Senior Manager, Quality

Job Description

This position requires specialized skills and knowledge to handle the challenges and complexities of quality assurance activities in the nuclear industry. This role will supervise the work of quality assurance specialists assigned to the project. Responsibilities include:

• Manage internal and external QA audit and survey activities, including surveillance of home office and project site activities to assess compliance with client, regulatory, and quality program requirements.
• Assure that appropriately trained, qualified, or certified personnel perform audit and surveillance activities.
• Evaluate the capability of suppliers to provide items or services in accordance with procurement document requirements and maintain the approved suppliers list.
• Coordinate surveillance activities at supplier facilities to assure appropriate quality assurance oversight.
• Review supplier procedures and personnel qualifications for compliance with regulatory and contractual requirements.
• Document, evaluate, and resolve issues within the corrective action program.
• Contribute to mitigation of significant quality risks and resolution of client complaints regarding quality issues.
• Maintain relationships with key internal and external Clients including Client Quality personnel.

Basic Job Requirements

• Accredited four (4) year degree or global equivalent in applicable field of study and twelve (12) years of work-related experience or a combination of education and directly related experience equal to sixteen (16) years if non-degreed; some locations may have additional or different qualifications in order to comply with local requirements

• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders

• Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job

• Ability to learn and apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines

• Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner

Other Job Requirements

•    Must be able to provide proof of U.S. citizenship

• Prior quality assurance and auditing experience in the nuclear industry.
• Ability to obtain NQA-1 Lead Auditor certification.
• Working knowledge of ASME NQA-1 and 10 CFR Part 21.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good written communication skills
• Good leadership and decision-making skills.
• Ability to advocate nuclear quality assurance principles.
• Ability to collaborate with project management and quality personnel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current NQA-1 Lead Auditor.
• Working knowledge of ASME BPVC Sections V and IX.
• Working knowledge of DOE Order 414.1.
• Familiarity with ISO 17025:2017.