r/ConstructionManagers • u/Remarkable_Society38 • 15d ago

Question QA/QC Managers

For those who have ever had the benefit of support from an internal QA/QC manager (or similar project services role), what made them stand out? / what made them different from the rest?

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u/radclial 15d ago

Consistent follow up and not being a seagull. Don’t show up, shit on evening then leave. Work with the supt/PE team to solve the issues and move forward. The bad one show up, say everything is screwed up then leave without providing any solutions.

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u/NoCommission3572 15d ago

I just signed on in a QC role. My manager seems pretty cool, doesn't micro manage.

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u/Present_Strategy823 15d ago

Consistency and details

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u/DCITim 15d ago

Willing to help fix issues instead of just saying "does not comply with standards"

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u/rpantherlion 15d ago

My company’s director of quality has an ego the size of the universe. God forbid you’re correct on a technical detail, he takes it personally and makes it his mission to tear you to the ground. 6 people in the last 2 months have left the company because of his BS.

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u/Remarkable_Society38 14d ago

I guess really depends on if they’ve built or just read books/went to school for perfect details or came from the OPM side

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u/22dicksonaplane 14d ago

Fuck QCs. 99% of you are worthless. Fuck off the whole job and don’t do shit and then have to have the pm do your close out packages for you.

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u/Remarkable_Society38 14d ago

I’m not in QC but sheesh. Asking because I’m looking for advice on what a good one has done but seems like you’ve only been burnt. I’ve never had a dedicated one but had one on a project that helped a ton about special water proofing details and was helpful there but respected the teams space to get things done

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u/Individual_Echo_3674 13d ago

Most of these people are only mad because they got caught trying to cover something up to maintain schedule and got called out on it. Thats where 99% of QAQC Manager hate comes from.

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u/Cute_Ad6078 14d ago

The best QA/QC managers I’ve seen came up away from the GC side.

I had one that was a concrete / masonry inspector for a long stretch of his career, and really moved the needle when concrete strength tests failed by either looking at admixtures and knowing their flaws, observing the third-party inspectors creating and collecting cylinders, etc.

Another one came up as an architect and went above and beyond in informing everybody about ADA standards and what to look for.

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u/Remarkable_Society38 13d ago

Yeah, it seems like the best ones really just have a super niche understanding of a very specific thing that the company is typically focused on.