Site QA Manager

TerraPower • Kemmerer, WY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

TerraPower is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced nuclear reactor research and development and influencing change within the nuclear power landscape and bringing forward the critical production of medical isotopes.

The Site QA Manager is a manager within the Natrium organizational structure who has been given responsibility under the Natrium Department Directors and corresponding Senior Manager for the technical, performance, and personnel management of a team 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 Site QA Manager is responsible for building their team through hiring/staffing the correct mix of skillset, experience, and knowledge. They are responsible for growing the personnel within their team through annual goal setting and monitoring, career growth opportunities, and encouraging professional development. The Site QA Manager will ensure their staff is trained to appropriate standards and will leverage both internal and external means to provide support as needed. The Site QA Manager will have QA management experience in NRC 10 CFR 50, Appendix B regulated environments. They will drive work performance and technical quality across their team, through schedule planning and monitoring, cost planning and management, staffing planning and management, and risk management. Experience with industry codes, standards and guides such as ASME, AWS, AISC, ASTM, EPRI, NEI, ISO, NEC and IEEE are strongly desired.

Requirements

• B.S. engineering related discipline from an accredited university and 8+ years direct experience, or an M.S. or Ph.D. with commensurate experience.
• NQA-1 Audit Team Lead qualification or ability to achieve qualification within first year.
• 12+ years’ experience in a Quality Assurance function with 5+ years as a Manager in a nuclear (NRC, DOE) Quality Assurance function preferred or in a regulated environment such as EPA, aerospace, or similar industries.
• Experience successfully managing and leading a team of technical QA professionals.
• Exceptional communication skills to integrate with a geographically and organizationally diverse engineering team are required.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a highly-effective team focused on meeting and defining quality requirements:
• Ensure the Project and technical scope are being met while meeting quality requirements:
• Ensure the technical adequacy and quality of work products:

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees