Quality Director

Job Description

Role:Manages and provides leadership and strategic direction for quality activities for one or more Global Business Unit (GBU) or large international region to ensure that products or services provided are in accordance with customer and Parsons? quality requirements. Provides leadership for the development and implementation of GBU, Region or 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.Responsibilities:

• 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 (and maintain) GBU/ Regional/ Project ISO 9001 QMS certification.
• Implements the defined Parsons? Corrective Action/ Preventive Action and Non-conformance tracking programdevelopment including defining requirements and future administration and support of a unified, globalsystem to include tracking of NCR?s, CAR?s, Audit Findings, etc. Conducts global Quality Systems audits andfacilitates associated corrective actions.
• Collaborates with the Vice President of Quality and Compliance for each business unit, in facilitatingGlobal Quality Leadership programs, achieving present Quality objectives, setting future Quality objectives andproviding input and coordinating output from the Global Quality Management Reviews. Provides continuedexpertise 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 trainingprograms to key Resource Center personnel including direct reports. Provides Quality support in the ParsonsGuidance 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 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.
• Directs preparation, issues and maintains GBU/ Regional and/or project Quality program manual(s) andprocedures in compliance with Parsons and customers? quality requirements, and ensures that these areimplemented effectively.
• Ensures that Parsons and customers? quality requirements are met for products and services provided, byverifying compliance with quality standards and quality program requirements. Acts as a liaison withcustomers, contractors and/or internal departments on quality related matters. Interfaces with other GBU/Regional Quality Managers as member of Corporate Quality Working Group to maintain the PACE QualityGuide and advance the overall performance of quality at Parsons.
• Identifies and reports to executive management, quality issues or trends based on data from a variety ofsources. Provides input to management on organization performance metrics, and process or proceduralsystem improvements.
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

Keyskills :
AC DC ANSI C ASTM ANSI Quality