Project Management:
• Lead technical coordination between Alva, EPC, and site owner; define scopes, interfaces,
and deliverables and run design and progress reviews.
• Oversee technical performance of the EPC; review key engineering deliverables and
manage RFIs, design changes, and other technical issues.
• Work with supply chain to plan procurement of major equipment and materials; ensure
vendor compliance and support FATs and inspections as needed.
• Help translate engineering into construction-ready work packages and execution plans;
provide engineering support during construction, commissioning, and startup.
• Identify and manage technical and regulatory risks; ensure compliance with applicable
codes/standards and champion safety-by-design.
• Help define internal roles, support hiring and onboarding, and mentor engineers; improve
Alva’s standards, tools, and processes for project delivery.
Engineering Development:
• Plan and manage engineering maturity from FEL-1 through FEL-3 (or 30-60-90%), defining
deliverables, quality criteria, and gate reviews.
• Coordinate multi-discipline design (mechanical, piping, electrical/I&C, civil/structural,
BOP) to deliver an integrated, constructible, code-compliant plant.
• Draft and review engineering standards, technical specifications, and contract scopes for
EPC and major equipment.
Project Development:
• Support early-stage development, including technology configuration, process concept
selection, and trade studies on performance, cost, schedule, and risk.
• Work with commercial and finance teams to turn technical options into techno-economic
cases and support internal investment decisions.
Contribute to site evaluation, including footprint, access, constructability, interconnection,
and permitting; ensure findings are reflected in layout and basis of design.
• Lead preparation of RFPs for EPC and key vendors; lead or contribute to technical bid
evaluations and recommendations for award.
• Lead or contribute to technical bid evaluations and recommendations for award; support
negotiations on EPC and key supply agreements.
Qualifications
• 6–10+ years leading engineering and/or construction on large power or process-industry
projects (e.g., steam turbine or combined-cycle plants) with significant EPC or Owner’s
Engineer interaction.
• Experience in both project development and execution, including concept development,
site evaluation, and support for EPC / major equipment contracting.
• Strong technical understanding of steam turbine power plants or closely related thermal
facilities, including major equipment and balance-of-plant systems.
• Hands-on experience with stage-gated engineering (FEL-1/2/3 or 30-60-90%) and with
construction engineering, procurement, field execution, and QA/QC.
• Familiarity with relevant codes and standards (e.g., ASME, IEEE, ACI); experience with
nuclear or decarbonization technologies is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Civil, or related engineering
discipline.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills; willing to travel up to ~25% to
project sites and suppliers.
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This role blends power plant systems leadership with project engineering/program leadership. You’ll manage both the internal Alva engineering team and external engineering contractors/EPC partners, and you’ll interface directly with site owners and key OEMs/suppliers.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead multi-discipline engineering delivery: coordinate mechanical, electrical/I&C, civil/structural engineering.
Own plant power integration: lead system design for modifications and tie-ins to the existing plant.
Manage EPCs and engineering contractors: define scopes, interfaces, and deliverables; run design/progress reviews; oversee technical performance, RFIs, design changes, and issue resolution.
Drive stage-gated engineering maturity: lead engineering maturity from FEL-1 through FEL-3 (or 30/60/90%), setting deliverables, quality criteria, and gate reviews.
Develop specs and review technical deliverables: draft/review engineering standards, technical specifications, and contract scopes for EPC and major equipment.
Own major equipment technical direction: develop technical specifications for steam turbines, condensers, and feedwater/condensate systems; conduct technical evaluations of vendor proposals and designs.
Translate engineering into field execution: support construction-ready work packaging and execution plans; provide engineering support during construction, commissioning, and startup.
Build and lead the team: hire, onboard, mentor, and grow Alva’s engineering function; improve standards, tools, and operating cadence for project delivery.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Nuclear, Industrial, Petroleum, Chemical, Civil, Electrical, or related engineering discipline.
8+ years of experience in power plant systems engineering and/or leading engineering on large power or process-industry projects with significant EPC or Owner’s Engineer interaction.
Extensive knowledge of steam cycles and power conversion systems; strong understanding of steam turbine plants and major BOP systems.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills; willingness to travel up to ~25% to sites and suppliers.
Experience managing engineering teams across multiple disciplines, including leading both internal engineers and external contractors/EPC partners.
Background in a hard-tech startup taking complex systems from 0→1 (concept to first deployment).
Engineering leadership in oil & gas, petrochemicals, refining, LNG, or conventional power generation environments with high rigor around safety, codes, and execution.
Position Summary
We are seeking a senior leader with deep experience in large-scale capital project delivery to lead our Nuclear New Build Program. This individual will serve as the program's senior responsible owner, directing the evaluation of existing digital design, engineering, and procurement assets from an international nuclear construction program to assess their viability for U.S. deployment.
Reporting to the CEO, the successful candidate will build and lead a multidisciplinary team, manage relationships with EPC partners and prospective utility customers, and drive the program from early-stage feasibility assessment through utility partnership development, long-lead item procurement, and eventual construction. Prior nuclear experience is valued but not required — we are equally interested in leaders from adjacent heavy industrial sectors (LNG, petrochemical, semiconductor fabrication, aerospace, or large infrastructure) who bring disciplined program execution, engineering rigor, and the drive to learn a new domain.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the overall nuclear new build program, setting strategic direction from feasibility assessment through utility partnerships, long-lead item procurement, and construction readiness.
Direct the assessment of digital design and engineering assets for completeness, fidelity, and applicability to a U.S. regulatory and construction context.
Oversee regulatory and code compliance gap analyses, working with subject matter experts to evaluate alignment with applicable U.S. codes, standards, and licensing requirements.
Lead procurement and supply chain evaluations, assessing the availability, capability, and readiness of the modern domestic and global supply chain against reference plant specifications.
Recruit, hire, and develop a high-performing program team, scaling the organization as the program advances through successive phases.
Manage the integrated work plan and day-to-day relationship with the EPC partner, ensuring alignment on scope, schedule, deliverables, and quality.
Required Qualifications
5+ years of progressive experience in large-scale capital project delivery, engineering, construction, or program management in nuclear, energy, heavy industrial, or comparable complex regulated industries.
Demonstrated experience managing large-scale engineering or EPC programs ($500M+), including multi-party coordination across owners, contractors, and regulators.
Experience with digital engineering environments (3D plant design systems, engineering databases, digital asset management) and the ability to evaluate the maturity and transferability of complex design data sets.
Proven ability to build and lead teams in a start-up or greenfield program context.
Intellectual curiosity and willingness to develop deep expertise in nuclear regulatory and technical frameworks if not already held.
Bachelor's degree in engineering (nuclear, mechanical, civil/structural, electrical, or chemical).
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in the nuclear power industry, including familiarity with NRC regulatory frameworks (10 CFR 50/52), nuclear codes and standards (ASME Section III, IEEE, ACI 349), or nuclear licensing processes.
Prior involvement in an international megaproject or new build program in any heavy industrial sector.
Experience with plant configuration management, as-built verification, or design basis reconstitution.
Familiarity with nuclear design control documents and safety analysis processes.
Prior executive or senior leadership role at a utility, EPC firm, OEM, or NSSS vendor.
Alva Energy is developing a large nuclear power uprate projects. We are hiring an Engineering Director to report to the CTO and lead engineering from early-stage screening through design maturity and field execution, owning multi-discipline integration, EPC performance, major equipment technical direction, and stakeholder coordination.
This role blends power plant systems leadership with project engineering/program leadership. You’ll manage both the internal Alva engineering team and external engineering contractors/EPC partners, and you’ll interface directly with site owners and key OEMs/suppliers.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead multi-discipline engineering delivery: coordinate mechanical, electrical/I&C, civil/structural engineering.
Own plant power integration: lead system design for modifications and tie-ins to the existing plant.
Manage EPCs and engineering contractors: define scopes, interfaces, and deliverables; run design/progress reviews; oversee technical performance, RFIs, design changes, and issue resolution.
Drive stage-gated engineering maturity: lead engineering maturity from FEL-1 through FEL-3 (or 30/60/90%), setting deliverables, quality criteria, and gate reviews.
Develop specs and review technical deliverables: draft/review engineering standards, technical specifications, and contract scopes for EPC and major equipment.
Own major equipment technical direction: develop technical specifications for steam turbines, condensers, and feedwater/condensate systems; conduct technical evaluations of vendor proposals and designs.
Translate engineering into field execution: support construction-ready work packaging and execution plans; provide engineering support during construction, commissioning, and startup.
Work across balance-of-plant and NSSS modifications
Build and lead the team: hire, onboard, mentor, and grow Alva’s engineering function; improve standards, tools, and operating cadence for project delivery.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Nuclear, Industrial, Petroleum, Chemical, Civil, Electrical, or related engineering discipline.
10-15 years of experience in power plant systems engineering and/or leading engineering on large power or process-industry projects with significant EPC or Owner’s Engineer interaction.
Extensive knowledge of steam cycles and power conversion systems; strong understanding of steam turbine plants and major BOP systems.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills; willingness to travel up to ~25% to sites and suppliers.
Experience managing engineering teams across multiple disciplines, including leading both internal engineers and external contractors/EPC partners.
Background in a hard-tech startup taking complex systems from 0→1 (concept to first deployment).
Engineering leadership in oil & gas, petrochemicals, refining, LNG, or conventional power generation environments with high rigor around safety, codes, and execution.
Alva Energy is scaling nuclear power uprates and related first-of-a-kind deployment projects across the U.S. power fleet. We are hiring a Senior NSSS Integration Engineer to lead integration of nuclear steam supply system requirements into Alva’s uprate execution programs, with particular focus on 2TGP integration, plant modifications, and coordination across internal and external engineering teams.
This role is a senior technical leadership position for an engineer who can bridge plant operations, systems engineering, transient response, and implementation planning. You will work closely with Alva’s process engineering team, I&C engineering, safety analysis team, EPC partner, utility partner, and NSSS vendor to ensure uprate-related system integration is technically sound, operationally practical, and aligned with plant safety and design basis requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead NSSS integration for Alva’s 2TGP and related uprate projects, ensuring NSSS requirements are correctly translated into system design, controls philosophy, and implementation scope.
Work with Alva’s 2TGP process engineering team, EPC partner, I&C manager, and DuoSync developer to define and manage the NSSS-side requirements needed for integrated plant operation.
Develop and define operating strategies and procedures for startup, shutdown, step load changes, ramping, and other transient operating conditions relevant to two turbine plant operation.
Serve as the technical bridge between plant operations, process design, controls development, and engineering implementation for NSSS-related system integration.
Partner with Alva’s safety analysis team to review safety analysis outputs and determine required plant modifications, design updates, and engineering actions.
Support engineering definition and review of NSSS-related plant modifications, including containment, ECCS, auxiliary feedwater, and other systems.
Coordinate technical interfaces among the utility partner, EPC partner, internal engineering team, and NSSS vendor to resolve design, operational, and licensing-basis issues.
Review design packages, technical deliverables, and modification concepts to ensure consistency with plant operating requirements, transient performance expectations, and NSSS design constraints.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
10+ years of experience in nuclear power plant operations, systems engineering, design engineering, or plant modification programs.
Strong background in 4-loop PWR operation and systems engineering, ideally with direct experience supporting plant transients, operating procedures, and system response.
Demonstrated experience working across NSSS and balance-of-plant interfaces in an operating plant or major plant modification environment.
Familiarity with safety analysis and the engineering implications of design-basis and transient performance requirements.
Ability to work effectively across process engineering, I&C, safety analysis, EPC, utility, and vendor organizations.
Breadth of experience in mechanical design, project coordination, and cross-functional technical leadership.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to lead technical discussions and drive alignment across diverse stakeholders.
Willingness to travel periodically to utility, partner, and supplier sites as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
Prior licensed operator, SRO, or equivalent plant operations background at a 4-loop PWR.
Experience supporting uprates, major plant modifications, or first-of-a-kind integration efforts.
Familiarity with startup test planning, transient analysis inputs, or control system integration in nuclear plant environments.
The United States needs more clean, firm power faster than new generation can be built. Alva unlocks it from the nuclear fleet we already have. We partner with utilities to develop and deliver nuclear power uprates at existing nuclear plants, adding new carbon-free capacity in a fraction of the time and cost of new construction. With multiple utility partnerships already underway and demand for reliable power accelerating, we are building the team that will carry this model across the U.S. nuclear fleet.
This is a rare seat at the center of one of the most consequential commercial buildouts in American energy. Working directly with Alva’s Head of Business Development, you will grow Alva’s pipeline of projects across the U.S. nuclear fleet, converting surging demand for clean, reliable power into signed agreements, moving opportunities with utilities from first conversation to executed deal.
You will operate at the intersection of nuclear energy, power markets, project finance, and AI-driven electricity demand, forming partnerships with both utilities and hyperscale power customers. As an early member of a small, senior team, your work will directly shape how one of the most significant growth opportunities in the U.S. power sector gets built.
The first stage of every Alva Uprate is a feasibility study that evaluates site-specific factors — including safety and containment margins, core design and fuel performance, regulatory strategy, and second turbine island siting. The study delivers a full technical and economic assessment that serves as the first step in planning and executing a $1B+ nuclear power uprate project. Sourcing these studies and driving them to a signed agreement is the core of this role.
• Build a pipeline of Alva Uprate opportunities by developing demand among nuclear utilities and power customers and converting that demand into utility engagement.
• Translate each plant opportunity into a compelling Alva Uprate proposition, working with Alva's engineering organization to tailor the technical and commercial case to utility executives and plant engineering leadership.
• Convert qualified opportunities into executed feasibility study agreements, coordinating Alva's engineering, licensing, projects, and finance teams through diligence, proposal development, and negotiation.
• Successfully launch each new feasibility study, establishing the working relationship between Alva and the utility and ensuring the technical and commercial workstreams begin with clear scope, ownership, and momentum.
Executing on these objectives requires strategy, analysis, negotiation support, and storytelling: building the engineering and business case that persuades a utility executive, shaping the terms that make a project financeable, and coordinating the workstreams that keep deals moving. You will be trusted to synthesize complex technical, financial, and regulatory information and make it clear, compelling, and decision-ready.
• Drive commercial engagement with utilities, hyperscale power customers, suppliers, and other strategic stakeholders.
• Develop commercial strategies and supporting analyses that advance project opportunities from initial engagement through feasibility studies, commercial negotiations, and project execution.
• Support the development of commercial frameworks, agreements, term sheets, and other transaction documents.
• Conduct market, customer, and competitive analyses to support strategic decision making and commercial positioning.
• Develop customer-specific business cases that clearly articulate the value proposition of Alva's uprate platform.
• Develop executive-quality presentations, memoranda, white papers, commercial proposals, and customer-facing content.
• Support preparation for executive meetings, customer presentations, industry conferences, investor discussions, and Board materials.
• Support commercial negotiations by coordinating internal workstreams, preparing supporting analyses, and ensuring customer requirements are reflected across technical and commercial teams.
• Track commercial opportunities and maintain visibility across active utility and offtaker engagements.
• Coordinate with engineering, licensing, finance, and project teams to gather information, resolve commercial questions, and maintain momentum across project development activities.
• Monitor developments across power markets, nuclear energy, AI-driven electricity demand, utility procurement, and project finance.
• Identify emerging commercial opportunities, competitive dynamics, and policy developments that may influence Alva's development strategy.
• Develop strategic research and executive briefings that inform customer engagement and corporate decision-making.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Economics, Finance, Business, Public Policy, Energy Systems, or related discipline.
• 4-8 years of experience in commercial development, corporate development, management consulting, investment banking, strategic finance, project development, infrastructure investing, utilities, or the energy industry.
• Demonstrated experience preparing executive presentations, investment memoranda, strategic recommendations, or customer-facing commercial materials.
• Outstanding written communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical and financial concepts into concise, persuasive business communications.
• Strong commercial and analytical capabilities, including experience evaluating project economics, commercial structures, or strategic business opportunities. • Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills.
• Experience working across multidisciplinary teams and managing multiple high priority initiatives simultaneously.
• Experience in the power, infrastructure, or energy sectors.
• Experience developing and selling large-scale capital projects, major equipment, nuclear fuel, or other high-value technical solutions to electric utility customers.
• Understanding of utility business models, electricity markets, and regulation. Exposure to project finance, commercial transactions, or long-term infrastructure agreements.
• Experience in customer negotiations, strategic partnerships, or capital formation activities.
• A network and knowledge of nuclear energy, hyperscale data centers, or large industrial power customers is a strong plus.
• Commercially minded, intellectually curious, and comfortable working across technical, financial, and strategic disciplines.
• Able to operate independently in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
• Highly organized with a strong ownership mindset.
• Motivated by the opportunity to help accelerate deployment of clean, reliable nuclear power at scale.
Within the first year, this individual has played a critical role in Alva launching multiple new utility partnerships and feasibility studies, expanding the company’s active project pipeline across the U.S. nuclear fleet. This individual will have helped move opportunities from initial engagement through technical and commercial development to signed agreements and feasibility study kickoff, while taking increasing ownership of customer relationships, negotiations, and strategy as Alva scales.
Alva Energy is transforming how nuclear power scales. Our standardized power uprate approach helps assisting commercial nuclear reactors generate and deliver 10 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity to the U.S. grid through expert project delivery and systemic approach that brings predictability and speed to an industry that needs both.
We're an equal opportunity employer, committed to hiring and evaluating people on their work, not their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic that has nothing to do with how well they can do the job.
We're also committed to making our hiring process accessible to everyone. If you need accommodation at any point: applying, interviewing, or otherwise, reach out to your recruiter, who can help arrange it.
Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $170,000 -$230,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicant's knowledge, education, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
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Working directly with Alva’s Head of Business Development, you will grow Alva’s pipeline of projects across the U.S. nuclear fleet, converting surging demand for clean, reliable power into signed agreements, moving opportunities with utilities from first conversation to executed deal.\n\nYou will operate at the intersection of nuclear energy, power markets, project finance, and AI-driven electricity demand, forming partnerships with both utilities and hyperscale power customers. As an early member of a small, senior team, your work will directly shape how one of the most significant growth opportunities in the U.S. power sector gets built.\n\nThe first stage of every Alva Uprate is a feasibility study that evaluates site-specific factors — including safety and containment margins, core design and fuel performance, regulatory strategy, and second turbine island siting. The study delivers a full technical and economic assessment that serves as the first step in planning and executing a $1B+ nuclear power uprate project. Sourcing these studies and driving them to a signed agreement is the core of this role.\n\n\n\n\nYOUR CORE OBJECTIVES\n\n• Build a pipeline of Alva Uprate opportunities by developing demand among nuclear utilities and power customers and converting that demand into utility engagement.\n\n• Translate each plant opportunity into a compelling Alva Uprate proposition, working with Alva's engineering organization to tailor the technical and commercial case to utility executives and plant engineering leadership.\n\n• Convert qualified opportunities into executed feasibility study agreements, coordinating Alva's engineering, licensing, projects, and finance teams through diligence, proposal development, and negotiation.\n\n• Successfully launch each new feasibility study, establishing the working relationship between Alva and the utility and ensuring the technical and commercial workstreams begin with clear scope, ownership, and momentum.\n\nExecuting on these objectives requires strategy, analysis, negotiation support, and storytelling: building the engineering and business case that persuades a utility executive, shaping the terms that make a project financeable, and coordinating the workstreams that keep deals moving. You will be trusted to synthesize complex technical, financial, and regulatory information and make it clear, compelling, and decision-ready.\n\n\n\n\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES COMMERCIAL STRATEGY & DEVELOPMENT\n\n• Drive commercial engagement with utilities, hyperscale power customers, suppliers, and other strategic stakeholders.\n\n• Develop commercial strategies and supporting analyses that advance project opportunities from initial engagement through feasibility studies, commercial negotiations, and project execution.\n\n• Support the development of commercial frameworks, agreements, term sheets, and other transaction documents.\n\n• Conduct market, customer, and competitive analyses to support strategic decision making and commercial positioning.\n\n• Develop customer-specific business cases that clearly articulate the value proposition of Alva's uprate platform.\n\n\n\n\nEXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS & COMMERCIAL CONTENT\n\n• Develop executive-quality presentations, memoranda, white papers, commercial proposals, and customer-facing content.\n\n• Support preparation for executive meetings, customer presentations, industry conferences, investor discussions, and Board materials.\n\n\n\n\nCOMMERCIAL EXECUTION\n\n• Support commercial negotiations by coordinating internal workstreams, preparing supporting analyses, and ensuring customer requirements are reflected across technical and commercial teams.\n\n• Track commercial opportunities and maintain visibility across active utility and offtaker engagements.\n\n• Coordinate with engineering, licensing, finance, and project teams to gather information, resolve commercial questions, and maintain momentum across project development activities.\n\n\n\n\nMARKET INTELLIGENCE\n\n• Monitor developments across power markets, nuclear energy, AI-driven electricity demand, utility procurement, and project finance.\n\n• Identify emerging commercial opportunities, competitive dynamics, and policy developments that may influence Alva's development strategy.\n\n• Develop strategic research and executive briefings that inform customer engagement and corporate decision-making.\n\n\n\n\nREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS\n\n• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Economics, Finance, Business, Public Policy, Energy Systems, or related discipline.\n\n• 4-8 years of experience in commercial development, corporate development, management consulting, investment banking, strategic finance, project development, infrastructure investing, utilities, or the energy industry.\n\n• Demonstrated experience preparing executive presentations, investment memoranda, strategic recommendations, or customer-facing commercial materials.\n\n• Outstanding written communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical and financial concepts into concise, persuasive business communications.\n\n• Strong commercial and analytical capabilities, including experience evaluating project economics, commercial structures, or strategic business opportunities. • Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills.\n\n• Experience working across multidisciplinary teams and managing multiple high priority initiatives simultaneously.\n\n\n\n\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\n\n• Experience in the power, infrastructure, or energy sectors.\n\n• Experience developing and selling large-scale capital projects, major equipment, nuclear fuel, or other high-value technical solutions to electric utility customers.\n\n• Understanding of utility business models, electricity markets, and regulation. Exposure to project finance, commercial transactions, or long-term infrastructure agreements.\n\n• Experience in customer negotiations, strategic partnerships, or capital formation activities.\n\n• A network and knowledge of nuclear energy, hyperscale data centers, or large industrial power customers is a strong plus.\n\n\n\n\nPERSONAL ATTRIBUTES\n\n• Commercially minded, intellectually curious, and comfortable working across technical, financial, and strategic disciplines.\n\n• Able to operate independently in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.\n\n• Highly organized with a strong ownership mindset.\n\n• Motivated by the opportunity to help accelerate deployment of clean, reliable nuclear power at scale.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE\n\nWithin the first year, this individual has played a critical role in Alva launching multiple new utility partnerships and feasibility studies, expanding the company’s active project pipeline across the U.S. nuclear fleet. This individual will have helped move opportunities from initial engagement through technical and commercial development to signed agreements and feasibility study kickoff, while taking increasing ownership of customer relationships, negotiations, and strategy as Alva scales.\n\n\n\n\nWHO WE ARE\n\nAlva Energy is transforming how nuclear power scales. Our standardized power uprate approach helps assisting commercial nuclear reactors generate and deliver 10 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity to the U.S. grid through expert project delivery and systemic approach that brings predictability and speed to an industry that needs both.\n\nWe're an equal opportunity employer, committed to hiring and evaluating people on their work, not their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic that has nothing to do with how well they can do the job.\n\nWe're also committed to making our hiring process accessible to everyone. If you need accommodation at any point: applying, interviewing, or otherwise, reach out to your recruiter, who can help arrange it.\n\n\n\n\nCOMPENSATION RANGE\n\nCompensation will be paid in the range of up to $170,000 -$230,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicant's knowledge, education, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.\n\n\n\n"},{"id":"1143e4d9-86b3-4490-9b92-8985da763759","title":"QA Program Lead","department":"Operations","team":"Operations","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"Cambridge (Hybrid)","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-09-28T14:14:50.875+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Hybrid","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"Massachusetts","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"Cambridge"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/alva-energy/1143e4d9-86b3-4490-9b92-8985da763759","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/alva-energy/1143e4d9-86b3-4490-9b92-8985da763759/application","descriptionHtml":"Quality Assurance Program Lead
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Location: Boston (Hybrid) with travel to project or vendor sites as required
Help build the quality program that lets utilities and regulators trust every component behind 10 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity
We are seeking a Quality Assurance Program Lead to drive day-to-day execution of the quality program behind Alva's power uprate programs. As our first dedicated quality hire, you'll work alongside our quality consultant to stand up an integrated quality program that meets NQA-1 and achieves ISO 9001 compliance, then keep the program running day to day across safety-related work on a first-of-a-kind commercial energy project integrating a novel secondary turbine-generator plant.
In this role, you'll be Alva's in-house expert on quality standards, and the person utilities, suppliers, and NRC inspectors rely on for evidence that safety-related work was done right. This is a hands-on role: you'll draft procedures, qualify suppliers, perform audits, drive corrective actions to closure, and assemble the quality records package at turnover.
What Will You Do
Core Responsibilities
Direct our quality consultant and hold suppliers and contractors to Alva's requirements, driving the stand-up plan to schedule across Engineering, Procurement, and Project Management
Develop the QA Program Manual and user-focused procedures aligned with NQA-1, Appendix B, and ISO 9001
Lead the transition from the consultant to Alva through NQA-1 implementation, client acceptance, and knowledge transfer
Keep procedures current and maintain ISO 9001 compliance, including quality objectives and management reviews, as Alva's scope evolves
Serve as Alva's in-house expert on quality standards, training staff and advising teams on building quality into their processes
Conduct or support internal and supplier audits, and maintain the Approved Supplier List
Own the nonconformance, corrective action, commercial-grade dedication, and 10 CFR Part 21 processes from initiation through closure
Serve as the quality point of contact for utility and supplier QA organizations, lead client audits and NRC inspections, and report program health to leadership
Catch quality problems early in design and procurement, before they turn into rework or schedule delays
How to Succeed in This Role
Key Competencies
Taking Ownership: Manage your workload effectively and demonstrate accountability for outcomes, not just task completion.
Stakeholder Management: Engage clearly with internal partners like Engineering, Project Management, and Procurement, and with external partners, including our quality consultant and utility QA organizations. Provide concise, well-timed updates, and hold the line on quality requirements under schedule pressure.
Critical Thinking: Analyze discrepancies and quality issues independently and propose solutions rather than just flagging problems
Building Quality In: Partner with teams so quality is designed into how work gets done, not inspected in afterward. Explain the why behind requirements so people follow them by choice, not just compliance.
Essential Skills
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physical science, or a related technical discipline
5-8 years of quality assurance experience in the nuclear industry
Hands-on experience writing procedures for and maintaining a 10 CFR 50 Appendix B / ASME NQA-1 quality program
Experience leading or participating in internal or supplier audits, with a working knowledge of NQA-1 audit requirements
Experience coordinating work across consultants, contractors, and internal teams against a defined scope and schedule
Experience with commercial-grade dedication and 10 CFR Part 21 evaluations
Demonstrated experience implementing, maintaining, and improving an ISO 9001-compliant quality management system
Preferred Qualifications
Experience building or standing up a quality program at a new or growing organization
Experience on the supplier or EPC side of the nuclear supply chain
Participation in NUPIC joint supplier audits
NQA-1 Lead Auditor qualification (current or previous)
ASQ Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) or Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification (e.g., Exemplar Global or CQI/IRCA)
Familiarity with ISO 45001 and experience supporting an integrated quality and occupational health and safety management system
Familiarity with I&C, turbine-generator, or balance-of-plant equipment and power uprate modifications
Experience with electronic QA records and document control systems
Experience supporting first-of-a-kind, demonstration, or complex infrastructure projects
Reporting & Team Structure
Reports to: VP of Operations, with direct access to the CEO on quality matters
Collaborates closely with: Engineering (Safety Analysis and I&C), Project Management, Procurement, Licensing, and utility and supplier QA organizations
Why Join Alva
Opportunity to help deliver a historic first-of-a-kind nuclear uprate project
A hands-on, central role in the quality program behind safety-related work critical to plant performance and operation
Ability to shape Alva's quality program and standards from the ground up as our first dedicated quality hire
Work at the intersection of engineering, supply chain, and nuclear regulation
Join a fast-growing, engineering-led company focused on expanding carbon-free energy generation in the United States
High-impact role with significant visibility and ownership across the organization
Who We Are
Alva Energy is transforming how nuclear power scales. Our standardized power uprate approach helps assisting commercial nuclear reactors generate and deliver 10 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity to the U.S. grid through expert project delivery and systemic approach that brings predictability and speed to an industry that needs both.
We're an equal opportunity employer, committed to hiring and evaluating people on their work, not their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic that has nothing to do with how well they can do the job.
We're also committed to making our hiring process accessible to everyone. If you need accommodation at any point: applying, interviewing, or otherwise, reach out to your recruiter, who can help arrange it.
Salary range: $150,000–$180,000
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As our first dedicated quality hire, you'll work alongside our quality consultant to stand up an integrated quality program that meets NQA-1 and achieves ISO 9001 compliance, then keep the program running day to day across safety-related work on a first-of-a-kind commercial energy project integrating a novel secondary turbine-generator plant.\n\n\n\nIn this role, you'll be Alva's in-house expert on quality standards, and the person utilities, suppliers, and NRC inspectors rely on for evidence that safety-related work was done right. This is a hands-on role: you'll draft procedures, qualify suppliers, perform audits, drive corrective actions to closure, and assemble the quality records package at turnover.\n\n\n\nWhat Will You Do\n\nCore Responsibilities\n\n - Direct our quality consultant and hold suppliers and contractors to Alva's requirements, driving the stand-up plan to schedule across Engineering, Procurement, and Project Management\n\n - Develop the QA Program Manual and user-focused procedures aligned with NQA-1, Appendix B, and ISO 9001\n\n - Lead the transition from the consultant to Alva through NQA-1 implementation, client acceptance, and knowledge transfer\n\n - Keep procedures current and maintain ISO 9001 compliance, including quality objectives and management reviews, as Alva's scope evolves\n\n - Serve as Alva's in-house expert on quality standards, training staff and advising teams on building quality into their processes\n\n - Conduct or support internal and supplier audits, and maintain the Approved Supplier List\n\n - Own the nonconformance, corrective action, commercial-grade dedication, and 10 CFR Part 21 processes from initiation through closure\n\n - Serve as the quality point of contact for utility and supplier QA organizations, lead client audits and NRC inspections, and report program health to leadership\n\n - Catch quality problems early in design and procurement, before they turn into rework or schedule delays\n\n\n\nHow to Succeed in This Role\n\nKey Competencies\n\nTaking Ownership: Manage your workload effectively and demonstrate accountability for outcomes, not just task completion.\n\nStakeholder Management: Engage clearly with internal partners like Engineering, Project Management, and Procurement, and with external partners, including our quality consultant and utility QA organizations. Provide concise, well-timed updates, and hold the line on quality requirements under schedule pressure.\n\nCritical Thinking: Analyze discrepancies and quality issues independently and propose solutions rather than just flagging problems\n\nBuilding Quality In: Partner with teams so quality is designed into how work gets done, not inspected in afterward. Explain the why behind requirements so people follow them by choice, not just compliance.\n\n\n\nEssential Skills\n\n - Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physical science, or a related technical discipline\n\n - 5-8 years of quality assurance experience in the nuclear industry\n\n - Hands-on experience writing procedures for and maintaining a 10 CFR 50 Appendix B / ASME NQA-1 quality program\n\n - Experience leading or participating in internal or supplier audits, with a working knowledge of NQA-1 audit requirements\n\n - Experience coordinating work across consultants, contractors, and internal teams against a defined scope and schedule\n\n - Experience with commercial-grade dedication and 10 CFR Part 21 evaluations\n\n - Demonstrated experience implementing, maintaining, and improving an ISO 9001-compliant quality management system\n\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n\n - Experience building or standing up a quality program at a new or growing organization\n\n - Experience on the supplier or EPC side of the nuclear supply chain\n\n - Participation in NUPIC joint supplier audits\n\n - NQA-1 Lead Auditor qualification (current or previous)\n\n - ASQ Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) or Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)\n\n - ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification (e.g., Exemplar Global or CQI/IRCA)\n\n - Familiarity with ISO 45001 and experience supporting an integrated quality and occupational health and safety management system\n\n - Familiarity with I&C, turbine-generator, or balance-of-plant equipment and power uprate modifications\n\n - Experience with electronic QA records and document control systems\n\n - Experience supporting first-of-a-kind, demonstration, or complex infrastructure projects\n\n\n\nReporting & Team Structure\n\n - Reports to: VP of Operations, with direct access to the CEO on quality matters\n\n - Collaborates closely with: Engineering (Safety Analysis and I&C), Project Management, Procurement, Licensing, and utility and supplier QA organizations\n\n\n\nWhy Join Alva\n\n - Opportunity to help deliver a historic first-of-a-kind nuclear uprate project\n\n - A hands-on, central role in the quality program behind safety-related work critical to plant performance and operation\n\n - Ability to shape Alva's quality program and standards from the ground up as our first dedicated quality hire\n\n - Work at the intersection of engineering, supply chain, and nuclear regulation\n\n - Join a fast-growing, engineering-led company focused on expanding carbon-free energy generation in the United States\n\n - High-impact role with significant visibility and ownership across the organization\n\n\n\nWho We Are\n\nAlva Energy is transforming how nuclear power scales. Our standardized power uprate approach helps assisting commercial nuclear reactors generate and deliver 10 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity to the U.S. grid through expert project delivery and systemic approach that brings predictability and speed to an industry that needs both.\n\nWe're an equal opportunity employer, committed to hiring and evaluating people on their work, not their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic that has nothing to do with how well they can do the job.\n\nWe're also committed to making our hiring process accessible to everyone. If you need accommodation at any point: applying, interviewing, or otherwise, reach out to your recruiter, who can help arrange it.\n\n\n\nSalary range: $150,000–$180,000\n\n"}],"apiVersion":"1"}