Supplier Quality Manager, Nuclear

Overview

As a Supplier Quality Leader at WSP, you oversee the supplier lifecycle for complex, highly regulated projects to ensure engineered components meet client, code, and quality requirements. You’ll provide independent oversight of manufacturing, welding, inspection, testing, and QA activities, with a focus on nuclear safety and reliability. You’ll drive continuous improvement, mentor teams, and align supplier performance with project outcomes. This role offers impact across critical infrastructure and a culture that prioritizes quality and safety.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible work
• work-life balance
• career growth opportunities
• global opportunities at a leading firm
• Top 100 Employer in Canada 2026

Responsibilities

• Provide independent oversight of supplier and contractor manufacturing, welding, inspection, testing, and quality assurance activities
• Ensure compliance with client requirements, applicable codes and standards, regulatory obligations, and approved quality programs
• Review and monitor quality assurance programs, ITPs, procedures, manufacturing controls, hold points, and witness points
• Oversee incoming material inspections, in-process verification, final acceptance inspections, manufacturing records, inspection reports, and turnover packages
• Drive timely disposition and effective closure of nonconformances, deviations, and quality issues, including CAPA
• Lead structured root cause investigations and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce defects and schedule impacts
• Benchmark industry best practices to strengthen supplier quality across projects
• Mentor inspectors and project teams and promote a culture of quality and nuclear safety

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Materials, Manufacturing, Welding, Quality, or a related engineering discipline; a PE licence is an asset
• 12 to 20 years of progressive experience in quality assurance, control, inspection, or manufacturing oversight in nuclear, power generation, pressure vessel, heavy industrial manufacturing, aerospace, or oil and gas environments
• Oversight of welding, fabrication, inspection, and testing for complex engineered components (WPS, PQR/WPQR, welder qualifications, welding inspection)
• Working knowledge of ASME Section III, ASME Section IX, CSA N285, CSA N299, CSA W47.1, CSA W59 or equivalent standards
• Familiarity with VT, PT, MT, UT, RT NDE methods, ITPs, hold points, witness points, QA docs, and manufacturing records
• Experience leading supplier audits, surveillance programs, QA assessments, root cause analysis, CAPA
• Experience developing technical teams, QA inspectors, or welding inspectors; relevant certifications are strong assets
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management; experience supporting nuclear utilities and quality programs is desirable

• Excellent communication
• Stakeholder management
• Mentoring and leadership
• Welding fabrication oversight (WPS, PQR/WPQR)
• NDE methods (VT, PT, MT, UT, RT)
• Quality systems and ITPs

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