Professional IV-Quality Assurance

Job Description

Posting Title
Professional IV-Quality Assurance
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Location
CO - Boulder
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Position Type
Regular
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Hours Per Week
40
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Working at NLR
NLR's 305-acre Flatirons Campus is the nation's premier wind energy, water power, and grid integration research facility. Nestled south of Boulder, Colorado, and north of NLR's main South Table Mountain campus, Flatirons Campus sits adjacent to the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge and countless acres of open space and parks with stunning views of the Flatirons rock formations.
Join the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), where world-class scientists, engineers, and experts are accelerating energy innovation through breakthrough research and systems integration. From our mission to our collaborative culture, NLR stands out in the research community for its commitment to an affordable and secure energy future. Spanning foundational science to applied systems engineering and analysis, we focus on solving complex challenges to deliver advanced, secure, reliable, and cost-effective energy solutions. Our work helps strengthen U.S. industries, support job creation, and promote national economic growth.
At NLR, you'll find a mission-driven environment supported by state-of-the-art facilities, multidisciplinary research teams, and strong collaborations with industry, academia, and other national laboratories. We offer robust professional development opportunities, and a competitive benefits package designed to support your career and well-being.
Job Description
As a member of the
ESHQ
Office facilitate and provide QA/QC oversight for field implementation of
NLR
's
Construction
Quality Management program and other relevant programs and procedures in
Site Operations:

Develop a comprehensive working knowledge and understanding of contract documents including plans, specifications, and applicable code(s).

Review and provide feedback on project-specific QA/QC plans with scopes of work and work procedures.
Develop engineering procedures, including document control, submissions management, tracking of Request for Information (RFIs), material samples, testing schedules, and open punch list items.

Implement project-specific QA/QC Plan in coordination with project safety plan.

Always ensure strict adherence to ethics and compliance requirements.

Establish and maintain working relationships with Site Operations, architects, consultants, subcontractors, and vendors to ensure that the project-specific QA/QC Plan delivers a fully compliant project.

Understand project execution plans and coordinate Quality Control procedures at appropriate stages of the work and in line with the project schedule.

Continually improve strategies and tools to effectively and efficiently document, track, and record compliance with contract documents.

Execute the project-specific QA/QC Plan in a manner that engages all involved staff, subcontractors, vendors, and consultants.

Facilitate inspections with third-party testing and inspections. Analyze and report the results.

Oversight of the development and tracking of punch lists.

Track removal and replacement of non-compliant materials and/or workmanship. Document compliance after corrective work is completed prior to starting any subsequent work.

Research and apply additional Quality Control and Lean procedures to enhance the quality of project delivery.

Oversight of project close-out and quality reports.

Support
assigned organizations
i
n

monitoring, assessing,
trending
and reporting on management systems data.

Attend Plan of the week meetings and other essential meetings for
assigned
organizations
. P
articipate in
ESHQ
assessments and
readiness verifications
for new or modified projects to ensure
NLR
's Quality Management program is integrated into those activities. Collaborate
with
staff and management within
ESHQ
and
Site Operations
as required to plan and implement proposed projects and activities.

Monitor and trend data for
incidents, assessment
and inspection findings
,
maintenance and calibration of critical equipment, concerns
, etc.

Plan, perform and coordinate assessments (e.g., ISO assessment, DOE surveillances, self
-
assessments, observational monitoring, etc.)
.

Serve on teams to provide guidance
and/or lead
the development of corrective actions and causal analysis processes resulting from event investigations and assessments.

Serve primary role for managing, verifying and performing effectiveness reviews for corrective actions.

Measuring & Test Equipment (M&TE) - Identify measuring and test equipment and associated calibration requirements, establish calibration protocols, establish calibration standards, and track M&TE status.

Best Practices/Lessons Learned (LL) - Identify,
develop
, and disseminate best practices and LL. Coordinate with the
NLR
LL point of contact for the DOE
complex
database to submit LL for internal and DOE-wide dissemination.

Quality training - develop and/or provide quality-related training to facility operations staff.

ESHQ
Inspections - participate in inspections with ESH
and
operations
management/staff. Work with

staff
and
management to identify, investigate, and resolve inspection issue trends.

Configuration Management - Support
Site Operations in
implementing

facility configuration management/change
c
ontrol process
es
. Monitor processes for effectiveness, reliability, and efficiency.

Maintenance Management - Assist in the implementation of facility maintenance management processes, as appropriate.

Input into lab-wide system development and improvement - provide input into lab-wide quality related process development, implementation, and improvement activities. Review draft lab-level policies, procedures and forms as requested.

Provide quality assurance for Integrated Safety and Management and Environmental Management Systems via representative sampling of the implementation of the supporting programs and procedures.

Review and verify training and qualification records for staff and subcontractors.

Support special projects and initiatives led by the
ESHQ
Office.

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Basic Qualifications
Relevant Bachelor's Degree and 9 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant Master's Degree and 7 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant PhD and 4 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant JD and 4 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Applies extensive technical expertise, and has full knowledge of other related disciplines. Contributes to the development of new concepts, techniques and standards. Considered internal subject matter expert. Extensive knowledge of laws, regulations, principles, procedures and practices related to specific field. Excellent leadership, project management and problem solving skills. Ability to use various computer software programs.
* Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.
Additional Required Qualifications
Knowledge of the construction process, means and methods, and materials, their characteristics, installation procedures and tolerances. Very strong written and verbal communication skills are required.
Applies extensive technical expertise

and has full knowledge of other related disciplines. Contributes to the development of new concepts, techniques and standards. Considered internal subject matter expert.

Extensive knowledge of laws, regulations, principles, procedures and practices related to specific field. Excellent leadership, project management and problem solving skills. Ability to use various computer software programs.

*
Additional Required Knowledge, Skills and Attributes

•
Trade experience in new construction is preferred.

• Experience with multiple Quality Management Systems desired (e.g., ISO-9001, ISO-14001, ISO-17025,
ISO 45001,
ANSI-Z1.13, DOE O 414.1,
CMMI, etc.).
• Must have the ability to adapt quickly and easily to new and challenging situations.

Preferred Qualifications
Current or previous certifications in quality management (e.g., Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence, Certified Quality Auditor, Certified Quality Engineer, Lead Auditor Certification, etc.); and/or certification as a Project Management Professional.
Proven experience and knowledge of DOE policies and regulations, principles, procedures, and practices.
Experience with formal work planning and control and conduct of research practices.
Experience implementing Integrated Safety Management (ISM) best practices.
Experience working collaboratively with a diverse science and engineering research staff.
Experience with Procore preferred.
OSHA 30 hour certification
.
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Job Application Submission Window
The anticipated closing window for application submission is up to 30 days and may be extended as needed.
Annual Salary Range (based on full-time 40 hours per week)
Job Profile: Professional IV / Annual Salary Range: $100,400 - $180,700
NLR takes into consideration a candidate's education, training, and experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, a potential new employee's salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.
Benefits Summary
Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; short*- and long-term disability insurance; pension benefits*; 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match*; life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance; personal time off (PTO) and sick leave; paid holidays; and tuition reimbursement*. NLR employees may be eligible for, but are not guaranteed, performance-, merit-, and achievement- based awards that include a monetary component. Some positions may be