Nuclear QA Lead Auditor – ASME NQA-1 Expert

Construction Material Testing; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing is seeking a Lead Auditor to own and manage the nuclear QA audit program aligned with ASME NQA-1. You will plan the annual audit schedule, lead internal and supplier audits, write reports, and verify corrective actions to closure.

Responsibilities include on-site audits, drafting objective evidence, and delivering findings to stakeholders. Requires 5+ years in nuclear QA, with knowledge of 10 CFR 50 Appendix B and 10 CFR 21.

Qualifications

• Current qualification as an NQA-1 Lead Auditor, or qualifiable within 90 days.
• 5+ years in nuclear quality assurance with hands-on auditing.
• Experience auditing to 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR 21, and NQA-1.
• ASQ CQA a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan and maintain the audit schedule for the nuclear QA program: internal audits of every applicable NQA-1 requirement and supplier audits.
• 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.
• Maintain lead-auditor and auditor qualification records and support audits of our own program.

Skills

NQA-1 Lead Auditor

Auditing

Nuclear quality assurance

Regulatory knowledge (10 CFR 50 App B)

Findings presentation

Job description

Construction Material Testing is seeking a Lead Auditor to own and manage the nuclear QA audit program aligned with ASME NQA-1. You will plan the annual audit schedule, lead internal and supplier audits, write reports, and verify corrective actions to closure.

Responsibilities include on-site audits, drafting objective evidence, and delivering findings to stakeholders. Requires 5+ years in nuclear QA, with knowledge of 10 CFR 50 Appendix B and 10 CFR 21.