Site QA Manager

Overview

TITLE:
Site QA Manager

LOCATION:
Kemmerer, Wyoming, USA

Terra Power is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, Terra Power originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world.

They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. Terra Power’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the company’s activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications – all for significant human health benefits.

Terra Power is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced nuclear reactor research and development and influencing change within the nuclear power landscape and bringing forward the critical production of medical isotopes. Terra Power is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

In addition, as a federal contractor, Terra Power has instituted an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) in an effort to proactively recruit, hire, and promote women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.

Site QA Manager

The Site QA Manager is a manager within the Natrium organizational structure who has been given responsibility under the Natrium Department Directors and corresponding Senior Manager for the technical, performance, and personnel management of a team within the Natrium Project Organization. They are responsible for defining, coordinating, and executing a specific portion of the interdisciplinary technical scope within the Natrium Project through project completion.

The Site QA Manager is responsible for building their team through hiring/staffing the correct mix of skillset, experience, and knowledge. They are responsible for growing the personnel within their team through annual goal setting and monitoring, career growth opportunities, and encouraging professional development. The Site QA Manager will ensure their staff is trained to appropriate standards and will leverage both internal and external means to provide support as needed.

The Site QA Manager will have QA management experience in NRC 10 CFR 50, Appendix B regulated environments. They will drive work performance and technical quality across their team, through schedule planning and monitoring, cost planning and management, staffing planning and management, and risk management. Experience with industry codes, standards and guides such as ASME, AWS, AISC, ASTM, EPRI, NEI, ISO, NEC and IEEE are strongly desired.

• Develop and manage a highly-effective team focused on meeting and defining quality requirements:
• Demonstrate visible, continuous leadership in the areas of safety and quality.
• Focus on maintaining an inclusive and welcoming work environment which fosters innovation and synergy.
• Hire, train, and qualify personnel.
• Identify and propose staffing needs, prepare job descriptions, and interview candidates.
• Set yearly goals, hold mid-year reviews, and perform annual performance reviews.
• Support employee professional development and career objectives.
• Coach for performance.
• Help resolve employee concerns.
• Recommend promotions, transfers, and other staffing changes.
• Ensure the Project and technical scope are being met while meeting quality requirements:
• Estimate effort and durations required for scheduled activities.
• Participate and provide input and feedback to Pre-Job Plan meetings.
• Assign applicable personnel to activities.
• Monitor and report status of activities.
• Oversee partner and vendor technical work, as required.
• Approve timecards and contractor invoices.
• Help develop and review statements of work with Procurement personnel for supplier technical activities.
• Identify and communicate opportunities for work process improvements with department business manager.
• Coach team members, including employees, partners, and contractors on Nuclear Safety Culture, Procedural Use and Adherence expectations
• Develop and ensure growth opportunities for employees.
• Ensure the technical adequacy and quality of work products:
• Ensure technical adequacy of work performed.
• Participate in Corrective and Preventive Actions,…