Manager Nuclear Engineering - Oconee Nuclear Station (I&C/Electrical/Digital)

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Position Summary

This position is for Oconee Nuclear Station (ONS) Operations Support Engineering (OSE) reporting to the ONS Engineering General Manager with the primary function of managing a staff of engineers and technical staff supporting the station's Digital Process Computers, Instrumentation & Control (I&C) systems and equipment.

Basic/Required Qualifications

• BS in Engineering from an ABET accredited university.
• 7 years of professional level experience in nuclear services, nuclear plant operations, or nuclear engineering.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical engineering.
• Work experience with digital and analog instrumentation & control systems and equipment,
• Experience as a System Engineer or Design Engineer
• Knowledge / experience with plant computer systems and cybersecurity procedures
• Registered Professional Engineer
• SRO License (active or inactive) or SRO Certification

Responsibilities

• Manages a staff of degreed engineers and other professional technical personnel which perform various engineering activities, including, but not limited to:
• DPS/I&C - owns assigned systems and equipment ensuring highest plant reliability, preparing, and reviewing various engineering evaluations; monitoring system health; supporting troubleshooting and failure investigation activities; determining appropriate maintenance strategy and work scope, implementing Maintenance Rule on assigned systems; supporting fleet/site initiatives.
• DPS/I&C - provides oversight of DPS workers hands-on work activities on their owned computer systems and equipment.
• Provides oversight of ONS implementation of the Cybersecurity Program
• Ensures use of technical conscience principles and technical rigor during development of engineering products and recommendations that are commensurate with the safety significance.
• Provides engineering expertise to recognize and resolve complex engineering/technical problems to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient station operations/power generation.
• Expands the team for dealing with complex problems beyond the scope of owner-organization expertise.
• Ensures adherence to technical and administrative procedures as well as safe work practices and policies applicable to nuclear generation.
• Ensures capable individuals are assigned to perform the role of Operations Support Engineer (DPS/I&C) and appropriate training is provided to ensure knowledge and skills are achieved and maintained.
• Represents ONS Engineering (ENG) as the duty manager on a rotational basis.
• Fulfills an Emergency Response Organization (ERO) role or, for DPS/I&C, the Cybersecurity Incident Response Manager role.
• Performs observations and provides coaching as necessary to improve performance.
• Identifies gaps in department and worker performance and develops solutions to close the gaps to improve performance.
• Identifies opportunities to leverage innovation and work elimination to improve efficiency and champions the implementation of those opportunities.
• Collaborates with other departments to support work management, outage management, and equipment reliability initiatives.
• Works with employees to create Individual Development Plans (IDPs) to support their career progression and improve performance.
• Documents quarterly ongoing conversations with each direct report to ensure adequate progress toward goals is being made.
• Participates in ENG training forums/processes to ensure adequate line ownership of training.
• Motivates team to display leadership and team effectiveness attributes that are foundational to excellent organizational effectiveness.

Specific Requirements

• Able to achieve nuclear site Unescorted Access.
• Willingness to work extended hours with changes in work schedule whenever necessary which at times could include call outs to support stations in an emergent condition.
• This position requires Emergency Response Organization (ERO) responsibilities which could include callouts with a defined response time to the site and an on-call duty rotation requiring the employee to be Fit for Duty.
• Required to wear personal protective equipment (hardhat, safety glasses, fall protection, etc.) as needed.
• Occasional overnight travel.

Working Conditions

• On-site work, typically, an office environment with some work in the plant to conduct system walkdowns and field support of modification implementation.

Travel Requirements

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