Nuclear Quality Assurance Manager

Overview

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The Nuclear Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for leading and maintaining PGE’s Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) Quality Assurance Program (QAP), ensuring compliance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations, licensing commitments, contractual obligations, and applicable industry standards. This highly specialized role provides independent oversight of quality assurance activities supporting the safe storage of spent nuclear fuel and serves as the organization s subject matter expert on nuclear quality requirements.

The position is responsible for evaluating program effectiveness, conducting audits and assessments, overseeing corrective action processes, and ensuring quality controls are consistently applied across safety-related activities.

• Directs and manages the Trojan ISFSI Quality Assurance Program in accordance with PGE-8010 requirements.
• Assures independent oversight of QAP implementation through QA audit, surveillance and inspection, to verify that the QAP, applicable policies and procedures, applicable laws and regulations, and applicable codes and standards are effectively implemented.
• Maintains authority and organizational freedom to identify quality problems, recommend solutions, and verify implementation.
• Ensures compliance with NRC regulations, including 10
  
  CFR
  21, 10
  
  CFR
  20, 10
  
  CFR Part 72, 10
  
  CFR 71, 10
  
  CFR
  73, Oregon Department of Energy, and other applicable requirements.
• Reviews and approves quality-related documents, procedures, and work instructions.
• Conducts and coordinates quality assurance audits, surveillances, and inspections with Security and Operations.
• Evaluates suppliers and maintains the Approved Suppliers List (ASL).
• Coordinates and conducts, as necessary, supplier evaluations including initial qualification via audit, review of third-party audits or accreditations; annual reviews; QA manual approvals; post-award audits, surveillances, source verification and inspections.
• Supports procurement activities, including development and maintenance of the procurement Q-List, reviews and approves procurement documents to ensure incorporation of applicable quality requirements.
• Participates in and fosters Corrective Action Program implementation, including membership in the Trojan Condition Review Group (CRG), and verifies adequacy of applicable causal analysis, corrective action plans and implementation of corrective actions.
• Prepares 10 CFR 72.48 evaluations for proposed changes to the QAP, as required.
• Develops and maintains QAP implementing procedures for QA/QC activities.
• Conducts quarterly ISFSI performance reviews with the ISFSI Sr. Manager, Enterprise Security Sr. Director and PGE Chief Operating Officer using established program metrics.
• Reports Quality Assurance matters directly to Chief Operating Officer.
• Manages the quality records program.
• Ensures qualification of QA staff, including certification of Lead Auditors and QC Inspectors.

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related technical field.

• Typically 8 years of nuclear quality assurance experience, with at least 3 years in an oversight or supervisory role.
• Experience with NBIC, NUPIC, and NIAC audit processes.
• Experience with spent fuel storage systems and ISFSIs preferred.
• Strong understanding and practical application of nuclear safety culture principles.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to interpret and apply nuclear regulatory requirements.

• Certified Quality Engineer
• Certified ASME NQA-1 Lead Auditor
• Certified Level III Inspector NQA-1
• Root Cause Analysis
• ISO 9001…