Quality Assurance Engineer Jobs in New York

Tishman Speyer creates vibrant destinations and dynamic environments that inspire innovation and connected communities. As a diversified developer, operator, and investment manager of top-tier real estate in 33 markets across the globe, our business choices are driven by the belief that real estate should unlock human potential. Tishman Speyer’s diversified portfolio spans market rate and affordable residential communities, premier office properties and retail spaces, industrial facilities, and mixed-use campuses. We create state-of-the-art life science centers through our Breakthrough Properties joint venture, and foster innovation through our strategic proptech investments. By combining global perspective with local expertise and a personalized approach, we are able to anticipate our customers’ evolving needs. We were the first real estate company to introduce asset-wide amenity services through our ZO platform, and the first traditional real estate company to create its own flexible space and coworking brand, Studio.

Since our founding in 1978, Tishman Speyer has acquired, developed, and operated 576 properties, totaling 233 million square feet, with a combined value of over $131 billion (U.S.). Tishman Speyer currently has approximately $65 billion in assets under management, including iconic properties such as New York City's Rockefeller Center, São Paulo's Torre Norte, The Springs in Shanghai, Paris Bourse in Paris and Frankfurt’s OpernTurm and TaunusTurm.

Summary of the Position:

The Manager, Quality Assurance & Client Experience is an individual contributor responsible for field-based quality assurance, client experience, corrective-action follow-through, and continuous improvement across assigned commercial cleaning accounts. Reporting to the Director, Operational Excellence, Client Experience, & Strategy, the Manager partners with Account Management, Operations, supervisors, union cleaning personnel, and Human Resources to identify root causes and support timely, sustainable solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Quality Assurance & Inspections

• Conduct scheduled, random, and follow-up inspections across assigned accounts using standardized tools and scoring methods.
• Evaluate cleaning quality, contractual requirements, staffing execution, supervisory effectiveness, and adherence to operating standards.
• Document deficiencies with clear facts, locations, recommended actions, owners, and deadlines; track issues through verified resolution.
• Identify recurring deficiencies and provide field intelligence to the Director and operational leadership.

Client Experience & Complaint Resolution

• Investigate significant, recurring, or unresolved complaints and conduct immediate field reviews when needed.
• Meet with clients as appropriate to understand concerns, assess conditions, communicate follow-through, and help sustain their confidence in our services.
• Coordinate with Account Management and Operations on corrective actions, client updates, and account-stabilization plans.
• Escalate material client concerns, safety issues, and potential account risks promptly to the Director.

Accountability, Coaching & Improvement

• Maintain visibility into open deficiencies, complaints, and commitments; follow up with responsible parties and verify completion.
• Observe and document cleaning and supervisory performance objectively; recommend coaching, retraining, increased supervision, or other corrective measures.
• Identify training needs and provide or coordinate practical field-based coaching on cleaning standards, quality expectations, documentation, and client service.
• Recommend practical improvements to methods, workflows, staffing deployment, supervision, equipment, supplies, scheduling, and procedures.
• Support implementation of initiatives developed by the Director and operational leadership and share successful practices across accounts.

Client Retention, Reporting & Growth Support

• Participate in account reviews, client meetings, new-account startups, and transitions when requested.
• Identify service risks and client requests that may represent additional-service opportunities; communicate them to the Director and Account Management.
• Provide regular reporting on inspection results, quality trends, complaints, repeat deficiencies, corrective actions, coaching, at-risk accounts, and improvement opportunities.
• Escalate overdue or ineffective corrective actions and significant operational risks immediately.

Key Performance Indicators

• Inspection quality and completion; improvement in inspection scores; reduction in repeat deficiencies; complaint response and resolution; corrective-action closure and effectiveness; client satisfaction; coaching effectiveness; account stabilization; quality of documentation; and identification of operational risks and additional-service opportunities.

Skills & Qualifications:

A visible, hands-on field professional who listens to clients, documents facts, identifies root causes, drives follow-through, and verifies improvement with sound judgment and a consistent commitment to service quality.

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  10+ years of experience in commercial cleaning, janitorial services, facilities management, property services, or another service-intensive operating environment.
• Experience conducting quality inspections, managing service quality, or supporting operational improvement; commercial cleaning knowledge strongly preferred.
• Experience working with unionized employees, preferably in a 32BJ or similar collective-bargaining environment.
• Strong observational, investigative, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build productive relationships with clients, cleaning personnel, supervisors, Account Managers, and operational leaders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and inspection, reporting, and performance-tracking software.
• Comfort using inspection, reporting, and performance-tracking technology and conducting inspections during and after service hours, including evenings or other off-hours as needed.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, automation, and data-driven tools, to improve efficiency, enhance decision-making, and drive innovation.

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  Onsite presence is required for this position, and the typical shift will be 2:00-10:00 pm ET with flexibility required.

The base compensation range for this role is $130,000 to $160,000. This role is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, as well as access to our comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, 401(k) plan (with matching contributions), wellness benefits and all other benefits afforded to full-time Tishman Speyer employees.

This base range reflects a number of factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skill sets, and/or licensure required of an individual in this particular role. The base range is specific to members of Tishman Speyer’s team, as we have considered factors specific to this geography.

Tishman Speyer is deeply committed to creating and maintaining a diverse workforce which promotes different views and perspectives. We expect our leaders and employees alike to champion diversity and inclusion practices. Tishman Speyer has several employee affinity and interest groups that provide employees opportunities to develop professional relationships across the business and identify opportunities for development and advancement.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and treat all applicants for employment equally based upon job-related qualifications and without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin, disability, religion, or any other characteristics protected by law.

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