Director, Nuclear Quality and Continuous Improvement

Terra Power is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure, and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, Terra Power originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world.

They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. Terra Power's mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the company's activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications - all for significant human health benefits."

Terra Power 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.  Terra Power is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Director, Nuclear Quality and Continuous Improvement

The Director, Nuclear Quality and Continuous Improvement has overall responsibility for the 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, NQA-1, and ASME Section III Quality programs for Terra Power.  The Director is responsible for maintaining and growing their team through hiring/staffing the correct mix of skillset, experience and knowledge to implement and oversee the Terra Power Quality Programs.  They are responsible for growing the personnel within their team through annual goal setting and monitoring, career growth opportunities and encouraging professional development.

The Director will build communication among the departments including Engineering, Procurement, and Quality Assurance and educating all organizations of nuclear quality standards.

The Director should have QA management experience in NRC 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, ASME NQA-1, and ASME Section III regulated environments.  

Experience with industry codes, standards and guides such as ASME, AWS, AISC, ASTM, EPRI, NEI, ISO, NEC and IEEE are strongly desired.

Responsibilities

* Develop and manage a highly effective team focused on meeting and defining quality requirements:

* Demonstrate visible, continuous leadership in the areas of safety and quality

* Identify and propose staffing needs, prepare job descriptions, interview candidates

* Set yearly goals, hold mid-year checks, and perform annual performance reviews

* Support employee professional development and career objectives

* Coach for performance

* Help resolve employee concerns

* Recommend promotions, transfers, and other staffing changes

* Ensure the project and technical scope are being met while meeting quality requirements:

* Estimate effort and durations required for scheduled activities

* Participate and provide input and feedback to Pre-Job Plan (PJP) meetings

* Assign applicable personnel to activities

* Monitor and report status of activities

* Oversee partner and vendor technical work as required

* Approve timecards and contractor invoices

* Help develop and review statements of work with Procurement personnel for supplier technical activities

* Identify and communicate opportunities for work process improvements with department business manager

* Coach team members, including employees, partners and contractors on Nuclear Safety Culture, Procedural Use and Adherence expectations

* Develop and ensure growth opportunities for employees

* Ensure the technical adequacy and quality of work products:

* Participate in Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA), Continuous Improvement, Lessons Learned/Operation Experience and Risk Management processes

* Review quality affecting procedures (engineering, procurement, document control, records, testing, etc.)

* Ensure compliance with Terra Power Engineering procedures and guidelines, including applicable quality standards

* Keep team technically synchronized with each other and within the project; help remove roadblocks, break down silos and promote resilience and resourcefulness

* Facilitate definition of technical interfaces/handoffs from other teams

* Keep senior managers, department directors, and lead technical staff informed of major emerging technical issues, while working to solving these problems with others

* Assist in the identification of regulations,…