Fleet QA Auditor (Principal or Senior) - Minneapolis, MN

Description

• Project oversight to facilitate the identification of compliance and performance issues associated with enterprise risk projects, and for communicating results to appropriate stakeholders.
• Leads or participates in assigned quality assurance audits, and analyzes facts from observations of various work activities, interviews, and document reviews to discern compliance with applicable requirements. This includes managing an audit team and identifying the technical and behavioral shortfalls that contribute to an issue. Investigate to get a firm understanding of why a behavior or performance shortfall exists to make a compelling case for change/action. Conduct follow-up to ensure actions taken to address identified gaps are effective.
• Perform effective written and oral communication to fleet and station management. Effective communication ensures understanding and alignment on non-compliances, performance shortfalls and gaps to excellence. Facts, requirements and significance are used to support assertions. Written products are logically organized, use concise language and are clear to intended readers.
• Independently develops quality assurance or vendor audit plans for assigned audits as required by the NSPM Quality Assurance Topical Report (QATR), including identification of applicable administrative and technical requirements against which performance will be audited.
• Establishes an effective, professional and credible relationship with personnel being audited. Work closely with the audited personnel to ensure effective and timely actions are taken to resolve identified issues and improve performance.
• Oversees and coordinates the activities of other QA Auditors. Mentors Auditors-in-training. Provides department training. Provides input for department document development, including audit procedures, master audit plans, audit schedules and audit assignments.

Requirements

• Education and/or experience equivalent to a bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited college
• Ability to obtain and maintain qualifications for unescorted access to Xcel Energy's nuclear power plants.
• Highest-level certification for the discipline
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering/physical science/mathematics.
• Minimum of 12 years of engineering experience in nuclear generating plant operations and or maintenance processes is required; equivalent electrical power plant experience in other industries or the military is acceptable.
• Minimum of 4-11 years of engineering experience in nuclear generating plant operations and or maintenance processes is required; equivalent electrical power plant experience in other industries or the military is acceptable.
• SRO license, certification or equivalent
• Associate's degree from a two-year college or technical school or equivalent on the job experience or training.
• Demonstrated ability to consult internally or externally within a technical specialty

Benefits

• Industry or professional society awards and recognition for achievement

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance