About This Role
This role involves managing and directing quality assurance processes for a multi-billion-dollar nuclear facility construction project. The Quality Assurance Manager ensures compliance with company policies, contractual requirements, and applicable codes and standards within a large-scale engineering design environment. The position is responsible for the planning, managing, and technical performance of the QA program.
Responsibilities
- Manage a team of QA professionals to perform oversight of all phases of facility construction and Title III engineering support
- Perform QA program development and administrative functions to support project needs
- Provide independent oversight of quality developments affecting project operations
- Plan and execute formal audit and surveillance programs to assure a high level of compliance with the QA program and associated regulatory requirements
- Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, code, and industry standard requirements
- Provide indoctrination and training for all project-level staff on the QA Program
- Provide day-to-day guidance to support project teams in interpreting and implementing the Project QA program, from planning to project closeout and delivery of records turnover packages
- Develop quality team via training, coaching, and mentoring to support project operations to add value to the project
- Provide reports and updates to the Project Leadership Team and NPC Senior management on compliance issues with regards to policies and procedures
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Assurance, Quality Management, Business, or a related technical field, with a minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible quality assurance experience; or 15 years of applicable quality assurance experience in lieu of a degree
- 15 or more years of total experience, with at least 5 years in the nuclear industry and 5 years of leadership experience managing and directing quality assurance personnel and programs in a supervisory or management capacity
- USA citizenship
- Experience on projects in an engineering design and construction environment
- Advanced technical knowledge of the application of engineering, procurement, and construction practices sufficient to comprehend specified QA requirements for these disciplines, including application of the graded approach
- Advanced experience participating in and supporting quality assessments, surveillances, audits and/or cause analysis
- Demonstrated ability to understand and interpret various physical, mechanical, and electrical documents, blueprints, drawings, specifications, and schematics
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with all levels of personnel across multiple organizations to solve complex problems
