Lead QA Engineer (Aiken, SC)

Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking qualified candidates for a Lead QA Engineer opportunity to support the Savannah River Site.

Work Location: Aiken, SC

Lead QA Engineer-

The Lead QA Engineer will support a multi-year construction project involving significant civil, mechanical, and electrical construction, including grading, storm drainage, demolition, earthwork, ductbanks, firewater, service water, process piping, electrical systems, and associated site infrastructure.

Duties:

• Provide day-to-day technical leadership and coordination for project Quality Assurance activities.

• Support implementation and oversight of the project Quality Management System (QMS) in accordance with applicable ASME NQA-1 requirements, DOE Order 414.1D, project procedures, and contractual requirements.

• Lead and perform quality surveillances, assessments, and other oversight activities to verify effective implementation of quality requirements.

• Support internal, client, DOE, and external audits by preparing documentation, gathering objective evidence, supporting auditors, and tracking findings.

• Review construction, engineering, procurement, and other project activities for compliance with approved procedures and quality requirements.

• Review and support development and revision of quality procedures, instructions, and implementing documents.

• Provide technical guidance to QA Engineers and other project personnel regarding quality program requirements.

• Evaluate identified quality issues and support development, documentation, and implementation of corrective actions.

• Support the NCR/CAR process and evaluation of Conditions Adverse to Quality (CAQs) and Significant Conditions Adverse to Quality (SCAQs).

• Review quality records and objective evidence for completeness, accuracy, traceability, and compliance.

• Monitor quality trends, recurring issues, audit findings, and corrective actions and communicate significant concerns to Quality management.

• Support personnel qualification, certification, indoctrination, and training processes associated with quality-affecting activities.

• Coordinate QA activities with Quality Control, Construction, Engineering, Procurement, Document Control, Commissioning, subcontractors, and project management.

• Support management reviews, quality metrics, and reporting of project quality performance.

Skills/Experience:

• Minimum 7 years of Quality Assurance, Quality Control, or related quality experience supporting industrial, DOE, nuclear, or other highly regulated projects.