Quality Integration Sr. Program Manager

Centrus Energy • Oak Ridge, TN

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About The Position

Step into a high-impact leadership role that shapes the future of quality across ACO-OR. As the Senior Program Manager, Quality Integration (QI), you will be the driving force behind the maturity, consistency, and effectiveness of our Quality Management System (QMS). This is a mission-critical position with broad influence across engineering, manufacturing, and enterprise support functions. You’ll guide quality strategy at the enterprise level, strengthen system performance, and champion continuous improvement. Your work will empower data-driven decisions, eliminate systemic risks, and ensure long-term operational excellence. Recognized as one of the site’s senior technical leaders, you will help shape organizational transformation and ensure our quality practices align with mission execution and regulatory requirements. If you’re energized by cross-functional leadership, complex system challenges, and enterprise-wide impact—this is your opportunity to lead at the highest level.

Requirements

• The ability to obtain/maintain a US Department of Energy (DOE) / NRC “Q" Clearance one year from hire date
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physical sciences, or equivalent technical discipline.
• 3 years of nuclear (ASME NQA-1) experience
• 10 years of quality or systems engineering experience leading audits, assessments, continuous improvement initiatives, or system-/process-level reviews
• 5 years of management or program management experience within quality, systems engineering, or continuous improvement function
• 3 additional years of senior management or senior program management experience within a quality, systems engineering, or continuous improvement function

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in engineering, systems engineering, or equivalent technical discipline
• Demonstrated success leading multi-year, enterprise-wide change initiatives with measurable impact on quality, compliance, and production readiness

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the Quality Integration organization, ensuring the right people, skills, and resources are in place
• Advise senior leadership on quality risks, systemic issues, and organizational readiness
• Mentor teams in auditing, systems engineering, and continuous improvement
• Shape long-term QMS strategy and guide decisions that influence site-wide performance and manufacturing capability
• Ensure process standards, controls, and quality systems are consistent, scalable, and compliant.
• Lead enterprise-level corrective actions and improvement initiatives
• Translate audit and assessment outcomes into sustainable organizational improvements
• Maintain objective oversight of QMS health and performance trends
• Identify and communicate systemic risks; develop mitigation strategies and improvement plans.
• Validate that corrective actions truly address root causes and prevent recurrence
• Oversee CI infrastructure, training programs, and improvement methodologies (Lean, PDCA, Kata)
• Partner with digital/data teams to develop dashboards and analytics that support transparent, data-driven decision-making
• Lead enterprise change-management efforts to ensure QMS updates and process improvements are fully embedded
• Support compliance with DOE, NRC, NQA-1, ISO, and other regulatory expectations
• Represent the organization during audits and readiness reviews
• Uphold a culture of safety, integrity, and continuous learning, including exercising independent stop-work authority when necessary

Benefits

• Pre-employment background check
• Pre-employment drug test
• Random drug testing program
• Drug testing in the event of any incident causing injury or causing damage to property, or if it is determined that there is a reasonable suspicion the employee is under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior