Nuclear Assurance Vendor Audit Team Lead

Overview

Arizona Public Service generates reliable, affordable and clean energy for 2.7 million Arizonans. Our service territory stretches across the state, from the border town of Douglas to the vistas of the Grand Canyon, from the solar fields of Gila Bend to the ponderosa pines of Payson. As the state’s largest and longest-serving energy provider, our more than 6,000 dedicated employees power our vision of creating a sustainable energy future for Arizona.

Since our founding in 1886, APS has demonstrated a strong commitment to our customers in one of the country’s fastest growing states, earning a reputation for customer satisfaction, shareholder value, operational excellence and business integrity. Our present and future success depends on the creative and dedicated people of our company who demonstrate the principles outlined in the APS Promise:
Design for Tomorrow, Empower Each Other and Succeed Together.

The Nuclear Assurance Vendor Audit Team Lead (ATL) leads multi-discipline and/or multi-utility internal/external audit teams, both domestically and internationally ensuring an effective evaluation of the organization and/or supplier.

• A four-year Bachelor s Degree in a related field from an accredited college or university AND eight (8) years nuclear power plant experience of which two (2) years shall be in Quality Assurance (QA).
• OR , a two-year Associate s Degree AND ten (10) years nuclear power plant experience of which two (2) years shall be in Quality Assurance.
• OR , High School/GED AND twelve (12) years nuclear power plant experience of which two (2) years shall be in Quality Assurance.
• Qualified to ANSI N45.2.23 and/or ASME NQA-1-2008 with NQA-1a-2009 Addenda as Lead Auditor.
• (Meets or exceeds minimum education and experience requirements per Palo Verde Procedure 01DP-0EM08, Appendix
  
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• Qualified to Nuclear Utilities Procurement Issues Corporation (NUPIC) audits and surveys qualification requirements described in NUPIC procedures and processes.
• Qualified to Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) audits qualification requirements described in NUPIC/NEI procedures and processes.
• Knowledge of the codes, standards and regulatory requirements.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to research regulations and requirements.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and ability to convey complex/technical content in a coherent manager.
• Ability to establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.
• Ability to develop and write technical documentation and reports.

Any PVNGS employee may be called upon to serve as a member of the Emergency Response Organization (ERO) and will be expected to fulfill their obligation as an ERO member. Any PVNGS employee may be called upon to support a refueling or short-notice outage. This includes line roles and responsibilities as necessary to execute outage activities. These are conditions of employment at PVNGS.