Senior Nuclear Project Quality Leader

Blue Energy; Georgia; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Energy seeks a Project Quality Manager to lead the QA program across engineering, procurement, and construction for nuclear development projects. The role reports to the Director, Quality, and oversees PQE/PQA staff, developing plans, conducting surveillances, and ensuring deliverables meet regulatory criteria.

Initial responsibilities include establishing quality controls and reporting, aligning with NRC requirements (10 CFR 50 Appendix B) and ASME NQA-1 standards, and expanding the

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in nuclear quality assurance and quality control.
• Solid working knowledge of nuclear and non-nuclear codes, standards, and methodologies (e.g., 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, ASME NQA-1, ASME BPVC).
• Qualified nuclear Lead Auditor.
• Demonstrated managerial and leadership experience, including managing embedded project quality staff.
• Experience developing project quality plans and performing surveillances and hold-point inspections.
• Strong organizational and communication skills with a service-oriented mindset partnering across engineering, procurement, and construction.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project quality plans aligned to 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, ASME NQA-1, ASME III and contractual/regulatory acceptance criteria.
• Establish quality hold points, witness points, and surveillance schedules for each active project.
• Maintain project-level quality metrics and reporting to support leadership visibility and NRC inspection readiness.
• Perform and oversee site surveillances, hold-point inspections, and receipt inspections across active project sites.
• Review purchase orders and contracts to verify correct quality requirements are specified before award.
• Verify deliverables meet contractual and regulatory acceptance criteria prior to release or turnover.
• Identify, track, and ensure proper closeout of non-conforming conditions and conditions adverse to quality.
• Coordinate with Supplier Quality on audits, assessments, and approved-supplier status for project-assigned suppliers.
• Support disposition of nonconformances and corrective actions identified during project execution through the CAP.
• Maintain dashboards and reporting tools that provide visibility into surveillance status, inspection findings, and outstanding actions.
• Support internal and NRC or third-party audits and inspections related to project quality.
• Ensure documentation and records generated by project quality activities are controlled per Document Control and Records Management requirements.
• Manage and mentor Project Quality Assurance (PQA) Leads and Project Quality Engineers (PQE) assigned per project.
• Foster quality culture and concepts to the Blue Energy project team.
• Partner with engineering, construction, and project management teams to embed quality requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Represent Quality in project meetings, design reviews, and change control processes as required.

Job description

Blue Energy seeks a Project Quality Manager to lead the QA program across engineering, procurement, and construction for nuclear development projects. The role reports to the Director, Quality, and oversees PQE/PQA staff, developing plans, conducting surveillances, and ensuring deliverables meet regulatory criteria.

Initial responsibilities include establishing quality controls and reporting, aligning with NRC requirements (10 CFR 50 Appendix B) and ASME NQA-1 standards, and expanding the