TerraPower · 9 hours ago
Site QA Manager
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$141K/yr - $212K/yr
12+ years expTerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington, seeking to hire a Site QA Manager to oversee the technical, performance, and personnel management of a team within the Natrium Project Organization. The role involves building and managing a team focused on quality assurance in a regulated nuclear environment, ensuring compliance with quality standards and promoting professional development.
Clean EnergyCleanTechEnergyNuclear
Responsibilities
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, Continuous Improvement, Lessons Learned/Operation Experience, and Risk Management processes
Provide reviews and approvals attesting to technical adequacy of work products
Review quality affecting procedures (e.g., engineering, procurement, document control, records, and resting)
Ensure compliance with TerraPower Engineering procedures and guidelines, including applicable quality standards
Review procurement specification, purchase orders, contracts, task orders and agreements, and flow-downs applicable quality assurance requirements in Order/Contracts
Keep one's team technically synchronized with each other and with the Project; help remove roadblocks, break down silos and promote resilience and resourcefulness
Facilitate definition of technical interfaces/handoffs from other teams
Provide technical oversight of contractor, supplier, and partner work, where applicable
Keep senior managers, department directors, and lead technical staff informed of major emerging technical issues, while working to solve these problems with others
Provide input to technical risk harvesting exercises
Assist in the identification of regulations, codes, and standards applicable to the work
Ensure technical documents meet applicable regulatory guides, codes, and standards
Ensure design conducted in accordance with Project requirements, configuration management and change control plans and practices
Qualification
Required
B.S. engineering related discipline from an accredited university and 8+ years direct experience, or an M.S. or Ph.D. with commensurate experience
NQA-1 Audit Team Lead qualification or ability to achieve qualification within first year
12+ years' experience in a Quality Assurance function with 5+ years as a Manager in a nuclear (NRC, DOE) Quality Assurance function preferred or in a regulated environment such as EPA, aerospace, or similar industries
Experience successfully managing and leading a team of technical QA professionals
Exceptional communication skills to integrate with a geographically and organizationally diverse engineering team are required
Experience managing projects executed under a high degree of regulatory oversight, with a preference for experience building Nuclear Power Plants
Strong technical acumen, with the ability to understand complex technical concepts is highly desirable
Excellent oral and written communication skills
The successful candidate will possess a high-degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly, and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork
Benefits
Competitive Compensation
Salary, eligible to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments
Comprehensive Medical and Wellness Benefits
Medical
Vision
Dental
Life
Life and Disability
Gender Affirmation Benefits
Parental Leave
401k Plan
Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
21 days of annually accrued PTO
Generous Holiday Schedule
10 paid holidays
Relocation Assistance
Professional and Educational Support Opportunities
Flexible Work Schedule
Company
TerraPower
TerraPower is a nuclear energy technology firm that focuses on developing a sustainable and economic nuclear energy system.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.49BKey Investors
Korea Hydro & Nuclear PowerUS Department of Energy
2026-01-20Secondary Market
2025-06-18Series Unknown· $650M
2022-08-15Series A· $830M
Leadership Team
Vanessa Estupinan, MS-HRM
Human Resources Business Partner
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