Yale University has retained Helbling, a ZRG company to conduct an executive search to secure an Associate Director, Quality Assurance / Quality Control.

Position Summary

The Associate Director, Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) is responsible for developing and implementing policies and procedures to ensure QA/QC for Design and Construction standards. This includes the development of QA and QC procedures, standards, and metrics to ensure QA/QC from project Design Development through final Construction Documents. Develops and manages a field inspection program and multiple field inspectors. Fulfills requirement for continuous quality assurance inspection of all construction/renovation projects in all facilities. In performing QA, validates compliance with appropriate building codes and standards, Yale standards, and approved construction documents. Ensures construction quality, reliability, and legality assurance by conducting detailed construction oversight validating design intent, building quality, soundness of construction, and durability expectations, as well as building maintenance and operational considerations. For QC, responsible for monitoring and confirming the quality of projects, materials, and processes to conform to quality standards and regulatory requirements.

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Position Description

• Directs, monitors, and assesses needs and directs the application of resources of an administrative University office dealing with one or more major functional areas;
• Directs and implements solutions to problems that are routine to complex in nature and that affect multiple functional areas of responsibility;
• Plans and/or participates in planning University activities on a long-term basis to comply with University goals and objectives;
• Establishes and implements consistent university-wide policies in multiple functional areas of responsibility;
• Ensures that University office policies and procedures are in compliance with federal, state, and local laws and ordinances;
• Develops and monitors goals and objectives for managerial and professional staff in compliance with University strategies;
• Directs a staff of exempt and non-exempt employees;
• May perform other duties as assigned.

About Yale University

Yale University is a private, Ivy League research institution that was founded in 1701. Approximately 12,000 students attend Yale, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 373 acres. Yale University is ranked fifth in the National Universities category of the 2024 Best Colleges edition of U.S. News and World Report.
 
Yale blends its Ivy tradition of excellence with a modern work culture that values different points of view and thrives on respect and innovation. The University offers challenging, exciting, and rewarding careers to those who seek opportunities to gain experience and excel. 

Yale has grown and evolved for 300-plus years, passing many milestones and forging traditions along the way. 

The University traces its roots to the 1640s, when colonial clergymen led an effort to establish a local college in the tradition of European liberal education. In 1701, the Connecticut legislature adopted a charter “to erect a Collegiate School.” The school officially became Yale College in 1718, when it was renamed in honor of Welsh merchant Elihu Yale, who had donated the proceeds from the sale of nine bales of goods together with 417 books and a portrait of King George I.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field and nine years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and related experience;
• Demonstrated thorough knowledge of design and construction: trades, practices, and techniques;
• Expert knowledge and broad application of construction/inspection principles, theories, and concepts;
• Expert knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Construction Safety guidelines and training; 
• Excellent communication skills; 
• Experience working in a higher education or academic institution. 

• MBA, MS Construction Management, Engineering or Architecture license, or related, and a minimum 10 yrs. construction experience in higher education, research, laboratory, or healthcare;
• 10+ yrs. of QA/QC experience in architectural, engineering, or construction field; 
• Current OSHA 30 certification;
• USACE Construction Quality Management for Contractors, (CQM);
• Experience managing multiple reports.

Equal Opportunity Employer

University policy is committed to affirmative action under law in employment of women, minority group members, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans. Additionally, in accordance with Yale’s Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment, and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual’s sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, disability, status as a special disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era or other covered veteran.

Inquiries concerning Yale’s Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment may be referred to the Office of Institutional Equity and Accessibility (OIEA).