinate quality requirements across structural, civil, piping, mechanical, electrical, and operations-building disciplines.
• Communicate recurring quality problems or risks affecting schedule, commissioning, public acceptance, or safety.
• Support precommissioning, system testing, startup, punch lists, O&M records, owner training, and turnover.
• Maintain organized, traceable records supporting final municipal acceptance.

Compensation and benefits

Salary: $70,000–$110,000 per year.

• Medical, dental and vision benefits under the employer's stated 80/20 arrangement; plan and contribution details will be confirmed during hiring.
• Life insurance and a 401(k) retirement plan with a 3% employer match.
• 15 days of paid time off per April–March fiscal year, prorated as applicable; unused PTO does not roll over.
• Bereavement leave.
• Company-provided cell phone and iPad.
• Company truck / vehicle compensation arrangement accounted for within the stated salary package; specific terms will be confirmed by the employer.

How to apply

Apply directly through Florida Construction Talent for this Orlando-area position. Include a resume showing relevant municipal water/wastewater, heavy civil, industrial, or comparable infrastructure construction experience. The project is not yet awarded; final hiring and start dates remain subject to contract award and staffing requirements.

Required qualifications

• Typically 5+ years of construction quality, quality control, or inspection experience.
• Experience on water/wastewater, municipal utility, industrial, or heavy civil work preferred.
• Knowledge of inspection/test plans, construction specifications, nonconformance reports, and corrective action.
• Experience with concrete, piping, process equipment, mechanical installations, and electrical/controls testing records.
• Ability to coordinate inspectors, testing firms, owner representatives, and several subcontractors.
• Strong documentation, organization, communication, and field quality judgment.

Preferred qualifications

• Direct municipal treatment-plant QA/QC and commissioning documentation experience.
• Florida public infrastructure experience and relevant technical inspection or quality credentials.
• Bilingual English/Spanish communication.