QPA Manager

Position: QPA Manager 3
** What You Will Do*
* ** This position is open for both internal and external candidates  to apply.*
* ** Come join our team!
** Los Alamos National Laboratory - one of the most innovative and creative multidisciplinary research institutions in the world - is looking for an experienced professional to join our leadership team managing Quality Control Inspection Support in the Institutional Quality and Performance Assurance division. This position will report to the IQPA-IQ Group Leader. This team is connected to the Plutonium Infrastructure mission and supports execution through infrastructure and production capability modernization.

Candidates must have the ability to be Q-cleared, participate in the Human Reliability Program (HRP), and is required to support Night or Backshift Work schedules. Typical QC Inspection Team Leader responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

+ Lead, motivate, and mentor your team while holding them accountable to deliver program and project objectives.

+ Supporting implementation of the Associate Laboratory Directorate for Plutonium Infrastructure (ALDPI) quality management plan relating to construction in nuclear and radiological facilities.

+ Collaborate across project portfolios, manage inspector resources, communicate effectively, and resolve quality issues.

+ Participate in quality program implementation to include management review boards, oversight, trending, surveillances, nonconformances, etc.

+ Provide expert level quality support, execute strategic leadership, manage performance improvement, strengthen quality culture, and advance the Laboratory's growth as a learning organization.

** What You Need*
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* Minimum Requirements:

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* ** Quality Program Management:*
* ** Extensive experience applying and interpreting quality assurance contractual requirements (especially engineering requirements), policies, and procedures such as Department of Energy Order 414.1F, ASME NQA-1 2008/2009(a), and institutional and program level quality assurance programs applicable to construction management and fabrication facilities.*
* ** Decision Making**  **:*
* ** Extensive experience in effective decision-making and risk management related to complex technical issues and influencing outcomes.*
* ** Supervisory**  **:*
* ** Demonstrated experience leading and managing direct reports to achieve organization and personal development objectives.*
* ** Program/Project Management**  **:*
* ** Demonstrated success in developing and managing new projects, program initiatives, delegation of tasks, and schedules.*
* ** Relationship Management:*
* ** Demonstrated experience managing complex relationships, conflict resolution, and collaborative problem solving.  Ability to foster a high level of quality awareness while supporting LANL's various missions.*
* ** Desired

Qualifications:

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* ** Clearance:*
* ** Active DOE Q Clearance.*
* ** LANL Mission/DOE/NNSA:*
* ** Familiarity with the LANL mission and LANL's Quality Assurance Program.*
* ** Complex Technical Organizations:*
* ** Knowledge of and experience in deploying quality program requirements in large, complex organizations and the ability to meet milestones within mission schedules.*
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* Education and Experience:

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* ** Position requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or similar field and a minimum of 8 years of related experience in organization-level performance-based management, quality, and/or a technical discipline; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.*
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* Work Location:

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* ** The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.*
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* Work Schedule:

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* ** This position will work the C shift, which is a weekend shift. Employees may be eligible for shift differential pay when assigned by their manager.*
* ** Position Commitment:*
* ** Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. The position commitment for this position is 1 year.*
* ** Note to Applicants:*
* ** For Full Consideration:
Applicants are to include a comprehensive cover letter addressing how they meet the required and desired skills to be considered for an interview.*
* ** Due to federal restrictions…