Director, Quality Assurance Nuclear; DQAN

Company Overview

CB&I delivers integrated storage and asset‑management solutions that help customers operate safely, reliably, and efficiently across the lifecycle of their facilities. Through our two global business units - Storage Solutions, the world leader in tanks, terminals, and storage systems, and Asset Solutions, a leading provider of operations, management, wells and decommissioning services - we combine technical excellence with execution capability to extend asset life, optimize performance, and maximize value.

The Director, Quality Assurance Nuclear (DQAN) is accountable for the development, implementation, and governance of CB&I’s Nuclear Quality Assurance (NQA) Program across all nuclear projects and sites. This role provides functional leadership and oversight to all site based Project Quality Managers, ensuring consistent, compliant, and risk informed application of nuclear quality requirements, regulatory requirements, and project phase, including oversight of internal audits, management assessments, and supplier/source assurance activities.

The DQAN acts as CB&I’s senior quality authority for nuclear work, interfacing with clients, regulators, joint venture (JV) partners, and senior internal leadership to ensure that quality programs protect nuclear safety while enabling efficient and effective project delivery.

• Own and maintain CB&I’s certified Nuclear Quality Program, ensuring alignment with ASME NQA-1, ASME Section III, Division 1 and NCA of the ASME BPV code, and applicable regulatory requirements, and client contractual obligations (10 CFR 50 Appendix
  
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• Establish clear governance of quality requirements, ensuring requirements are applied rigorously but proportionately based on:
• Ensure completion of activities related to the preparation, review, approval and distribution of the Nuclear Quality Assurance Manual (NQAM)
• Ensuring Nuclear Documents (NDs) are prepared, reviewed and approved.

• Maintain existing ASME Certificates of Authorization and ISO 9001 and 19443 certifications related to the company’s NQA program.
• Participate in audit exit interviews to review the results at the end of an audit.
• Participate in supplier evaluations and audits as necessary.
• If needed, select, train, qualify and certify Lead Auditors

• Provide functional leadership, direction, and performance management for all site‑based Project Quality Managers and Corporate Quality Managers.
• Ensure consistent interpretation and application of the NQA Program across sites, JV’s, and project phases.
• Set expectations for quality leadership functions, delegations of authority, and decision‑making authority.
• Support workforce planning, employee capability development, and succession planning for nuclear quality roles. (Resource Management)
• Ensure Senior Management, including Quality Managers are properly trained and indoctrinated as applicable.

• Oversee and support business development and estimating activities for Quality requirements for potential new projects.
• Oversee quality readiness and mobilization for new nuclear projects and project phases.
• Review and approve project‑specific Quality Plans (PQPs)
• Reviewing all Client/Owner technical documents
• Evaluate and control NCRs that require 10 CFR 21 Reporting and follow procedure
• Provide top management escalation support for:
• Significant non‑conformances
• Condition adverse to quality
• Regulatory or client findings
• Ensure timely and effective corrective actions, lessons learned, and continuous improvement.
• Reviewing and dispositioning of Observation Reports (ORs) and Corrective Action Requests (CARs).
• Reviewing monthly OR and…