Manager, Control Room - Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF)

Savannah River Mission Co; Aiken (SC); On-site; USD 95,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k Retirement Savings Plan

Health Insurance

Health Savings Account

Telehealth with BlueCare on Demand

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid time off

Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Savannah River Mission Completion is seeking a Manager, Control Room SWPF to lead safe and efficient operations at the Aiken, SC site on the Savannah River Site. The role oversees control room staff, ensures procedures are followed, and acts as a back-up to fulfill command and control duties.

The ideal candidate will drive continuous safety improvements, coordinate with DWPF, Saltstone, H-Canyon and ETP, and maintain logs, status boards, and performance metrics while ensuring staffing and CONOPS

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED with nuclear experience in a relevant engineering, operations or maintenance function as defined in the job description.
• Facility qualification process including extensive classroom, formal on-the-job training, and oral board examination conducted by facility management must be completed within one year.
• Current qualification as a Control Room Operator, First Line Manager or Shift Technical Engineer within the hiring facility will be credited towards experience.

Responsibilities

• Encourage and educate on a nuclear safety culture so workers raise safety concerns timely.
• Manage control room operations personnel on a shift to ensure efficiency per policies.
• Ensure Abnormal Operating Procedures and Emergency Operation Procedures are entered and ERO functions are met.
• Interface with DWPF, Saltstone, H-Canyon and ETP facilities to support transfers and troubleshooting.
• Implement work window schedules and ensure lockouts support planned activities.
• Develop plans to address emergent shift needs due to equipment failures or changing conditions.
• Review CRO rounds, monitor trends and direct corrective actions; maintain logs and status boards.
• Ensure surveillance requirements are scheduled, completed and tracked.
• React quickly to adverse situations and preserve incident sites until investigation.
• Ensure personnel are trained and staffing meets CONOPS and human performance standards.

Skills

Control Room Operations

Nuclear experience

Supervisory experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science

Bachelor's or Associates degree

Job description

Overview

Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC) is seeking a Manager, Control Room Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF) to be based in our Aiken, SC location on the Savannah River Site (SRS).

The Manager, Control Room SWPF is responsible for managing safe and efficient operations of the control room(s). Under broad direction from the Shift Operations Manager, assumes command and control responsibilities for control room operators and other staff who are monitoring evaporators, tanks, waste transfers, processes and radiological processing areas. Acts as back-up to Shift Operations Manager during absences.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for encouraging and providing education on a nuclear safety culture where all workers understand and are comfortable in raising safety concerns, issues or time outs
• Manages control room operations personnel on a given shift to ensure work is performed efficiently and in accordance with policies and procedures
• Ensures appropriate Abnormal Operating Procedures and Emergency Operation Procedures are entered and command and control Emergency Response (ERO) functions are met
• Interfaces with DWPF, Saltstone, H-Canyon and Effluent Treatment Project (ETP) facilities to support waste transfer evolutions, outages or general troubleshooting. Ensure all transfer briefings are performed in accordance with the administrative procedure
• Implements work window schedule activities. Ensures Limiting Conditions of Operation are entered, and action is taken as well as ensures appropriate lockouts are installed to support planned activities
• Develops plans and path forward actions to address emergent shift needs as a result of failed equipment or changing conditions
• Reviews CRO rounds, monitors trends and directs corrective actions when necessary. Ensures all status control logs and status boards are properly maintained
• Ensures surveillance requirements are scheduled, completed and tracked
• Reacts quickly and calmly to adverse situations and preserves incident/event sites until investigation and fact finding is complete
• Ensures personnel are effectively trained and Automatic Qualification Matrix watch bills are manned appropriately to meet requirements. Ensures A/B minimum staffing requirements for operations are met
• Fosters strong and disciplined Conduct of Operations (CONOPS) by addressing Human Performance issues and maintaining the highest standards in communications, procedure compliance, peer check, real-time status control and configuration management
• Performs performance and other assessments as required
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED with nuclear experience in a relevant engineering, operations or maintenance function as defined in the job description.

Additional Information:

• Current qualification as a Control Room Operator, First Line Manager or Shift Technical Engineer within the hiring facility will be credited towards experience.
• Deviations to Education and Experience Requirements must follow requirements of DOE Order 426.2.
• Facility qualification process including extensive classroom, formal on-the-job training, and oral board examination conducted by facility management must be completed within one year.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or Science
• Bachelors or Associates degree
• Previous supervisory experience

About

Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC), a prime contractor for the US Department of Energy, is responsible for managing the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site’s Liquid Waste operations contract. Located in Aiken, South Carolina, SRMC is a limited liability company formed by nuclear operations and environmental remediation global leaders BWXT, Amentum, and Fluor. The SRMC Team is responsible for the closure of waste tanks, the operation of the Savannah River Site’s Defense Waste Processing Facility, tank farm operations and associated production and disposal facilities. www.savannahrivissioncompletion.com

Benefits

Savannah River Mission Completion offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package with flexibility to meet your needs.

Highlights of our plans include:

• 401k Retirement Savings Plan – 5% immediate company contribution, additional matching for employee contributions
• Health Insurance & Prescription Drug Program
• Health Savings Account
• Telehealth with BlueCare on Demand
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Includes 160 hours annual paid time off (accrued monthly), plus 11 paid holidays
• Life and Accident Coverage
• Disability Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement

Minimum Pay

USD $94,500.00/Yr.

Maximum Pay

USD $170,000.00/Yr.

Pay Disclaimer

Exceptions to this range/rate may be applied on a case-by-case basis taking into account aspects such as education, experience, and skill need of the organization.

EEO Statement

Savannah River Mission Completion is committed to equal employment opportunity to employees and qualified applicants regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, status as a parent, sexual orientation, or genetics. Our equal employment opportunity policies encompass all aspects of the employment relationship, including application and hiring, promotion and transfer, selection for training opportunities, wage and salary administration.