Procurement Manager -Roofing

Department: Construction

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Houston, TX

Reporting To: Derron Cook

Description

What You’ll Do

• Develop and maintain quality standards for roofing, restoration, and construction work.
• Establish consistent inspection procedures and documentation requirements.
• Conduct regular project inspections throughout the course of construction.
• Identify deficiencies and work with the project team to correct them.
• Verify that work is being completed according to the approved scope, specifications, manufacturer requirements, and company standards.
• Track recurring quality issues and develop plans to prevent them from happening again.
• Help establish quality expectations for both employees and subcontractors.
• Maintain records of inspections, deficiencies, corrective actions, and final approvals.

• Perform regular field inspections on active projects.
• Inspect critical phases of work before they are covered or become difficult to correct.
• Review roofing installations, waterproofing, flashing, drainage, penetrations, transitions, and other critical building-envelope details.
• Verify that materials and installation methods are consistent with project requirements.
• Identify workmanship issues and communicate them to the appropriate project leadership.
• Conduct final inspections prior to project closeout.
• Assist with inspections of completed work when customer or manufacturer approval is required.
• Travel to project locations as needed.

• Maintain a strong working knowledge of commercial roofing systems and installation practices.
• Understand the requirements associated with TPO, PVC, EPDM, modified bitumen, built-up roofing, coatings, metal roofing, and related systems.
• Understand waterproofing and building-envelope details that can affect roof performance.
• Pay particular attention to transitions, penetrations, curbs, drains, edge metal, flashing, seams, terminations, and other areas where failures commonly occur.
• Help ensure roofing and waterproofing systems are installed in accordance with manufacturer requirements and project specifications.
• Work with project teams to identify potential water-intrusion issues before they become failures.

• Establish consistent documentation requirements for quality inspections.
• Maintain inspection reports, photographs, deficiency lists, and corrective-action records.
• Review project documentation for completeness and accuracy.
• Ensure deficiencies are properly documented and tracked through resolution.
• Assist with maintaining documentation required for manufacturer warranties and project closeout.
• Develop reporting that allows management to see quality trends across projects and locations.

• Identify the cause of recurring quality problems rather than simply correcting individual deficiencies.
• Work with operations to develop corrective-action plans.
• Follow up to verify that corrective actions have been completed.
• Track recurring issues by project, crew, subcontractor, location, or type of work.
• Recommend changes to installation procedures, training, materials, or subcontractor requirements when appropriate.
• Communicate significant quality concerns to leadership.

• Assist with establishing quality standards for subcontractors.
• Participate in subcontractor qualification and performance reviews.
• Inspect subcontractor work and document deficiencies.
• Monitor repeat quality issues and communicate concerns to operations and leadership.
• Help establish corrective-action requirements for subcontractors who do not meet company standards.
• Provide input regarding subcontractor performance when decisions are made about future work.

• Work with operations to identify common quality problems.
• Help train project managers on quality requirements.
• Provide feedback to sub crews in the field.
• Develop lessons learned from completed projects and share them with the organization.
• Help establish quality checklists and procedures that can be used consistently across the company.

• Work closely with PM’s rather than operating as a separate inspection department.
• Assist with resolving customer quality concerns.
• Participate in pre-construction and pre-installation meetings on larger or more complex projects.
• Review plans, specifications, and project requirements when needed.
• Help identify potential quality risks before construction begins.
• Support operations during major projects, difficult repairs, and unusual building-envelope conditions.

• Assist with investigating customer complaints, leaks, failures, and warranty issues.
• Participate in site investigations when quality or workmanship is questioned.
• Help determine whether issues are related to installation, materials, design, existing conditions, or other factors.
• Work with manufacturers and vendors when technical assistance is required.
• Assist with warranty claims and documentation.
• Help resolve problems quickly while protecting the company's interests and reputation.

Why Cotton?

• Impactful Work: Play a key role in restoring communities and supporting clients during critical recovery periods.
• Collaborative Culture: Work alongside a team of dedicated professionals committed to excellence and innovation.
• Career Growth: Expand your skills in project management, business development, and operational leadership.
• Travel Opportunities: Experience diverse work environments with domestic and international travel opportunities.