Manager Nuclear Engineering - OSE Electrical - McGuire Nuclear Station

dukeenergy; North Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke Energy's McGuire Nuclear Station is seeking an Operations Support Engineering - Electrical Manager to lead a staff of engineers supporting electrical systems at the plant. Responsibilities include guiding engineering analyses, ensuring safety-conscious practices, coordinating maintenance strategies, and collaborating across departments to improve reliability and performance.

Role requires a Bachelor’s in Engineering, 4 years in related work including nuclear experience, and on-site

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related sciences.
• 4 years related experience including 1 year nuclear power plant experience and 0.25 years on-site experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a staff of engineers performing calculations, evaluations and troubleshooting.
• Ensure technical rigor and safety-conscious engineering practices.
• Provide engineering expertise to resolve complex problems and improve station safety and reliability.
• Collaborate across departments to support work management, outages and equipment reliability.

Skills

Nuclear power plant experience

Engineering leadership

On-site experience (0.25 yrs)

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or 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. The requirements of this position per AD-LS-ALL-0011 are as follows:

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 Provided (as applicable)

No

Represented/Union Position

No

Visa Sponsored Position

No. This is not a 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.

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