Manager Nuclear Engineering - OSE Electrical - McGuire Nuclear Station

Duke Energy; Huntersville (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Duke Energy is seeking an Electrical Manager for the McGuire Nuclear Station Operations Support Engineering team. You will lead degreed engineers, guide technical work, and ensure safe, reliable power generation at a critical nuclear site.

Reporting to the Engineering General Manager, you will oversee engineering activities, support troubleshooting, and drive fleet/site initiatives while fostering staff development and safe work practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related sciences required.
• 4 years related experience including 1 year nuclear power plant experience and 0.25 years on-site experience.
• Desirable: PE SRO certification and cyber security exposure.

Responsibilities

• Manages a staff of degreed engineers and other professional personnel performing engineering activities.
• Ensures use of technical conscience and rigor in engineering products and recommendations.
• Provides engineering expertise to resolve complex problems for safe, reliable operations.
• Expands the team to handle complex problems beyond owner-organization expertise.
• Ensures adherence to procedures and safe work practices for nuclear generation.
• Ensures capable individuals are assigned and trained for Operations Support Engineer roles.
• Represents MNS ENG as duty manager on a rotational basis and participates in ERO roles.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Digital process systems

Cyber security

System Engineer experience

Professional Engineer SRO

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or the related sciences

Job description

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The open position is for the McGuire Nuclear Station (MNS) Operations Support Engineering (OSE) – Electrical Manager.

This position reports to the Engineering General Manager and manages a staff of engineers who provide support to the station in the area of Electrical Engineering.

Basic/Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or the related sciences
• 4 years related experience which shall include 1 year nuclear power plant experience and 0.25 years on-site experience

Desired Qualifications

• Work experience with electrical engineering, digital process systems, and/or cyber security
• Experience as a System Engineer
• Registered Professional Engineer SRO or SRO Certification

Necessary overall nuclear background to determine when to call consultants and contractors for dealing with complex problems beyond the scope of owner-organization expertise.

Responsibilities

• Manages a staff of degreed engineers and other professional technical personnel which perform various engineering activities, including, but not limited to: preparing and reviewing calculations and various engineering evaluations; monitoring system health; supporting troubleshooting and failure investigation activities; determining appropriate maintenance strategy and work scope; and supporting fleet/site initiatives.
• 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 and appropriate training is provided to ensure knowledge and skills are achieved and maintained.
• Represents MNS Engineering (ENG) as the duty manager on a rotational basis.
• Fulfills an Emergency Response Organization (ERO) 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.
• Work with employees to create Individual Development Plans (IDPs) to support their career progression and improve performance.
• 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.

Travel Requirements

• 5-15%

Relocation Assistance

• Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)

Union Representation

• No Represented/Union Position

Visa Sponsored

• No Visa Sponsored Position

This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

Basic/Required Qualifications Note

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

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