Design Engineering Manager

energynorthwest; Richland (WA); On-site; USD 192,000 - 288,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Northwest is seeking a Design Engineering Manager to lead a department of mechanical, civil, electrical I&C, and stress engineering professionals supporting Columbia Generating Station. You will manage budgets, schedules, staffing, and design bases, ensuring safe, reliable plant operation and compliance with NRC regulations.

The role requires directing engineers and drafters, approving design packages, and coordinating with other organizations to sustain plant operability during outages

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or physical science with ten years in engineering, maintenance, or operations, including seven years in nuclear.
• Minimum of five years at an operating nuclear power plant.
• Three years of management experience in engineering, operations, maintenance, or construction programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Design Engineering department staff and performance.
• Provide engineering direction and technical counseling to staff and other organizations regarding analysis techniques, technical requirements, and acceptable conclusions to engineering problems.
• Ensure compliance with NRC regulations and company policies; prepare budgets, schedules, and long-range plans; monitor staffing and performance.

Job description

GENERAL SUMMARY

The Design Engineering Manager's department is comprised of diverse discipline expertise including mechanical / electrical / I&C /civil / stress engineering. These responsibilities include the direct management of Mechanical / Civil / Stress Design Basis; Electrical / I&C Design Basis; Minor Modifications, and Design and Drafting groups. The Design Engineering Manager provides specialized support to other organizations and assistance in the management decision‑making process related to these areas. Additionally, the management of budget, schedule, staffing, and planning is required to support the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of Columbia Generating Station.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Managing - Manages a department consisting of Design Engineering supervisors, engineers, and designers and drafters. Hires direct and contract employees. Determines personnel performance expectations, ratings, promotions, salary changes, transfers, and terminations. Performs all manager level functions such as salary administration, personally reviewing deliverables produced, staffing changes, and disciplinary actions when required. Continuously removes work process obstacles such that department staff can effectively complete assigned responsibilities in a timely manner.

Leading - Provides engineering direction and technical counseling to supervisors and staff as well as other organizations regarding analysis techniques, technical requirements, and acceptable conclusions to engineering related problems. Assists staff in successfully completing department responsibilities and assignments by establishing clear, achievable expectations, facilitating teamwork, and monitoring performance to agreed standards. Maintains contact with industry groups to ensure operating experiences, technological advances, and regulatory changes are considered in all department activities.

Developing - Ensures that appropriate management controls are established and implemented to allow programs to be conducted professionally in compliance with NRC and industry regulations, policies, procedures, instructions and standards, ensuring appropriate control, monitoring, accountability, and completion. Provides plant operability assessment to establish a basis for plant continued operation when degraded equipment is discovered. Develops all levels of department staff by providing needed training, varied assignments, depth in staff capability, and increasing staff responsibility on a continuing basis. Prepares budgets, schedules, long range plans, priorities, staffing requirements, and subsequent monitoring to ensure success of the department.

Planning - Establishes policies, plans, schedules, and goals for the department based on interaction with other managers and staff, ensuring that priorities and resources are utilized to the maximum benefit of the company, consistent with Corporate direction.

Scheduling - Assures resource loaded department schedules are developed and maintained. Assures proper progress and focus through frequent interface with direct reports.

Reviewing - Supports the Plant by maintaining accurate, complete, and up-to-date drawings, preparing specifications for procurement of plant components, approving design packages, and preparing technical reports to regulatory agencies and to management.

Engineering employees are expected to be available and to support the following activities as a condition of employment with Energy Northwest:

Emergency Response Organization (ERO) including being on-call (24/7) during your required team duty (2 weeks out of every 8 weeks).

12 hour work shifts during outages as part of our overall Outage support (24/7) including Outage Command Center and Engineering Outage Center

Engineering duty cycle support (24/7) including call-out availability during your responsible duty assignment (typically 1 week timeframe with requirements similar to ERO)

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Requires Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, in engineering or physical science and ten years of engineering, maintenance, or operations experience, with at least seven years in the nuclear industry; a minimum of five years at an operating nuclear power plant; a minimum of three year management experience dealing with significant engineering, operations, maintenance, and/or construction programs.

DESIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Active or previous SRO license, SRO certification, or BWR Management Certification. If selected candidate does not meet this, he/she must attend and satisfactorily complete the next Management Cert class provided by EN. This requirement may be waived by the Site Vice President. Previous experience in an organization outside of the Engineering team such as Maintenance, Work Management, Operations, Chemistry/RP ETC. This experience should be evaluated by the hiring manager.

Pay Range

$192,178.00 - $288,268.00 Annual Midpoint: $240,223.00

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