Project Quality Assurance Manager

Oklo·Santa Clara, CA or Remote·Posted July 2026

Nuclear industryUS only

About this role

Oklo is seeking a Project Quality Assurance Manager to oversee QA activities across EPC, construction, procurement, manufacturing, and operations-readiness for advanced reactor projects. This role ensures execution aligns with NQA-1, DOE Order 414.1D, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, and NRC regulatory requirements while coordinating between internal teams, contractors, vendors, and suppliers.

Responsibilities

—Develop and maintain project-level Quality Assurance Plans, procedures, inspection/test plans, audit plans, and quality records for EPC, construction, procurement, manufacturing, and operations-readiness activities aligned with NQA-1 and 10 CFR 50 Appendix B.
—Translate licensing, quality program, code, contractual, and project requirements into executable instructions for project teams, EPC contractors, suppliers, and internal teams.
—Develop and maintain quality requirements for QL-1 and quality-significant structures, systems, components, materials, and construction activities, including acceptance criteria, verification methods, and objective evidence.
—Develop care, custody, and control transfer plans from EPC and construction contractors to Oklo for asset acceptance, configuration control, and operations readiness.
—Define handover and operational-readiness criteria including system boundaries, turnover scope, asset ownership, equipment preservation, punch-list closure, and required records.
—Develop internal procurement quality plans aligned with commercial grade dedication, supplier quality, and licensing requirements.
—Provide QA oversight of construction execution, including work package readiness, field implementation, inspections, testing, commissioning support, and turnover.
—Review drawings, specifications, procedures, work packages, procurement documents, RFIs, submittals, and quality records for regulatory alignment.
—Manage corrective action processes including condition reports, nonconformances, audit findings, root cause evaluations, and effectiveness reviews.
—Plan and execute audits and surveillances of project activities, EPC contractors, suppliers, procurement, manufacturing, and document control.
—Support supplier qualification, audits, surveillance, and commercial grade dedication implementation.
—Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Construction, Operations, and Regulatory teams to resolve quality issues.

Qualifications

—Strong quality judgment and field awareness in nuclear construction or manufacturing environments.
—Demonstrated document and records management discipline.
—Supplier and procurement quality experience in regulated industries.
—Construction execution awareness and project delivery experience.
—Proactive ability to identify and escalate quality, documentation, turnover, and operations-readiness risks.
—Knowledge of NQA-1, DOE Order 414.1D, and 10 CFR 50 Appendix B quality standards.