Rad Con Quality Advocate

General Dynamics Electric Boat•Groton, CT

10d•Onsite

About The Position

In this roll the successful candidate will fill the position as a Quality Advocate (QA) in support of the Radiological Services Director at the Groton Shipyard. The Radiological Services QA will establish and monitor processes to ensure nuclear new construction, overhaul, and repair work is conducted in accordance with regulatory, contractual, customer, and company requirements at the Groton shipyard and the SUBASE New London Nuclear Regional Maintenance Department. The Quality Advocate will also assist in monitoring the performance of critical nuclear support functions such as such as radiation health, radiological oversight, nuclear and radiological training, and radiological emergency response functional areas. The Radiological Services QA is responsible for: Creating, evaluating, and adjusting performance metrics appropriate to proper continued assessment of nuclear waterfront Directorate performance Collecting, organizing, and analyzing metric data Developing and tracking to completion corrective actions to improve Directorate performance Focusing and supporting Directorate resources on correcting negative performance trends Chairing or otherwise assisting department leadership in problem resolution efforts, as appropriate. Assistance includes, but is not limited to, Deckplate Learning Sessions (DLSs), Team Learning Sessions (TLSs), Critiques, Corrective Action Board agenda items, Supervisor of Shipbuilding Method letters, Level I problems, Incident Reports, and NASVEA Findings. Tracking and trending Directorate commitments, debriefing nuclear work, developing and implementing standard procedures in support of Directorate quality objectives Coordinating and overseeing department and Directorate self-assessments Participating in audits, developing responses to audit findings, RDRs, CARs, and other deficiency reports Leading the Directorate surveillance program and utilizing surveillance data to identify and develop process improvements Serve as a member of the Directorate Quality Improvement Group Developing and providing training in support of critical self-assessment, problem resolution, and learning organization objectives Leading a team of Quality Advocates in support of the items noted above Maintain a position in the Radiological Emergency Response Organization Other duties as assigned The QA will be required to interface with the Navy, Nuclear Operations, Nuclear Engineering, Naval Reactors, RadCon, Nuclear Quality and other organizations and various levels of management. Regular interface with Nuclear Directorate department leadership is key in this role.

Requirements

10+ years working in support of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (NNPP)
Familiarity / experience with EB Problem Resolution Procedures and Processes
Ability to Obtain and Maintain a Secret level DOD security clearance or higher
Ability qualify as a Radiation Worker and obtain required dosimetry

Nice To Haves

Experience leading or as a team member assigned to resolve one or more of the following: EB management agenda item Level I problem PCO item CAB item NAVSEA Finding
Previous experience in a Quality/Audit/Problem Resolution Role
Completion of EB problem resolution training
Experience chairing or otherwise assisting in problem resolution efforts, including Deckplate Learning Sessions (DLS’s), Team Learning Sessions (TLS’s), Critiques, Corrective Action Board (CAB) agenda items, Supervisor of Shipbuilding Method letters, Level I problems, Incident Reports, and NASVEA Findings.
Engineering or equivalent technical degree
In depth understanding and ability to leverage data to predict future performance outcomes, prevent problems, and develop recommendations to improve performance
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated leadership experience and abilities
Demonstrated ability to evaluate and solve complex problems

Responsibilities

Creating, evaluating, and adjusting performance metrics appropriate to proper continued assessment of nuclear waterfront Directorate performance
Collecting, organizing, and analyzing metric data
Developing and tracking to completion corrective actions to improve Directorate performance
Focusing and supporting Directorate resources on correcting negative performance trends
Chairing or otherwise assisting department leadership in problem resolution efforts, as appropriate. Assistance includes, but is not limited to, Deckplate Learning Sessions (DLSs), Team Learning Sessions (TLSs), Critiques, Corrective Action Board agenda items, Supervisor of Shipbuilding Method letters, Level I problems, Incident Reports, and NASVEA Findings.
Tracking and trending Directorate commitments, debriefing nuclear work, developing and implementing standard procedures in support of Directorate quality objectives
Coordinating and overseeing department and Directorate self-assessments
Participating in audits, developing responses to audit findings, RDRs, CARs, and other deficiency reports
Leading the Directorate surveillance program and utilizing surveillance data to identify and develop process improvements
Serve as a member of the Directorate Quality Improvement Group
Developing and providing training in support of critical self-assessment, problem resolution, and learning organization objectives
Leading a team of Quality Advocates in support of the items noted above
Maintain a position in the Radiological Emergency Response Organization
Other duties as assigned