Assistant Vice President Nuclear Laboratory Quality Assurance Manager

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for an Assistant Vice President Nuclear Laboratory Quality Assurance Manager. The chosen candidate can sit in any of our offices in the USA, however a significant amount of time will be required of this candidate in our Atlanta and Grovetown Laboratory locations. The Nuclear Laboratory Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for verifying the status of implementation of the Nuclear QA Program Requirements within all WSP internal and external material laboratories.  This role requires interaction with project staff, vendors, customers, and regulators. This is a senior level position in the NQA Group with the expectation that the candidate will manage lower-level personnel and grow the program through a combination of training, mentoring, and on the job experience.  The candidate will work under the WSP USA Nuclear Quality Assurance Program.

Your Impact

• Verifying the status of the implementation of the NQA Program with a focus on our material laboratories.
• Work with an established laboratory team to NQA-1 compliant execution of projects associated with testing in both construction materials and geotechnical applications.
• Will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all laboratory accreditations (GDOT, USACE, AASHTO Re:Source/CCRL, NQA-1, etc.), preparing the WSP team for internal and external lab audits, verifying quality control, and supporting multiple audits per calendar year.
• Will be responsible for verifying compliant laboratory quality requirements for records, personnel qualifications and client requirements.
• Developing and maintaining the Nuclear QA Manual (NQAM), Nuclear Quality Assurance Procedures (NQAP), Quality Directives (QD) and related quality procedures and forms
• Verifying compliance with regulatory requirements and procedures through audits and quality reviews
• Monitoring organization processes to ensure conformance to commitments
• Assuring that vendors providing quality-affecting services or items meet the programmatic requirements
• May act on behalf of junior NQA staff to perform QA surveillances, assessments, readiness reviews, and in reviewing documents controlling project technical and quality activities if needed
• May support the approval of individuals for appointment as Nuclear Chief Technical Leads, Nuclear Project Managers, and Nuclear Technical Leads for NQA projects. Maintains a list of approved Nuclear Project Managers and Nuclear Technical Leads for NQA projects 
• Participate in the order entry process to review and identify quality-related items/requirements and verify that customer specific quality and technical requirements are incorporated into the project
• Perform evaluations of the NQA program adequacy

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Professional registration or certification preferred
• Computer competency in Microsoft office and SharePoint
• A minimum of ten years of professional experience in laboratory or Quality Program implementation
• Five years of experience working on projects subject to nuclear quality assurance requirements with at least 3 years of experience in managing a 10CFR50 Appendix B / NQA-1 compliant quality assurance program
• Ability to achieve NQA-1 Lead Auditor certification 
• Ability to foster a collaborative attitude with project staff while maintaining required independence of the NQM oversight role
• Commitment to the principles and requirements of the WSP USA Nuclear Quality Assurance Program
• Ability to work independently while meeting schedule and project commitments
• Ability to understand and adhere to safety requirements
• Analytical, problem solving skills and systematic thinking
• Good personal interaction skills
• Good speaking, writing and presentation skills
• Good attention to detail
• Travel is required for this position

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