Sr Nuc Maint Tech Sup/JobSpon - Harris Nuclear Plant

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Position Summary

This position functions primarily as a:

• Technical support for Maintenance organization,
• Maintenance online and outage job sponsor for supplemental workforce,
• Support for periodic Complex Activity or Safety System Outage oversight.
• This position serves as a subject matter expert and the initial contact for field problem troubleshooting, analyzing data and issues, and working with other groups to bring safe, timely resolution to the problems. The work focus is within the protected nuclear area and involves maintenance support of plant equipment. This position also functions as outage job sponsors which involve serving as the single point of contact for the supplemental outage workforce in selected areas. This work includes determining workforce numbers, formulating the budget, determining materials and equipment cost, providing technical direction, and providing oversight.

Other responsibilities include:

• Preparing budgets, performing assessments, participating in various event analyses, and preparing vendor proposals.
• Monitors programmatic oversight for the Boric acid Corrosion Program, and well as maintain oversight of the site leak management program.
• Creates strategies for improvements including development of assessments to identify strengths and weaknesses of various processes. Will be performed internal and external to the site.
• Serve as conduit between Maintenance and Eng teams on code and technical evaluations relating to discipline activities at the site.
• Serves as a point of contact between Engineering, NOS, and external regulators such as the NRC, INPO, and EPRI.
• Serve as lead/member for assessment and benchmarking activities internal and external to the site.
• Serve as lead/member of the respective working team(s) as required.
• Provide technical and work direction support.
• Perform troubleshooting for difficult and complex evolutions.
• Manage multiple projects/programs within Maintenance.
• Develop and support processes to implement and execute first time evolutions.
• Conduct oversight and observation of field work activities.
• Conduct Out of Tolerance (OOT) reviews on Measuring and Test Equipment
• Reinforce accountabilities for station and supplemental resources.
• Provide oversight of all personnel (station and supplemental), especially during critical work activities.
• Initiate requisitions for Supplemental Workers.
• Provide leadership fill-in for Maintenance leadership during vacations and other absences.

Responsibilities

OUTAGE JOB SPONSOR

• Single point of contact for supplemental workforce including station oversight for contingent workforce, communicating work standards and expectations; determining workforce numbers, work durations and training; overall work coordination, field support, monitoring of workforce for safety, quality, productivity, schedule adherence; defining workforce roles and responsibilities; formulate and monitor budget including workforce, materials and equipment cost; provide outage schedule to Work Management Group; technical support coordination; conduct pre-outage communication, post outage critique / lessons learned documents.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

• Initial contact for field problems providing overall tech support for the analyzing of component data / issues for safe, timely, efficient resolutions; work order reviews; provide engineering support/coordination for problem identification / resolution / assessments / equipment availability, reliability; initiate / review procedure changes; review / purchase parts inventory, maintain / purchase / develop specialty tooling; serve as “complex activity manager” for complex work activities and Safety System Outages as applicable; benchmark other utilities for work improvements / technologies; provide administrative oversight in absence of supervisor / Superintendents as requested.

MISCELLANEOUS

• Pursue technical / professional development striving to continually develop job related skills / knowledge; perform assessments, apparent / root cause analysis as requested by management including studies, technical reports / correspondences (NRC, INPO etc), Duke / vendor proposals, NCR program (problem evaluations, corrective actions, resolutions.)

Required/Basic Qualifications

• High School/GED degree
• 10 years related work experience

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of work experience in Operating Nuclear Station Environment
• 10 years of work-related experience (i.e. Technical/Maintenance, Engineering, Security Maintenance), demonstrating broad coordination between work groups.

• Should be capable of learning and applying basic skills.
• Ability to deliver superior results within allocated time through effective prioritization, scheduling, planning and execution of assigned work
• Previous project management experience
• Leadership abilities to effectively provide work direction to others
• Motivated self-starter, requires minimal supervision and monitoring of work, and takes personal responsibility for assigned accountabilities
• Ability to interact effectively with technicians, various craft personnel, peers, engineers, vendors, and management or as a team member
• Experience with using plant drawings
• Ability to effectively utilize computer technology as the job demands, i.e. Work Management System, CAP (Corrective Action Program), Excel, Word, and PowerPoint etc.
• Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of customers in all levels of an organization
• Demonstrated effective analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing processes, regulations, responsibilities, and work environments

Working Conditions

• The individual typically works in an office environment, with prolonged sitting in front of a computer. However, the job entails field walkdowns as required to support technical support and oversight.
• Regular online schedule is 4-10’s (but response outside of business hours, including weekends, evenings or shift staffing for emergent issues maybe required) and outage schedule is 6-12’s. In addition, as part of a maintenance supervisory team, participation in the turnover and end of day meetings is required to maintain team alignment and support.
• Plant visits are required and may constitute 50% of the time during outages.

Specific Requirements

• Minimum 7 years of work experience in Operating Nuclear Station Environment
• 10 years of work-related experience (i.e. Technical/Maintenance, Engineering), demonstrating broad technical knowledge in related areas of expertise

Travel Requirements

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)

Represented/Union Position

Visa Sponsored Position

Posting Expiration Date

All job postings expire at 12:01 AM on the posting expiration date.

Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

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