Mariah Maifarth
Quality Director Kiewit
Quality Director, Mariah Maifarth specialises in building high-performing construction quality teams and driving excellence across complex projects. With expertise spanning quality programme development, audits, training, and turnover management, she has led initiatives across EPC and general contracting environments. Mariah brings deep technical knowledge in welding, piping, and structural quality, alongside strong leadership in stakeholder collaboration, ensuring consistent delivery, compliance, and continuous improvement across the project lifecycle.
Seminars
Wednesday 23rd September 2026
Panel: Cutting Through AI Hype by Selecting, Governing & Verifying Tools That Actually Deliver
9:10 am
- Separating real, project-ready AI applications from overpromised solutions by sharing what is genuinely working in live quality programs
- Establishing governance frameworks that treat AI as a tool with clear verification, accountability and professional oversight
- Rationalizing tool selection to avoid platform overload, protect data security and ensure outputs are accurate enough to reduce rework, not create it
Wednesday 23rd September 2026
Panel: Aligning Quality Across Joint Ventures to Deliver Seamless Execution on Major Infrastructure Projects
11:50 am
- Coordinating quality across multiple Joint Venture partners on complex projects to reduce inefficiencies and rework
- Applying proven joint venture alignment strategies across large-scale builds
- Establishing a clear quality governance framework across heavy civil, industrial and infrastructure markets to ensure consistent execution despite differing company processes
