Quality Control Manager

Position

QA/QC Manager

Location

Bloomington, MN (HQ) or Remote (U.S.); regular travel to active project sites required

About Us

Geronimo Power develops, owns, and operates large-scale power and affiliated digital infrastructure projects throughout America's Heartland, including solar, wind, energy storage, and powered data parks. As a farmer-founded and community-focused business, Geronimo Power equips landowners and rural communities with sustainable revenue to ignite local economic growth. To learn more about Geronimo Power, visit www.geronimopower.com or follow the company on LinkedIn.

About This Role

The Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) Manager leads the owner-side quality assurance and quality control program for assigned renewable energy and infrastructure projects. This role establishes clear quality expectations, verifies that contractors and suppliers execute to approved drawings, specifications, contracts, and quality plans, and provides project leadership with timely visibility into quality performance, nonconformances, corrective actions, and emerging risk. The position partners closely with Engineering, Construction, Procurement, Commissioning, Operations, EPC contractors, vendors, and site quality personnel from preconstruction through turnover.

Responsibilities

Own and continuously improve the QA/QC framework, project quality requirements, templates, procedures, inspection expectations, metrics, and reporting for assigned projects.

Review contractor and supplier quality plans, inspection and test plans, procedures, submittals, records, and turnover packages for alignment with contract requirements, approved drawings, specifications, codes, and company expectations.

Coordinate quality execution with site quality personnel, Engineering, Construction, Procurement, Commissioning, Operations, EPC contractors, subcontractors, manufacturers, third-party inspectors, and other project stakeholders.

Verify that applicable quality requirements are clearly communicated, flowed down to subcontractors and suppliers, incorporated into project documentation, and implemented in the field.

Plan and perform risk-based internal and external audits, surveillance activities, supplier or fabrication inspections, and field quality reviews; document findings and drive timely closure.

Ensure nonconformance reports, punch-list items, defects, and other quality deficiencies are promptly identified, documented, dispositioned, tracked, verified, and closed in accordance with project requirements.

Lead or facilitate root-cause analysis and corrective and preventive action activities for significant or recurring quality issues; identify trends and lessons learned across projects.

Monitor quality key performance indicators and the effectiveness of approved quality plans and processes; provide concise reporting, escalation, and recommendations to project and functional leadership.

Provide independent assurance that project work is progressing in accordance with approved plans, processes, contracts, specifications, drawings, and operational requirements without replacing the contractor’s responsibility for quality control.

Support constructability, design, procurement, commissioning, turnover, warranty, and operations-readiness reviews to reduce downstream defects and improve handoff quality.

Participate in project, contractor, supplier, and company quality meetings and coach project personnel on quality expectations, documentation, and issue resolution.

Maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready quality records in approved document-management and construction-management systems.

Travel to project sites, vendor facilities, and contractor locations as business needs require, including work in active construction environments.

What You’ll Bring

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, quality management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience.

At least 7 years of progressive experience in construction, engineering, quality assurance, quality control, commissioning, or project delivery, including at least 4 years supporting utility-scale renewable energy, power generation, transmission, substations, data centers, or similarly complex infrastructure.

Demonstrated experience implementing or overseeing contractor quality programs, inspection and test plans, audits, nonconformance management, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and turnover documentation.

Working knowledge of construction methods, engineering drawings and specifications, quality documentation, inspection practices, and applicable codes and standards.

Ability to independently assess quality risk, exercise sound judgment, influence contractors, and cross-functional teams, and escalate material issues with clear options and recommendations.

Strong written and verbal communication, organization, data analysis, documentation, and stakeholder-management skills.

Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and construction, quality, document-control, or database systems such as Procore.

Valid driver’s license and ability to meet site-access requirements.

Ability and willingness to work at active construction sites, outdoors in varying weather and terrain, stand or walk for extended periods, and lift or carry up to 50 pounds when required.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience across utility-scale solar, wind, battery energy storage systems, substations, transmission, or mission-critical infrastructure.

Formal auditor training or a quality credential such as ASQ Certified Quality Auditor, Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence, or equivalent.

Working knowledge of ISO 9001 principles and quality management systems.

OSHA 30-hour Construction training.

Experience with supplier quality, factory acceptance testing, commissioning, project turnover, warranty, or operations-readiness activities.

Success in This Role Looks Like

Project quality requirements are clear, incorporated into contractor and supplier deliverables, and consistently applied in the field.

Audits, inspections, and surveillance activities are risk-based, completed on schedule, and produce actionable findings.

Nonconformances and corrective actions are accurately documented, appropriately escalated, and closed within agreed timelines with evidence of effectiveness.

Quality trends, recurring defects, and material project risks are visible early enough for leadership and project teams to act.

Turnover and quality records are complete, organized, traceable, and usable by Commissioning and Operations.

Lessons learned and performance data result in measurable improvements to future contracts, designs, quality plans, supplier expectations, and field execution.

What You’ll Get

Competitive compensation and performance-based incentives

401(k) retirement plan

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off and holidays

Tuition assistance and ongoing professional development

Employee assistance program (EAP) and wellness resources

Pet insurance and employee discount programs

Pay Range for the posted level: $130,000 - $165,000 plus target annual bonus opportunity of 25%. Actual compensation may vary based on experience, skills, location, internal equity, and demonstrated market-relevant expertise.

Our Commitment

Geronimo Power is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and high-performing workplace where employees feel valued, supported, and energized to do their best work. We believe strong teams and strong communities drive better outcomes.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants.