Power Operations Center Manager

NuScale Power; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nuclear technology company is seeking a Manager for its Operations Center located in Houston, TX. This role involves day-to-day leadership, governance, and continuous improvement of operations, requiring a strong background in the nuclear industry. Ideally, candidates should possess over 10 years of relevant experience and have substantial knowledge of nuclear reactor technology. The successful applicant will be a strategic thinker, excellent communicator, and adept at problem-solving. This position offers an opportunity to make impactful decisions in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of full-time applicable working experience within the nuclear industry.
• Expert knowledge of NuScale NPM design, supply chain, and large project execution.
• Experience with NRC regulatory frameworks and nuclear QA programs (NQA-1).

Responsibilities

• Establish and evolve a high-performing Operations Center.
• Maintain real-time dashboards for leadership decision-making.
• Lead daily stand-ups and weekly reviews.

Skills

Business Acumen

Problem Solving

Oral/Written Communication

Planning/Organizing

Adaptability

Dependability

Team Building

Safety Culture

Quality Assurance

Education

B.A. or B.S. degree in physical sciences or Engineering

Job description

NOTE: This position will be based in our West Houston, TX office located in City Centre.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Manager, NuScale Power Operations Center is responsible for the day-to-day leadership and orchestration of the Operations Center and is directly responsible for owning the governance, technology/data integration, cross‑functional issues management, stakeholder communications, and continuous improvement. This role ensures timely visibility to schedule, cost, risk, quality, and resource availability for the portfolio of deployment projects. Additionally, this role is responsible for driving the escalation and resolution of issues, driving timely decision making, and serves as the central point of contact for issues that require help from deployment projects.

This position will need to be capable of operating in an organization where they may or may not have direct positional authority over the resources needed to perform work. Therefore, the individual will need to be able to effectively work and communicate at multiple levels of the organization as well as across organizational boundaries. In addition, this individual needs to have high technical knowledge of small modular reactors, and be capable of translating the technical knowledge into broadly consumable information.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establish and evolve a high‑performing Operations Center that anticipates and resolves execution issues across engineering, supply chain, quality, services, and project delivery.
• Maintain standardized, real‑time dashboards and reporting that support leadership decision‑making and stakeholder alignment.
• Maintain and drive the top 10 issues list and project actions; remove roadblocks and secure cross‑functional support.
• Lead the defined meeting cadence (daily stand‑ups, weekly reviews, and monthly rollups) with discipline and clarity.
• Take a lead role in ensuring organizational readiness for product deployment.
• Embed INPO 15‑005, Leadership and Team Effectiveness Attributes and INPO 12‑002, Traits of a Healthy Nuclear Safety Culture, into meetings and decisions; foster open communication, trust, and no‑blame early issue identification.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Business Acumen: A strategic thinker with good business perspective and an understanding of the company’s business. Able to function comfortably in political interactions. Capable of developing strong interpersonal networks within and exterior to the organization.
• Problem Solving: Decisive with good judgment. Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner, gathers and reviews information appropriately. Uses own judgment and acts independently; seeks input from other team members as appropriate for complex or sensitive situations.
• Oral/Written Communication: Strong communication skills, externally and internally. Listens carefully and speaks clearly and professionally in all situations. Edits work for accuracy and clarity, is able to create, read, and interpret complex written information. Ability to develop strong interpersonal networks within the organization.
• Planning/Organizing: Prioritizes and plans work activities, organizes personal and project timelines and deadlines, tracks project timelines and deadlines, and uses time efficiently.
• Adaptability: Adapt to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and is able to deal with frequent interruptions, changes, delays, or unexpected events.
• Dependability: Consistently on time and at work, responds to management expectations and solicits feedback to improve performance.
• Team Building: Capable of developing strong interpersonal networks and trust within the organization. Leads consensus by involving all stakeholders, facilitating their understanding of differences, agreeing on requirements and constraints, and developing the best solution.
• Safety Culture: Adheres to the NuScale safety culture and is expected to model safe behavior and influence peers to meet high standards.
• Quality Assurance: Commits to the understanding and implementation of quality assurance regulations, standards, and guidelines of 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR 21, and NQA‑1.

MINIMUM SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND ABILITIES

• Education: A minimum of a B.A. or B.S. degree in physical sciences (e.g., physics) or Engineering.
• Experience: Minimum of 10 years of full‑time applicable working experience within the nuclear industry is required. Must be experienced with the design and construction of nuclear reactor technology as well as expert knowledge of the NuScale NPM design, supply chain, and large project execution. Must have working level knowledge with NRC regulatory frameworks, ASME Section III, 10 CFR 50/52 processes, and nuclear QA programs (NQA‑1). Previous experience in a new nuclear plant operations center or outage command center is highly desired.
• Industry Requirements: Eligible to work under Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 810.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Ability to understand and communicate clearly using a phone, personal interaction, and computers.
• Ability to learn new job functions and comprehend and understand new concepts quickly, and apply them accurately in a rapidly evolving environment.
• The employee frequently is required to sit and stand; walk; bend, use hands to operate office equipment; and reach with hands and arms.
• Ability to travel locally and internationally using common forms of transportation.

Disclaimer: Employee(s) must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation efficiently and accurately without causing significant safety threat to self or others. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employee(s) assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required of all employees in this classification.