Senior Quality Assurance Specialist

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields – each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences – then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

This part-time position will be located onsite in Chesapeake, Virginia. trave of up to 10% may be required.

The Senior Quality Assurance (QA)Specialist will assist with quality, safety, and environmental initiatives. This role will assist with the full lifecycle management of compliance programs including ISO 9001:2015, OSHA regulations, and EPA standards. The Senior Quality Assurance Specialist will also assist with coordinating inspections, interfacing directly with internal teams, government customers, and technical personnel to ensure all quality and safety objectives are achieved.

Quality, Safety & Environmental Oversight:

• Quality, Safety & Environmental Oversight:
• Assist with internal audits and inspections and periodic Quality Management Reviews.
• Work closely with leadership to define and enforce quality and reliability standards.
• Ensure all safety training, PPE usage, and fire prevention procedures are current and enforced.
• Support continuous process improvement and root cause analysis related to Corrective Action Requests (CARs).

Leadership & Communication:

• Deliver presentations, safety briefings, and technical training sessions.
• Document and communicate quality objectives, performance metrics, and audit findings.
• Collaborate with program and project managers, government representatives, and internal stakeholders.
  
  

Accountable For:

• Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment within the organization
• Ensure personnel are trained in the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and is available for their use.
• Ensure personnel are trained and certified to perform skills required by the organization
• Ensure fire prevention equipment within the organization is inspected and ready for use.
• Handle highly complex tasks, uncovering and resolving problems associated with the analysis and development of technical specifications for enterprise-wide or large-scale information systems.
• Assist customer personnel with tracking, defect coding, and other applicable technical assistance on all trial cards from the ETC tool creation, through closure in the TSM system.
• Maintain a site list and local POC information needed to ensure we can gain access as needed. This list should be updated at least once a year.
• Make sure all safety procedures are current and updated annually for sites we visit on a regular basis.
• Make sure COIs are current and updated on an annual basis for sites we visit on a regular basis.
• Help keep all training logs and Matrix current
• Shall support the Government in reviewing and analyzing the WCC production contractor’s Quality Assurance program.
• Ability to attend meetings pertaining to assigned tasks as designated by the customer.
• Ability to attend and support program reviews as assigned."

Mandatory

• Must be a US citizen
• Must be familiar with NAVSEA, NIWC, Coast Guard, and NSWC Quality Assurance Programs
• Fifteen (15) years of Quality Management Experience
• Familiar with NAVSEA Quality Programs
• Electrical Connector inspection training
• Familiar with ISO, OSHA, and EPA standards and NAVSEA STD ITEMS
• Must be able to read and interpret NAVSEA and USCG drawings
• AIT Maintenance Manual 9090-310H APP 4 – QA requirements
• Knowledge in Safety, specifically 009-06, 009-07, 009-08 & OSHA/record keeping
• AIT Maintenance Manual 9090-310H APP 4 – QA requirements
• Knowledge in ISO 9001:2015 clauses and subclauses
• NDT – visual inspections formal training (certification not required, we will certify)
• Must have experience in modifying and/or writing shipboard weld procedures
• Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment background check and pre-hire drug test

 Working Conditions:

• Must be able to work outdoors
• Must be able to tolerate heat/cold conditions
• Comfortable working around ship building environment
• Ability to work in low lit areas for long periods of time
• Occasional travel may be necessary

 Physical Requirements:

• Must be able lift 50 lbs
• Must be able to stoop, bend or squat
• Must be able to climb on a ladders
• Must be able to navigate in a shipboard and shipyard construction environment

Chugach Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. 

Chugach will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email ada@chugachgov.com.

Chugach Government Solutions supports pay transparency and is committed to equitable and competitive compensation practices. Compensation for this role will be determined based on factors including job responsibilities, experience, skills, internal equity, geographic location, and applicable contract requirements. Where required by law, compensation ranges will be provided to candidates during the hiring process.