NQA1 Program Inspector

About the role

The NQA-1 Quality Control Inspector is responsible for performing inspection, documentation, and quality verification activities for complex steel fabrication work performed under AISC, AWS, project-specific, and nuclear quality assurance requirements.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Perform visual inspection of fabricated steel components, weldments, assemblies, fit-up, final welds, dimensional features, and completed work
• Verify that fabrication activities comply with approved drawings, specifications, work instructions, inspection plans, welding requirements, and applicable codes
• Inspect material identification, heat numbers, traceability markings, weld identification, and component markings for compliance with project and quality program requirements
• Review fabrication drawings, shop drawings, weld maps, procedures, inspection records, and project specifications to determine applicable inspection requirements
• Perform in-process and final inspections at required hold points, witness points, and surveillance points
• Identify and document nonconforming work, quality concerns, dimensional discrepancies, weld defects, documentation issues, and procedural deviations
• Communicate inspection results clearly to production, welding personnel, supervisors, quality management, and project management
• Support correction, reinspection, and closeout of nonconforming conditions in accordance with company procedures
• Support welding and nondestructive examination activities
• Support NQA-1 and quality program compliance
• Support material traceability, document control, calibration control, receiving inspection, traveler signoffs, and final quality package preparation
• Aid with customer inspections, source inspections, surveillance activities, audits, and quality reviews
• Identify conditions adverse to quality and report them in accordance with company procedures
• Support corrective action, root cause investigation, and continuous improvement efforts as required

Required Qualifications

• Current AWS Certified Welding Inspector certification
• Minimum experience with magnetic particle testing, including practical understanding of MT methods, acceptance criteria, documentation, and inspection limitations
• Ability to read and interpret fabrication drawings, weld symbols, shop drawings, bills of material, specifications, and inspection requirements
• Experience inspecting structural steel, complex weldments, bridge components, industrial steel, heavy fabrication, pressure-related components, or nuclear-related fabrication
• Working knowledge of AWS D1.1, AWS D1.5, AWS D1.6, or other applicable welding codes as required by project scope
• Understanding of material traceability, weld traceability, quality records, inspection hold points, nonconformance reporting, and corrective action processes
• Ability to use standard inspection tools, including tape measures, levels, squares, weld gauges, fillet weld gauges, calipers, micrometers, straightedges, and other dimensional inspection equipment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• High attention to detail and ability to produce accurate, complete, and legible inspection documentation
• Commitment to company safety, quality, and compliance standards

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working under an ASME NQA-1, nuclear, DOE, or other highly controlled quality assurance program
• Experience with AISC Certified Fabricator requirements, preferably complex bridge, hydraulic structure, industrial, or nuclear fabrication
• ASNT SNT-TC-1A or CP-189 Level II certification or documented qualification in magnetic particle testing
• Additional NDE qualifications in ultrasonic testing, dye penetrant testing, radiographic film interpretation, or visual testing
• Experience with nuclear safety-related work, commercial nuclear fabrication, NQA-1 procurement, source inspection, or quality record packages
• Familiarity with ASME Section III, ASME Section IX, ASME B31.1, ASME B31.3, AWS D1.1, AWS D1.5, AWS D1.6, AISC, RCSC, or project-specific nuclear specifications
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, Bluebeam, and electronic document management systems
• Experience supporting customer audits, supplier audits, internal audits, and third-party inspections