Director of Quality Assurance - Jenkinsville, SC (hybrid)
Location: Jenkinsville, SC (50% onsite, 50% remote)
Estimated Duration of Work Assignment: 11 months (with potential to extend)
Pay Rate: Not Defined / need Candidate's requested rate
Mob / Demob: Yes, GSA expenses for directed trips to the work site.
Hours: Average work week will be at least 40 hours per week, potential for some overtime as project requires the support (10-20 additional hours as needed).

Position Details:

The Director of Quality Assurance will manage: Enterprise governance, supplier and partner assurance, program implementation, and quality services. Oversight of the QA Engineers who are performing program development, procedures, quality records and metrics, and assessment support, and provides quality support to new greenfield and brownfield deployment projects as they are authorized. Daily oversight of the QA leads, the contract Lead Auditor, and counterparts in Engineering, Procurement, Project Management, Construction, and Licensing. The position offers unusually broad exposure for a mid-career QA professional, with a defined growth path toward senior lead roles as the organization scales.

Responsibilities:
• Oversight of the QA Engineers who are responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining the enterprise quality program, including the QAPD and its supporting procedures.
• Oversight of quality integration on new greenfield and brownfield deployment projects as they are authorized, project quality plans and quality requirements in design, procurement, construction, and testing.
• Oversight of QA metrics, trends, and program status that support leadership decision-making.
• Oversight of internal and supplier assessments, audits, and surveillances, including follow-up of findings through corrective action (assessment conclusions remain with qualified auditors).
• Provide cross-program QA support to supplier assurance, program implementation, and quality services as priorities require working-level supplier and contractor contact in coordination with the Supplier & Partner Quality Lead.

Desired Qualifications / Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Experience:
• 10+ years in quality assurance (including 3+ years working under ASME NQA-1 and/or 10 CFR 50 Appendix B programs.
• Strong technical writing procedures, reports, and records that survive review with minimal rework.
• Demonstrated generalist range: hands-on work in at least two QA functions (procedures / document control, records, audits, supplier quality, project quality, or corrective action).
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a technical discipline, or equivalent quality assurance experience.

Preferred:
• Previously worked on AP1000 reactors such as Vogtle Nuclear Plant or previously worked at VC Summer Nuclear Plant
• Experience supporting nuclear plant design, construction, or commissioning (AP1000, SMR/MMR, or other new-build programs).
• Audit team participation or auditor training; ASQ CQA earned or in progress; NQA-1 Lead Auditor certification (past or present).
• Corrective-action program / operating-experience exposure; metrics or dashboard tools (Excel, Power BI). Familiarity with ISO 9001 / ISO 19443; ERP / MES systems and standard quality tools; exposure to startup or first-of-a-kind environments. Interest in qualifying as a lead auditor or growing into a senior lead role as the team scales.

Physical Requirements:
Yes - must have general mobility and ability to walk/traverse the site to get to work location or meeting areas, support site walkdowns, tour industrial and construction areas, etc. Must pass and maintain regulatory fitness and medical screenings to get unescorted site access. Must be able to use a computer and be able to sit for long periods of time during project meetings and general desk work. Must be able to lift 50 lb.

Interested parties that meet or exceed the requested qualifications, please send a detailed resume and rate expectation to Matthew Cukras at MC@BCPengineers.com
**Members of the BCP Team have access to Group Health Insurance and 401k**
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