How to apply for Project Quality Lead

About Oklo

Oklo is developing next-generation fast fission technology and recycling nuclear waste to provide clean, reliable, and affordable energy. This role offers the chance to build quality systems for advanced nuclear projects rather than maintain legacy programs.

About the role

The Project Quality Lead supervises project quality assurance and quality control across engineering, procurement, construction, inspection, testing, and turnover. You will lead audits and surveillances, mentor quality specialists and inspectors, and ensure work meets ASME NQA-1, ANSI/ANS-15.8, contractual, and regulatory requirements. This position directly affects whether Oklo can deliver safe and reliable projects.

A typical day

A typical day may include reviewing technical deliverables, coordinating with quality specialists and inspectors, leading or preparing for an audit or surveillance, and resolving quality issues with project or EPC leadership. You may split time between remote coordination and field or office locations depending on project needs. Ask the hiring team how travel, field time, and team distribution are expected to work.

Who Oklo is looking for

• Qualified NQA-1 Lead Auditor with hands-on experience leading audits, surveillances, and assessments.
• Has supervised quality specialists, inspectors, or assigned quality resources on engineering, procurement, construction, or EPC projects.
• Knows ASME NQA-1, ANSI/ANS-15.8, and applicable nuclear quality requirements, including supplier and construction quality oversight.
• Can review technical deliverables, resolve complex quality issues, and work effectively with project and EPC leadership in office and field environments.

Tips for this application

• State your NQA-1 Lead Auditor qualification clearly in the resume summary, including where and when it was obtained or maintained.
• List specific projects where you implemented or maintained a project Quality Assurance Program under ASME NQA-1 or ANSI/ANS-15.8, with project scope and your role.
• Quantify oversight experience: number of quality specialists or inspectors supervised, number of audits or surveillances led, and types of work covered (engineering, procurement, construction, inspection, testing, commissioning, turnover).
• Include examples of resolving complex quality issues with EPC or project leadership, since the role requires partnering with those groups in office and field settings.
• Address remote work directly: describe how you have led quality activities and field oversight while based remotely, or state your willingness to travel to project and field locations.

What to cover in your cover letter

['Your NQA-1 Lead Auditor qualification and direct experience implementing a project Quality Assurance Program.', 'Specific examples of leading audits, surveillances, and assessments across engineering, procurement, supplier, construction, inspection, testing, or turnover work.', 'Experience supervising and mentoring quality specialists, inspectors, and assigned quality resources.', 'Ability to partner with project and EPC leadership and work in both office and field environments.']

Research before applying

• Oklo's fast fission technology and nuclear waste recycling approach, including project stages and locations.
• ASME NQA-1 and ANSI/ANS-15.8 requirements as they apply to project quality programs, audits, and surveillances.
• Oklo's regulatory environment and any public information on its licensing or project delivery plans.
• Oklo's current project or EPC partnerships, if publicly available, to understand the quality oversight structure.

Likely interview topics

Based on the job description, expect questions about:

• How you have implemented or maintained a project Quality Assurance Program under ASME NQA-1 and ANSI/ANS-15.8.
• Your approach to planning and leading audits, surveillances, and assessments, including how you handle findings and corrective actions.
• How you supervise, assign, and mentor quality specialists and inspectors across multiple project phases.
• A complex quality issue you resolved with project or EPC leadership, and the outcome.
• How you maintain quality oversight across engineering, procurement, construction, inspection, testing, commissioning, and turnover when working remotely.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Claiming NQA-1 Lead Auditor qualification without being able to describe audit experience or documentation.
• Describing quality assurance only in general terms without naming specific standards, project phases, or oversight activities from the job description.
• Ignoring the field and travel aspects of the role or failing to address how you lead quality work remotely while covering office and field environments.