VP of Quality

Job Title: VP of Quality
Location: Houston, TX
Type: Direct Hire
Work Model: Onsite – onsite

Overview

System One is hiring a VP of Quality who will be a hands-on quality leader responsible for establishing, growing, and maintaining the Quality Management System (QMS) across our client's organization’s full scope of work: design, procurement, manufacturing, construction, operations, regulatory affairs and licensing, and full fuel lifecycle operations. The role owns the QA program end-to-end building and maintaining program documents, procedures, and controls; leading the audit, inspection, and surveillance program; driving corrective action and nonconformance processes; and ensuring quality inputs, records, commitments, and controls support regulatory strategy, licensing applications, approvals, and ongoing compliance. Works directly in the program while building scalable quality practices aligned to ANSI 15.8, ASME NQA-1, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, ISO 9001, and applicable company and regulatory requirements, and mentors’ quality staff as the organization scales.

Functional Scope

• Quality Management System (QMS) Ownership
• Quality Assurance Program Development & Maintenance
• Auditing & Assessments (Internal, Supplier, External)
• Inspection, Examination & Testing Program
• Corrective Action Program (CAP)
• Nonconformance & Deficiency Management (NCR / CAR)
• Supplier Quality & Procurement Controls
• Quality Controls Across Design, Procurement, Manufacturing, Construction, Operations & the Full Fuel Lifecycle
• Document Control & Quality Records
• Regulatory Affairs & Licensing Quality Support
• Regulatory & Code Compliance (NQA-1 / 10 CFR 50 App. B / ISO 9001, ANSI15.8)
• Quality Culture & Continuous Improvement

• QMS Establishment, Growth & Maintenance
• Establish, implement, and maintain the company Quality Management System and Quality Assurance Program aligned to ANSI15.8, ASME NQA-1, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, ISO 9001, and applicable customer and regulatory requirements.
• Author, review, and maintain the Quality Assurance Program Manual (QAPM), quality procedures, instructions, and forms, and keep them current as the organization and its scope of work evolve.
• Ensure the QMS establishes integrated, risk-informed controls and objective evidence requirements across design, procurement, manufacturing, construction, operations, regulatory affairs and licensing, and full fuel lifecycle operations, including interfaces and handoffs among functions, suppliers, regulatory stakeholders, and operating organizations.
• Define and apply a graded approach to quality so that controls are commensurate with the safety significance and complexity of the work.
• Establish quality metrics, management reporting, and periodic management review to monitor QMS health and drive decisions.
• Regulatory Affairs & Licensing Quality Support
• Partner with regulatory affairs and licensing teams to establish quality controls for licensing plans, applications, amendments, topical reports, responses to requests for additional information, regulatory commitments, and required records.
• Ensure licensing submittals and supporting technical information are accurate, traceable, independently reviewed as required, configuration-controlled, and supported by objective quality evidence.
• Track and verify implementation of regulatory commitments, license conditions, exemptions, approvals, and quality-related corrective actions across affected functions and lifecycle activities.

• Develop and manage the internal, supplier, and external audit and surveillance schedule based on status and importance of activities.
• Plan, lead, and report audits and assessments; verify implementation and effectiveness of the QA program and associated processes.
• Manage audit findings through to closure and confirm corrective actions are effective and sustained.
• Support and host customer, regulator, and third-party audits and assessments of the QA program. <