Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking qualified candidates for Performance Assurance Support opportunity in Richland, WA to support the Hanford site.

US Citizenship Required

SUMMARY
Perform quality assurance consulting services in support to major WTP project & program needs, focusing on special activities, and identified problems areas.  Consult and mentor line management oversight needs for WTP by direct observation and involvement in activities such as quality assurance reviews, system walkdowns, inspections, or surveys. 
Provide specialized knowledge & expertise for oversight and evaluation of quality assurance requirements associated with PMI, commercial grade dedication, and upgrading WTP existing structures, systems and components from non-safety to safety significant to support EPC completion of DFLAW, and construction of HLW.
Participate in workshops and perform reviews of engineering and procurement documents to establish and improve reasonable assurance existing SSCs can meet newly established nuclear safety functions and functional requirements from a quality assurance perspective.
Assist ORP quality assurance, nuclear safety, and engineering staff with interpretation of nuclear quality assurance requirements.
Provide expert consulting services in support of quality assurance (QA) activities that pertain to verification of WTP DFLAW and HLW engineering, procurement, and construction activities.
Support of engineering and quality assurance (QA) activities that pertain to WTP work scope.
Provide supplementary support in performing Real Time Field Surveillances of Prime Contractor’s field activities.
Attend QA, Construction Turnover to Startup, and other meetings as determined by WPA if needed.
Provide mentorship to WTP line management oversight of Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) turnover processes with the intent to ensure valuable time is not wasted on loss of process or focus.
Meet on a regular (usually weekly) basis with the WPA Director or his delegate to review daily performance and progress.
Provide review comments for in-process and formal line management oversight of QA, CGD, CTO (or other processes as required) submitted by BNI as needed. Comments may be documented on RCR forms.
Prepare, conduct and organize WPA OA’s, surveillances, and audits.  Document results in accordance with ORP procedures.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education – BS/BA degree in engineering, science, or business management, or alternatively, an accredited high school certificate plus 8 years of specialized experience in engineering, science, or business management, in addition to the requisite experience. MS/MA or PhD degree in a relevant field is considered to be 2 and 5 years of experience, respectively.
Experience – Ten (10) years of directly applicable successful experience consulting or contributing on complex projects, including providing strategic, management, technical, or business assistance to significant projects or programs in a senior capacity and/or as a consultant.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
Knowledge of Hanford Site mission, activities and priorities preferred.
Extensive background in verbal communication, written products and team interactions.
Effective verbal and written communication skills, customer service skills and work relationships.
A knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite of tools, including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and other automation tools.
Ability to independently perform multiple tasks with dynamic priorities.
Ability to create various types of performance status reports.

Compensation
Salary is commensurate with education and experience and may range between $125,000 to $176,800 annually. Edgewater is committed to recruiting and maintaining a staff of highly skilled professionals to support our customers. In keeping with this objective, we offer highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs. We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.

If you are interested in being considered for this position and your resume clearly outlines your relevant experience for this position, please follow the application steps via our website: www.edgewatertech.net/careers

Edgewater will not submit your resume without first having detailed discussions with you and obtaining your permission to do so. We look forward to hearing from you!

WORKING WITH EDGEWATER
Founded in 2003, Edgewater is a professional and technical services firm supporting the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S., U.K., and Canadian Commercial Nuclear Industry, and private sector businesses involved in high-hazard or complex operations. Edgewater proudly offers expertise in numerous technical disciplines necessary to support operational environments where Integrated Safety Management and formal, disciplined operations are essential to ensure safety, quality, security, and regulatory compliance.

Edgewater is committed to recruiting and maintaining a staff of highly skilled professionals to support our customers. In keeping with this objective, we offer highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs. We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Edgewater is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected Veterans, or individuals with disabilities.

View all Edgewater opportunities at www.edgewatertech.net/careers