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Project Quality Lead

Oklo· Quality Assurance
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Hybrid (Idaho Falls, ID)$80k - $120kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Lead and manage the project Quality Assurance Program for Oklo projects in accordance with ASME NQA-1, ANSI/ANS-15.8, contractual and regulatory requirements; supervise quality personnel and coordinate QA/QC activities across engineering, procurement, construction, inspection, testing, commissioning, and turnover.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the implementation, maintenance, assessment, and continuous improvement of the project Quality Assurance Program and oversee assigned quality control activities in accordance with ASME NQA-1, ANSI/ANS-15.8, applicable project requirements, and Oklo procedures.
  • Provide day-to-day supervision, technical direction, work planning, prioritization, mentoring, and performance feedback for Project Quality Specialists, inspectors, and other assigned quality personnel, and verify that work is completed accurately, consistently, and on schedule.
  • Interpret quality, contractual, technical, regulatory, and code requirements and approve their translation into practical project controls, procedures, work instructions, inspection plans, acceptance criteria, quality requirement matrices, and hold or witness points.
  • Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of project quality plans, inspection and test plans, surveillance plans, audit schedules, inspection checklists, quality staffing plans, and risk-based oversight strategies for engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and turnover activities.
  • Lead or participate in design, constructability, and readiness reviews to verify that quality requirements, design inputs, interfaces, field changes, as-built conditions, configuration controls, inspection needs, and records requirements are adequately addressed and implemented.
  • Oversee quality reviews of procurement specifications, requisitions, purchase orders, and subcontracts to ensure appropriate quality clauses, technical requirements, supplier qualification, source inspection, documentation, and records requirements are included and effectively flowed down.
  • Coordinate supplier and subcontractor quality activities, including qualification, evaluation, audits, surveys, source surveillances, performance monitoring, issue resolution, and escalation, in partnership with Procurement, Engineering, Supplier Quality, and project leadership.
  • Review and approve quality evaluations of supplier and subcontractor submittals, quality plans, procedures, inspection records, material certifications, certificates of conformance, test reports, and final data packages for completeness and compliance.
  • Direct field quality assurance oversight and quality control verification of EPC contractors and subcontractors performing civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation and controls work, including earthwork, concrete, structural steel, welding, piping, equipment installation, cable installation, and system construction.
  • Witness inspections and tests, review inspection and test results, verify objective evidence, and confirm items and completed work meet approved drawings, specifications, procedures, codes, and acceptance criteria.
  • Ensure appropriate controls for special processes, including personnel qualifications, approved procedures, material traceability, environmental conditions, calibrated measuring and test equipment, welding, nondestructive examination, heat treatment, and concrete placement/testing, as applicable.
  • Establish priorities and oversight expectations for construction work packages, field activities, RFIs, design changes, inspection results, punch-list items, and quality control documentation, and escalate conditions adverse to quality.
  • Provide technical review and approval of nonconformance reports, deviations, corrective actions, and related quality issues; coordinate dispositions, root cause evaluations, extent-of-condition reviews, and effectiveness verifications.
  • Serve as Lead Auditor for project audits of internal organizations, EPC contractors, suppliers, and subcontractors; develop audit plans and checklists, lead audit teams and meetings, evaluate evidence, and ensure timely closure of findings.
  • Lead project surveillances, assessments, field inspections, and quality performance reviews; identify adverse trends and systemic issues; communicate risks and recommended actions to leadership.
  • Ensure quality assurance records, quality control inspection records, and construction turnover documents are complete, legible, traceable, and retrievable; oversee final project records and data packages.
  • Lead efforts to prevent counterfeit, fraudulent, and suspect items and manage related investigations and reporting.
  • Develop and present quality metrics, inspection status, audit results, trend analyses, and project quality updates; provide training to strengthen quality ownership across teams.

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of quality assurance, quality control, quality engineering, inspection, construction, or related experience in nuclear energy, DOE work, EPC projects, or other highly regulated environments
  • Working knowledge of ASME NQA-1 and/or ANSI/ANS-15.8 and ability to apply QA/QC requirements across engineering, procurement, construction, inspection, testing, or project execution
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, quality, physical science, or related field, or equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience
  • Experience reviewing drawings, specifications, procedures, procurement documents, inspection and test plans, construction work packages, supplier documentation, and objective quality evidence
  • Experience performing field inspections and supporting surveillances, audits, nonconformance control, corrective action, and quality records activities
  • Ability to work independently in active project/field environments, prioritize effectively, and communicate quality concerns clearly
  • Ability to work on-site in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and travel to supplier/contractor locations as needed

Skills

Required:Quality Assurance (QA) programsAuditingInspection planning and executionNonconformance handlingField inspectionsQuality documentation

Benefits

  • flexible time off
  • equity
  • bonuses
  • competitive pay
  • 401(k)
  • health insurance with employer contribution
  • HSA
  • FSA
  • flexible work hours
  • wellness credits
Last updated Aug 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Emission free, always on power from advanced fission power plants.

About Oklo Inc.: Oklo Inc. (Oklo) is developing advanced fission power plants to provide emission-free, reliable, and affordable energy. Oklo received a Site Use Permit from the U.S Department of Energy, has performed successful prototypic fuel fabrication, was awarded fuel material from Idaho National Laboratory, developed the first advanced fission combined license application accepted and docketed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and is developing advanced fuel recycling technologies in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy and national laboratories. Oklo has been featured in Time, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Popular Mechanics, Wired, Architectural Digest, Hyperallergic, POWER Magazine, has been the subject of a Harvard Business School case, and is featured in the Oliver Stone documentary Nuclear, among other features.

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