Lead QA Engineer-The Lead QA Engineer will support a multi-year construction project involving significant civil, mechanical, and electrical construction, including grading, storm drainage, demolition, earthwork, ductbanks, firewater, service water, process piping, electrical systems, and associated site infrastructure.
Duties:- Provide day-to-day technical leadership and coordination for project Quality Assurance activities.
- Support implementation and oversight of the project Quality Management System (QMS) in accordance with applicable ASME NQA-1 requirements, DOE Order 414.1D, project procedures, and contractual requirements.
- Lead and perform quality surveillances, assessments, and other oversight activities to verify effective implementation of quality requirements.
- Support internal, client, DOE, and external audits by preparing documentation, gathering objective evidence, supporting auditors, and tracking findings.
- Review construction, engineering, procurement, and other project activities for compliance with approved procedures and quality requirements.
- Review and support development and revision of quality procedures, instructions, and implementing documents.
- Provide technical guidance to QA Engineers and other project personnel regarding quality program requirements.
- Evaluate identified quality issues and support development, documentation, and implementation of corrective actions.
- Support the NCR/CAR process and evaluation of Conditions Adverse to Quality (CAQs) and Significant Conditions Adverse to Quality (SCAQs).
- Review quality records and objective evidence for completeness, accuracy, traceability, and compliance.
- Monitor quality trends, recurring issues, audit findings, and corrective actions and communicate significant concerns to Quality management.
- Support personnel qualification, certification, indoctrination, and training processes associated with quality-affecting activities.
- Coordinate QA activities with Quality Control, Construction, Engineering, Procurement, Document Control, Commissioning, subcontractors, and project management.
- Support management reviews, quality metrics, and reporting of project quality performance.
Skills/Experience: - Minimum 7 years of Quality Assurance, Quality Control, or related quality experience supporting industrial, DOE, nuclear, or other highly regulated projects.
- Experience performing quality surveillances, assessments, audits, or compliance reviews.
- Working knowledge of ASME NQA-1 requirements and DOE Order 414.1D.
- Experience working within a formal Quality Assurance Program or Quality Management System.
- Experience with NCRs, corrective actions, CAQs, quality records, and audit findings.
- Ability to interpret quality procedures, technical requirements, codes, standards, and contractual requirements.
- Demonstrated experience providing technical direction or leadership to quality personnel.
Preferred Qualifications:- NQA-1 Auditor or Lead Auditor certification.
- Previous DOE or nuclear construction quality experience.
- Experience with ASME NQA-1-2019.
- Experience with root cause analysis, corrective action development, effectiveness reviews, and quality trending.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quality, Engineering Technology, or a related technical field.
- Previous Savannah River Site or other DOE site experience.
Other Job Requirements:If you are interested in being considered for this position, please follow the application steps via our website: www.edgewatertech.net/careers
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