Senior Refuel Floor Specialist (Project Manager / Lead TD)

GE Vernova is a company focused on leading the energy transition. They are seeking a Senior Refuel Floor Specialist (Project Manager / Lead TD) who will supervise Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) Refuel Floor maintenance activities, ensuring safe execution of complex projects and managing teams involved in refueling operations.

Responsibilities:

• Provide direct supervision of union and non-union personnel performing activities related to BWR Refuel Floor outage maintenance work
• Provide project delivery planning leadership and rigor. Transition planning, risk identification, risk mitigation, and contingency planning
• Responsible for leading and coaching multi-disciplined and multi-cultural teams composed of GEH and contingent worker personnel, including craft labor
• Support the development of commercial proposals by providing technical input on labor quantity, labor hours, tooling, and logistics
• Establish trusting relationships and interact effectively with senior level customer and supplier management on commercial, execution, technical, and compliance issues
• Support Product Line activities including proposal development, product development, growth initiatives, and training development & delivery as business needs dictate
• Provide Subject Matter Expertise (SME) on the operation of reactor maintenance and in vessel tooling and GEH OEM equipment
• Exemplify our GE Beliefs and demonstrate integrity, nuclear safety, and quality culture
• Provide leadership to ensure high quality deliverables are produced in accordance with customer requirements, business procedures, and regulatory guidelines
• Drive standard GEH (GE Hitachi) processes across projects and ensure procedural compliance
• Perform other assignments as business needs dictate

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering discipline and minimum of 5 years of experience in BWR Refuel Floor Outage Maintenance activities
• OR a High School Diploma with a minimum of 8 years of experience in BWR Refuel Floor Outage Maintenance activities
• Previous experience as a Refuel Floor Technical Director or equivalent supporting Refuel Outage maintenance activities
• Ability and willingness to travel greater than 70% of the time to domestic and international customer sites
• Ability and willingness to support off-season projects including Spent Fuel Pool cleanup and Dry Cask storage campaigns
• Ability and willingness to instruct GEH Technical Training courses
• Ability and willingness to pass Fitness for Duty requirements and site security requirements to obtain and maintain unescorted access and US and International Nuclear Plant Sites
• Ability and willingness to work in radiation-controlled areas and radioactively contaminated areas
• Ability to pass respirator fit test and physical
• Ability and willingness to work 12 hours a day, 7 days per week when delivering field projects
• Ability to manage effectively through high stress conditions
• Prior work experience as a Refuel Floor Lead Technical Director or Project Manager
• Broader nuclear experience including plant operations and/or maintenance activities
• Experience with Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) outage maintenance activities
• Experience executing Spent Fuel Pool Cleanup and Dry Cask Storage projects
• Bachelor's Degree in Marine, Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering
• Commercial Experience / Proposal Development and Cost Estimating
• Extensive knowledge of nuclear power plant refueling, maintenance, inspection and modifications
• Knowledge of BWR and PWR vessels and components, Nuclear Steam Safety System (NSSS) and Containment Buildings
• Excellent computer skills, and ability to use Microsoft Office Suite software as well as enterprise systems such as P6, PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) and Oracle ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
• Open communication style and proven ability to develop team relationships, including vendors and global teams
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Strong attention to detail and ownership of outputs
• Well organized and self-directed worker