Nuclear Quality, Technical Leader II

About the Role

The Nuclear Quality Technical Leader bridges technical execution and regulatory compliance, ensuring that quality and procurement activities strictly adhere to ASME NQA-1 and NRC regulatory requirements. This position provides technical oversight and quality leadership to ensure safety-related items, materials, and services comply with ASME NQA-1, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, and 10 CFR Part 21 reporting standards.

Responsibilities

• Direct the implementation of ASME NQA-1 (18 Requirements), supporting nuclear sector staff to comply with the Quality Assurance Program.
• Lead evaluation processes for potential safety issues, defects, and nonconformances; manage technical assessments to determine potential Part 21 applicability.
• Serve as the technical authority ensuring project research and development aligns with 10 CFR 50, Appendix B criteria.
• Oversee the Commercial Grade Dedication (CGD) process for safety-related applications.
• Lead technical evaluations of Corrective Action Reports (CARs) and Nonconformance Reports (NCRs); perform CAR review and closure, approve dispositions (Use-As-Is, Repair), and ensure preventative actions are appropriate.
• Lead and support audits of suppliers; review and approve vendor quality programs and Certificate of Conformance (CoC) submittals.
• Review safety-related procurement requisitions to ensure applicable quality clauses flow-down to subcontractors.
• Work independently on technical activities without direct supervision, demonstrating responsibility for highly specialized technical objectives or problems requiring creative and imaginative thinking.
• Maintain familiarity with progress and problems in assigned technical areas.
• Provide assistance to EPRI sales staff in Member Services and EPRI International.
• Communicate strategies and results clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing to subject matter experts, program members, and advisors through guidelines, reports, meetings, webcasts, workshops, and conferences.
• Coordinate work activities across programs and provide oversight of project teams to ensure technical and financial milestones are met.
• Organize external and interdepartmental activities to ensure project completion on schedule and within budget.
• Support planning and execution of complex project work within the technical department to meet member/client objectives; prepare and present research reports.
• Manage small or medium projects including budgets and resources without direct people management responsibilities.
• Influence project teams in the engineering aspects of technical work.
• Coordinate EPRI work with national and international technical networks (e.g., manufacturers, consultants, academia, and research organizations).
• Lead proposal efforts and new promotional work; develop research or services opportunities of value to EPRI members that align with EPRI’s mission and capabilities.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field or equivalent experience required.
• Developed relationships with primary advisors in a research area.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $140,000 USD to $150,000 USD annually. The actual salary may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, abilities, internal equity, and geographic location. This role is eligible to participate in EPRI’s annual incentive program, with the amount varying subject to the plan’s terms and conditions.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401k retirement plan.
• Short-term and long-term disability (STD/LTD) insurance.
• Paid family leave.
• Life and accident insurance.
• Paid time off (flexible vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay).