Quality Integration Sr. Program Manager

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Oak Ridge, TN, USA
In-Office
113K-189K Annually
Senior level
Energy • Manufacturing • Renewable Energy
The Role
Lead enterprise quality strategy and QMS maturity across engineering and manufacturing. Drive corrective actions, risk mitigation, audits, continuous improvement (Lean, PDCA, Kata), dashboards/analytics, and regulatory compliance (DOE, NRC, NQA-1, ISO). Mentor teams, advise senior leadership, and manage change to ensure sustainable quality performance.
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Position Summary:

Step into a high‑impact leadership role that shapes the future of quality across ACO‑OR. As the Senior Program Manager, Quality Integration (QI), you will be the driving force behind the maturity, consistency, and effectiveness of our Quality Management System (QMS). This is a mission‑critical position with broad influence across engineering, manufacturing, and enterprise support functions.

You’ll guide quality strategy at the enterprise level, strengthen system performance, and champion continuous improvement. Your work will empower data‑driven decisions, eliminate systemic risks, and ensure long‑term operational excellence. Recognized as one of the site’s senior technical leaders, you will help shape organizational transformation and ensure our quality practices align with mission execution and regulatory requirements.

If you’re energized by cross‑functional leadership, complex system challenges, and enterprise‑wide impact—this is your opportunity to lead at the highest level.

What You Will Do

Lead & Empower

 • Provide strategic leadership for the Quality Integration organization, ensuring the right people, skills, and resources are in place
• Advise senior leadership on quality risks, systemic issues, and organizational readiness
• Mentor teams in auditing, systems engineering, and continuous improvement

Drive Quality Strategy

 • Shape long‑term QMS strategy and guide decisions that influence site‑wide performance and manufacturing capability
• Ensure process standards, controls, and quality systems are consistent, scalable, and compliant.

Advance Systemic Improvement • Lead enterprise‑level corrective actions and improvement initiatives
• Translate audit and assessment outcomes into sustainable organizational improvements
• Maintain objective oversight of QMS health and performance trends

Strengthen Risk Management 

• Identify and communicate systemic risks; develop mitigation strategies and improvement plans.
• Validate that corrective actions truly address root causes and prevent recurrence

Build Continuous Improvement Capability • Oversee CI infrastructure, training programs, and improvement methodologies (Lean, PDCA, Kata)

• Partner with digital/data teams to develop dashboards and analytics that support transparent, data‑driven decision‑making
• Lead enterprise change‑management efforts to ensure QMS updates and process improvements are fully embedded

Ensure Compliance & Stewardship • Support compliance with DOE, NRC, NQA‑1, ISO, and other regulatory expectations
• Represent the organization during audits and readiness reviews
• Uphold a culture of safety, integrity, and continuous learning, including exercising independent stop‑work authority when necessary

We’d Love to hear from Candidates With

  • The ability to obtain/maintain a US Department of Energy (DOE) / NRC “Q" Clearance one year from hire date
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, physical sciences, or equivalent technical discipline.
  • 3 years of nuclear (ASME NQA‑1) experience
  • 10 years of quality or systems engineering experience leading audits, assessments, continuous improvement initiatives, or system‑/process‑level reviews
  • 5 years of management or program management experience within quality, systems engineering, or continuous improvement function
  • 3 additional years of senior management or senior program management experience within a quality, systems engineering, or continuous improvement function

A Successful Candidate Also Brings

  • Master’s degree in engineering, systems engineering, or equivalent technical discipline
  • Demonstrated success leading multi-year, enterprise-wide change initiatives with measurable impact on quality, compliance, and production readiness

Pay

Estimated Starting Base Salary Range: $113,320-$188,866. This position is Bonus eligible. Centrus considers several factors when extending job offers, including but not limited to candidates’ key skills, relevant work experience, and education/training/certifications.  While the posted range reflects the anticipated hiring range for this position, compensation above the range may be considered for candidates with exceptional qualifications and directly relevant experience.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

This position will require a pre­-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.

Centrus Energy and all subsidiaries shall abide by the applicable legal requirements. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.

This position requires the successful candidate to obtain and maintain a Q security clearance.  Candidates for positions requiring a security clearance are required to be tested for the absence of any illegal drug as defined in 10 CFR 707.4 prior to an offer of employment being made.  In addition, once employed, employees will become part of a random drug testing program and may also be tested in the event of any incident causing injury or causing damage to property, or if it is determined that there is a reasonable suspicion the employee is under the influence of drugs or alcohol.  This position will require preemployment background check on the part of the Company and in order to receive a Q security clearance, a background investigation by the Federal government.  Subsequent Federal government reinvestigations may be required.

Centrus Energy Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Skills Required

  • Ability to obtain and maintain DOE/NRC Q security clearance within one year of hire
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, physical sciences, or equivalent technical discipline
  • Minimum 3 years nuclear (ASME NQA-1) experience
  • Minimum 10 years quality or systems engineering experience leading audits, assessments, CI initiatives, or system/process reviews
  • Minimum 5 years management or program management experience within quality, systems engineering, or CI function
  • Additional 3 years senior management or senior program management experience within quality, systems engineering, or CI function
  • Pre-employment background check and pre-employment drug test (and participation in random drug testing program)
  • Authorization to work in the United States and completion of employment eligibility verification
  • Master's degree in engineering, systems engineering, or equivalent technical discipline
  • Demonstrated success leading multi-year, enterprise-wide change initiatives with measurable impact on quality and compliance
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The Company
HQ: Bethesda, Maryland
684 Employees

What We Do

Centrus Energy is a trusted American supplier of nuclear fuel and services for the nuclear power industry, helping meet the growing need for clean, affordable, carbon-free energy. Since 1998, the Company has provided its utility customers with more than 1,850 reactor years of fuel, which is equivalent to more than 7 billion tons of coal. With world-class technical and engineering capabilities, Centrus is pioneering production of High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium and is leading the effort to restore America’s uranium enrichment capabilities at scale so that we can meet our clean energy, energy security, and national security needs. Find out more at CentrusEnergy.com.

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