Nuclear QA Lead Auditor - ASME NQA-1

Construction Material Testing; Sitka (AK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing seeks a Lead Auditor to own the nuclear QA audit program, plan the annual schedule, and lead internal and supplier audits with a team of auditors and specialists. You will write audit reports and verify corrective actions to closure, while maintaining independence from the work audited.

Responsibilities include leading end-to-end audits, evaluating safety-related suppliers, and maintaining qualification records.

Qualifications

• Current qualification as an NQA-1 Lead Auditor, or qualifiable within 90 days: documented training in auditing, participation in a minimum number of audits, and a written examination per NQA-1 Part II Subpart 2.23
• 5+ years in nuclear quality assurance, with hands-on experience auditing to 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR 21, and NQA-1
• Working knowledge of construction materials testing, special inspection, or geotechnical services strongly preferred
• ASQ CQA a plus
• Writes audit reports that an NRC inspector could follow without a conversation
• Comfortable delivering findings to the people who caused them

Responsibilities

• Plan and maintain the audit schedule for the nuclear QA program: internal audits of every applicable NQA-1 requirement and supplier audits on the frequency the program and the approved supplier list require
• Lead audits end to end — notification, checklist, entrance meeting, objective evidence, findings, exit meeting, report — and supervise auditors and technical specialists on the audit team
• Evaluate and audit suppliers of safety-related items and services; recommend approved-supplier-list additions, conditions, and removals; perform surveillances
• Classify findings, issue corrective-action requests, verify effectiveness of corrective actions, and close them with objective evidence
• Maintain lead-auditor and auditor qualification records (training, audit participation, annual evaluation) and support owner, licensee, and NUPIC-style audits of our own program

Skills

NQA-1 Lead Auditor

Auditing nuclear QA

Lead audit team leadership

Delivering findings

Education

ASQ CQA certification

Job description

Construction Material Testing seeks a Lead Auditor to own the nuclear QA audit program, plan the annual schedule, and lead internal and supplier audits with a team of auditors and specialists. You will write audit reports and verify corrective actions to closure, while maintaining independence from the work audited.

Responsibilities include leading end-to-end audits, evaluating safety-related suppliers, and maintaining qualification records.