Director, Nuclear Quality and Continuous Improvement

Director, Nuclear Quality and Continuous Improvement

Bellevue, WA, USA

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. Terra Power’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field.

Their activities in nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in safety, economics, hybrid energy and medical applications.

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.

• 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 solve 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.

• Engineering related discipline from an accredited university and 10+ years direct experience, or an M.S. or Ph.D. with commensurate experience.
• 12+ years’ experience in a Quality Assurance function with 5+ year 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 Quality and engineering teams.
• Experience managing projects executed under a high degree of regulatory oversight, with a preference for experience building Nuclear Power Plants.
• Strong technical…