Nuclear Performance Assessor - Beaver Valley

Luminant; Shippingport (PA); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 160.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Vistra Nuclear Operations Company in Shippingport, PA, seeks a Nuclear Performance Assessor to lead evaluation of station performance and organizational effectiveness. This senior role requires broad nuclear management experience to identify weaknesses and drive corrective actions.

The position reports to the Senior Director, Fleet Performance Assessment and interacts with the Site Director of Organizational Effectiveness to debrief gaps and elevate issues to executive levels.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or 6 years of service in nuclear power.
• Senior Reactor Operator License or Management Certification required.
• Minimum of two years professional management related experience desired.
• Broad nuclear power background with experience in three or more departments.
• All levels of experience will be considered.

Responsabilidades

• Execute the Performance Assessment function to improve site performance.
• Review performance of functional and cross-functional areas with senior leaders.
• Assess site performance against industry performance excellence standards.
• Weekly debriefs with the Senior Director and daily updates with the Site Director.
• Generate monthly observations and quarterly performance reports for leadership.
• Escalate issues through the established elevation process when progress stalls.
• Interface externally with INPO and NRC; perform other duties as assigned.

Conocimientos

Management experience

Nuclear power background

SRO license

Cross-department experience

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline

6 years of service in nuclear power

Descripción del empleo

The Nuclear Performance Assessor is responsible for evaluating overall station performance by independently assessing the overall organization to identify problem areas where the station is not meeting targets for excellence. This position reports to the Senior Director, Fleet Performance Assessment who reports directly to the Vice President, Nuclear Support. The Performance Assessor function requires an experienced senior nuclear manager (or managers, if augmented) with broad expertise and the ability to critically evaluate functional and cross-functional areas. The scope of the function is to identify shortfalls in organizational performance through monitoring and intrusive oversight.

The Performance Assessment function provides critical input regarding organizational weaknesses to corporate leaders up through the VISTRA CEO, CNO, and CNOO. Onsite, the Performance Assessor(s) provides direct feedback to senior station leaders at the director level. With the oversight of the Senior Director, Fleet Performance Assessment and Site Director of Organizational Effectiveness, the Performance Assessor has the authority to elevate issues that are not being adequately resolved to the department managers and directors; in other cases, escalation can be to the Plant Manager or Site Vice President to ensure effective and timely actions are being taken.

Job Summary

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

• Execution of the Performance Assessment function to improve site performance.
• Review performance of functional and cross-functional areas based on priority and performance. Includes meeting with Performance Improvement and NOS personnel for insights, observing in-plant activities, attending key meetings, interviewing leaders and workers, and other activities to get perspective on performance.
• Assess site performance against industry performance excellence, including 19-003 Staying on Top, IER 21-4 Improving Plant Reliability, Leadership and Team Excellence, and other Tier 1 documents for Training, Risk Management, OE Excellence.
• Meet with the Senior Director, Fleet Performance Assessment weekly and meet with the Site Director of Organizational Effectiveness on a nominal daily basis to debrief developing issues and observations. Debrief directors real time on identified shortfalls and developing gaps, including any insights for improving performance and addressing issues.
• Generate reports and presentations per requirements: monthly roll up observations, quarterly performance reports for MRM, appropriate engagements, and input to the Nuclear Oversight Committee and the independent Operations Review Committee. Reports are for review at the highest levels of the organization through the CNOO, CNO, and CEO.
• When adequate progress is not made to resolve issues, use the elevation/escalation process to raise the level of ownership of issues. Escalation may be to the Director, Plant Manager, or Site Vice President based on significance of the issue.
• External interface with INPO, NRC.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Director, Fleet Performance Assessment.

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, BS in technical discipline is preferred or 6 years of service in nuclear power in various disciplines. A technical degree may be used to supplement years of experience.
• All levels of experience will be considered
• A minimum of two years professional management related experience is desired
• The ideal candidate will have a broad, varied background in nuclear power with experience in three or more departments.
• A Senior Reactor Operator License or Management Certification (SRO) is required.

Key Metrics

• Organizational Effectiveness Metrics
• Industry Excellence
• Safety Excellence
• Operational Excellence
• Continuous Improvement
• Site IPSR ratings
• Corporate IPSR ratings

** Final pay grade will be based on candidate’s experience and qualifications **

Job Family

Plant Operations

Company

Vistra Nuclear Operations Company

Locations

Shippingport, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

We are a company of people committed to: Exceeding Customer Expectations, Great People, Teamwork, Competitive Spirit and Effective Communication. If this describes you, then apply today!

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