Site Quality Assurance (SQA) Lead - Natrium Project

The SQA Lead is an on-site quality assurance engineer within the Natrium organizational structure who has been given responsibility under the Natrium Department Directors directly supporting the Site QA Manager within the Natrium Project Organization. They are responsible for defining, coordinating, and executing a specific portion of the interdisciplinary technical scope within the Natrium Project through project completion. The SQA Lead is responsible for ensuring quality requirements are upheld throughout the job site, specifically on the Nuclear Island and Energy Islands. Prior nuclear construction oversight experience is strongly desired. Experience with industry codes, standards and guides such as ASME, AWS, AISC, ASTM, EPRI, NEI, ISO, NEC and IEEE are strongly desired.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the production of projects and technical scopes meet quality requirements:
  • Monitor and report status of activities
  • Oversee partner and vendor technical work as required
  • Participate in Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA), Continuous Improvement, Lessons Learned/Operational Experience and Risk Management processes.
  • Review quality affecting procedures (engineering, procurement, document control, records, testing, etc.) to ensure program compliance.
  • Review procurement specifications, purchase requisitions, purchase orders, contracts, task orders and agreements to ensure flow-down of applicable quality assurance requirements.
  • Review design drawings, specifications, test plans/procedures, and other technical documents for quality assurance requirements using a graded approach to quality when applicable.
  • Identify and communicate opportunities for work process improvements with department business manager
• Ensure the technical adequacy and quality of work performed in QA oversight activities
  • Provide support mentoring, training, and qualifying team site team QA personnel
  • Provide reviews and approvals attesting to technical adequacy of work products
  • Ensure compliance with TerraPower Engineering procedures and guidelines, including applicable quality standards
  • Facilitate definition of technical interfaces/handoffs from other teams
  • Provide technical oversight of contractor, supplier, and partner work where applicable
  • Keep senior managers, department directors, and lead technical staff informed of major emerging technical issues,
  • Work in collaboration with affected functional organizations assigned individuals working to solving these problems with others
  • Assist in the identification of regulations, codes and standards applicable to the work
  • Ensure technical documents meet applicable regulatory guides, codes and standards
  • Ensure design conducted in accordance with project requirements, configuration management and change control plans and practices.

Key Qualifications and Skills

• S. engineering related discipline from an accredited university and 8+ years direct experience, or an M.S. or Ph.D. with commensurate experience.
• Qualified or able to qualify as NQA-1 Audit Team Lead with first year.
• 10+ years' experience in a nuclear (NRC, DOE) Quality Assurance function preferred or in a regulated environment such as, EPA, aerospace, FDA etc.
• Exceptional communication skills to integrate with a geographically and organizationally diverse engineering team are required.
• Lean Six Sigma certification highly desired
• Experience managing projects executed under a high degree of regulatory oversight, with a preference for experience building Nuclear Power Plants.
• Strong technical acumen, with the ability to understand complex technical concepts, is highly desirable.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.

This position is subject to qualification requirements in accordance with ANSI/ANS 3.1. Candidates must meet the minimum education and experience criteria applicable to the role, including relevant nuclear industry experience where required. Verification of data will be part of the hiring process.

Job Functions:

Job Functions are physical actions and/or working conditions associated with the position. These functions may also constitute essential functions for the job which the employee must be able to fulfill, with or without accommodation. Information provided below is to help describe the job so that the applicant has a reasonable understanding of the job duties/expectations. An applicant's ability to perform and/or tolerate these actions and conditions will be discussed and workplace accommodations may be made on a case-by-case basis following an individualized assessment of the applicant and other considerations, including but not limited to any governing safety standards.

• Motor Abilities: Sitting for extended periods, bending/stooping, grasping/gripping, fine motor control (hands)
• Physical exertion and/or requirements: Minimal, with ability to safely lift up to 25 pounds.
• Repetitive work: Prolonged
• Special Senses: Visual and audio focused work
• Work Conditions: Stairs, typing/keyboard, standard and/or sitting working environment of >8 hours/day
• Travel required up to 30%

Job details

Salary Range Level: $141,385 - $212,079

* We typically place offers in the lower to middle portion of the range to maintain internal equity and allow room for growth. Any salary offered within the posted salary band is based on market data and commensurate with the selected individual's qualifications experience. This range is specific to Wyoming State.

Benefits:

• Competitive Compensation
• Salary, eligible to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments
• Comprehensive Medical and Wellness Benefits
  • Medical
  • Vision
  • Dental
  • Life and Disability
  • Gender Affirmation Benefits
• Parental Leave
• 401k Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 21 days of annually accrued PTO
• Generous Holiday Schedule
  • 10 paid holidays
• Relocation Assistance
• Professional and Educational Support Opportunities

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