Nuclear Facility Quality Assurance Manager

Company Description

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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability. 

Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.

Job Description

We have an opening for a Nuclear Facility Quality Assurance Manager to programmatically support the Nuclear Facility Quality Leader with managing the Quality Assurance group in the Superblock. The Superblock is part of Strategic Deterrence and consists of four nuclear facilities (Hazardous Category 2 and 3), including several other support buildings, with the purpose of enabling various stockpile stewardship initiatives related to national security. You will interface closely with Superblock engineering, maintenance and operations managers, as well as program managers supporting laboratory missions in plutonium sustainment, stockpile stewardship and material characterization/analytical chemistry. Responsibilities include assisting in the management and development of staffing, short-term and long-term strategic planning and goals, and budgets. This position reports administratively through the Quality Assurance group within the Facilities and Operations Support Division in the Strategic Deterrence Directorate.

This position requires full-time on-site presence due to the nature of the work.

This position will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.  

You will 

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team comprised of facility, program, and support personnel to establish and implement an effective quality assurance program within Superblock that addresses each of the elements of 10 CFR Part 830 Subpart A, Quality Assurance, and DOE implementing orders and guides, such as DOE Order 414.1D, Quality Assurance.
• Implement and pilot new processes and techniques for improving the overall efficiency and accuracy of quality assurance operations within the Superblock.
• Develop and maintain design processes that meet regulatory and industry standards and support configuration management.
• Implement organizational structures that define functional responsibilities and levels of authority for managing, performing, and assessing work.
• Ensure work processes align with standards, administrative controls, hazard controls, and regulatory requirements.
• Implement processes to assure quality performance and the procurement of products and services.
• Manage a team of quality assurance engineers, inspectors, specialists and administrative staff in the support of nuclear facility technical activities within LLNL’s Superblock complex.
• Coordinate, prioritize, and provide direct supervision of the daily work activities of the Superblock quality assurance organization in support of facility and program activities.
• Provide direction regarding administrative and personnel matters to subordinates in accordance with established LLNL policies and guidance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities, at the TSL.4 level

• Develop and monitor a Superblock quality assurance budget using institutional financial tools.
• Authorize work in a nuclear facility.
• Effectively represent and communicate quality assurance technical issues to stakeholders and external regulators.

Qualifications

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship. 
• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Chemistry, Engineering, or a related technical/science discipline, or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Experience with the application of quality management systems (i.e., ISO 9001, NQA-1).
• Experience working in a nuclear facility managing quality assurance personnel.
• Significant experience applying a broad understanding of scientific and technical disciplines including safety, engineering, operations, and maintenance.
• Significant experience in quality assurance program development and implementation in areas such as technical reviews, product receipt inspections, engineering reviews, commercial grade item dedication testing and evaluation, vendor inspections, software quality assurance, assessments and audits, an