Sr. Quality and Safety Programs Specialist

About the Company

Longenecker & Associates (L&A), a Geosyntec Company, is a trusted partner enabling critical missions across the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) complex for more than 30 years. We contribute to DOE’s nuclear security and environmental remediation enterprise by providing the highest-caliber staff and experts. Geosyntec is an innovative, international engineering and consulting firm serving private and public-sector clients to address new ventures and complex problems involving our environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. Ranked by ENR as one of the top environmental engineering design firms, Geosyntec is internationally known for its technical leadership, broad experience, and exceptional client service. We invest in our people, offering unique career paths, competitive pay and benefits, and well-being programs to support employees and their families.

Responsibilities

• Independently support multiple areas in support of L&A client tasks and corporate program activities.
• Ensure the timely and effective execution of assigned client and corporate tasks consistent with established requirements and applicable implementing procedures.
• Drive corrective and improvement actions, trending, and metric analysis to foster continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with task teams to plan and deliver task deliverables.
• Develop and track assigned program performance to objectives and performance targets metrics.
• Promote and act to improve program effectiveness; develop and improve program procedures.
• Identify and document risks.
• Verify completion and effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Plan, support, and/or lead client tasks and internal audits and assessments to evaluate the health of overall programs.
• Review actions associated with audit and assessment findings and opportunities for improvement to ensure objective evidence is appropriate.
• Train personnel on program requirements and practices.
• Assist with client supplier performance evaluation activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or a technical field. Equivalent combination of education and experience can be considered in lieu of education.
• Due to federal contract security requirements, candidates must be U.S. citizens able to successfully pass a federal background investigation to secure and maintain DOE Q security clearance if required.
• At least 10 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience; roles requiring understanding of, and operation to, comprehensive regulatory requirements.
• Effective written, listening, and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of applications.
• NQA-1 or ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems experience and understanding of OSHA requirements and associated implementation.
• Ability to obtain NQA-1 Lead Auditor certification.
• Ability to travel to client sites to support task/mission activities (typical duration 3-10 business days).
• Health & Safety training, medical monitoring, and client-driven drug and background testing. Note: Marijuana use is prohibited under Federal drug-free workplace rules, even if permitted under State Law.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active DOE or DoD security clearance.
• Experience implementing and advising implementation of requirements in a systematic manner using a graded approach.
• Ability to provide oversight of programs, assume leadership responsibilities for team activities, and interact with multiple organizations, including federal counterparts.
• Proficiency with data analysis tools.
• Experience developing and/or implementing regulatory programs and procedures in an industrial setting.
• Experience in performing and ideally leading regulatory program assessments and audits.
• Applicable professional certifications.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Comprehensive healthcare (medical and dental).
• 401K plan.
• Paid time off.
• In-house training and career pathing.
• Mentoring and award programs.
• Tuition reimbursement.

Schedule

Remote position with periodic travel.