Manager, Nuclear Quality Management Systems

Role description

Arcadis is seeking a Nuclear Quality Manager to join the team in the United States. The Nuclear Quality Manager will provide leadership, maintenance and oversight of the Nuclear Quality Management System and will manage day-to-day Nuclear QMS activities. The Nuclear Quality Manager will report directly to the Global Quality Management Systems Director and will be based in the United States supporting work globally.

The Nuclear Quality Manager coordinates the implementation, administration, and monitoring of global Quality Management Systems (QMS) governance and Nuclear Quality Management (NQMS) systems within the country. This role ensures compliance with established requirements, records any exceptions as necessary and provides suggestions and recommendations for changes to the respective Global Quality Leaders.

• Has the overall responsibility for establishing, maintaining and assuring effective implementation of the NQA-1, Quality Management System.
• Ensures compliance to:
  • ASME NQA-1:2008, Nuclear Quality Assurance-1
  • ASME NQA-1a:2009, Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications Addenda 1a
  • ASME NQA-1 2024, Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications
  • DOE Order 414.1D, Requirement II – Quality Assurance Program of 10 CFR 50, Appendix
    
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  • ISO 17025: 2017 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories.
  • CSA N286 Management System Requirements for Nuclear Facilities – Canada
  • CSA N299 Quality Assurance Program Requirements for the Supply of Items and Services for Nuclear Power Plants - Canada
  • ISO 19433:2018 Quality management systems — Specific requirements for the application of ISO 9001:2015 by organizations in the supply chain of the nuclear energy sector supplying products and services important to nuclear safety (ITNS) - France
  • Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) - UK
• Assure in-country governmental regulations, legal, and statutory requirements are met.

• Ensures that indoctrination training is relevant, executed, and records of qualification and training are retained.
• Develops the nuclear audit/project plan annually, submits it to the CQM for review and approval, reviews periodically, and revises as necessary to ensure risk mitigation is maintained. Supports auditors in internal and external audits.
• Executes a minimum of five quality assurance audits within a period not exceeding three years, with at least one annually, to maintain certification.
• Ensures that the Internal Audit program complies with requirements, maintains audit competencies, addresses any corrective actions from the internal/external audit process in a timely manner, and verifies their effectiveness.
• Develops new Quality Procedures and content to ensure compliance with changes in Nuclear Standards and their associated standards or those required by the client.
• Reports in-country Quality KPI’s for deviations, audits, corrective actions, and lessons learned summary reports on the performance of the NQMS.
• Implements a continuous improvement process.

• Overall responsibility for compliance with the Global Quality Management System.
• Contribute to and support the implementation of a Global Integrated Management System (IMS) for Arcadis.
• Manages Quality resources to coordinate quality staff to support projects.
• Develops Management Review content and chairs meetings.

• Owns:
  • Global Nuclear Quality reporting
• Influences:
  • Business Leaders, Operations Managers, Project Managers
• Vetoes:
  • Significant quality risks potentially causing business disruption and reputational damage.

• Deviations on Nuclear Projects
• Corrective Action performance
• Non-Conformance Reporting
• NQA internal and external audits execution and performance

The Nuclear Quality Manager will report directly to the Global Quality Management Systems Director. The Global Quality Management Systems Director reports directly to the Global Performance Excellence Director.

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in engineering, science, Quality, or Business.
• Quality assurance-related experience,…