Senior Director, Plant Services

NuScale Power, LLC; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 206,199 - 322,517; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

A leading nuclear energy company is seeking a Senior Director of Nuclear Plant Services in Houston. This role involves leading the development of service strategies across nuclear operations and requires significant travel. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in the nuclear sector, strong leadership skills, and the vision to drive operational excellence. Competitive salary range from $206,199 to $322,517 annually, along with substantial benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years in nuclear reactor technology development.
• At least 5 years in a service delivery organization leadership role.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of services for nuclear plant operations.
• Grow and manage a team for nuclear plant services.
• Develop metrics for departmental performance.

Skills

Leadership skills

Technical expertise

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Team building

Education

B.S. degree in engineering or related field

MBA

Job description

NOTE: This position is open to remote work with regular travel to our Corvallis, Houston, and/or future Tennessee (likely Oak Ridge or Knoxville) office locations. Priority preference is for candidates who are available to be work from our Houston office.

POSITION SUMMARY

Reporting to the Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Services, the Senior Director of Nuclear Plant Services will lead the development and execution of innovative services to optimize operations across a fleet of NuScale plants. This role is pivotal in driving a fleet approach to nuclear operations, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and scalability across the fleet. The ideal candidate will possess a blend of technical expertise, leadership skills, and strategic vision to enhance service delivery and operational excellence. This position is based in NuScale’s Houston office and requires regular and routine in-person engagement with work teams located in other NuScale office locations. Up to 50 percent travel expected with amount and frequency varying as work demands.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Strategy Development
   1. Define and implement a catalogue of services that support a fleet-wide strategy for nuclear plants, aligning with organizational goals and regulatory standards
   2. Identify opportunities to standardize and streamline deployment and operations of NuScale plants.
2. Leadership and Team Management
   1. Grow and oversee a high‑performing team responsible for nuclear plant services
   2. Foster collaboration across departments and customers to ensure alignment and shared best practices
   3. Lead a cultural change from a primarily R&D focus to a Deliveries focus.
3. Service Innovation and Optimization
   1. Develop and lead services to improve project deployment and plant operational efficiency, reliability and safety.
   2. Implement cutting‑edge technology and methods, such as AI, to enhance deployment and operation of the plants employing NuScale reactors and technology.
4. Compliance and Risk Management
   1. Ensure adherence to all regulatory requirements and safety standards
5. Customer Support and Engagement
   1. Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external customers, ensuring that services meet or exceed customer expectations
   2. Collaborate with stakeholders to address customer needs and challenges
6. Operational execution
   1. Develop and manage departmental budgets with direct impact on profit and loss, including labor, materials, and overhead
   2. Establish metrics to evaluate department and service line performance
   3. Provide executive‑level reporting on department and service line performance
7. Performs 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 with employees and leaders at all levels within both the customer’s and the company’s organization, from executives to front line contributors, and capable of developing strong interpersonal networks at all levels.
• Problem solving: Decisive with good judgment. Identifies and resolves problems efficiently and effectively, gathers and reviews information appropriately, uses own judgment, acts independently, and seeks input from peer executives and 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, and is able to create, read and interpret complex written information.
• Planning/organizing: Capable leader able to establish a vision and align an organization around the vision. Prioritizes and plans work activities, organizes personal and project timelines and deadlines, tracks project timelines, and uses time efficiently.
• Integrity: Is trusted by peers and subordinates.
• Adaptability: Adapts 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.
• Team Building: Capable of developing strong interpersonal networks and trust within the organization, setting expectations and requirements and achieving accountability of any supervised personnel. Leads consensus as appropriate by involving all stakeholders, facilitating understanding of differences, agreeing on requirements and constraints, and developing the best solution.
• Safety Culture: Adheres to the NuScale Safety culture policy and is expected to model safe behavior and influence peers to meet high standards. Demonstrates by word and behavior the ability to support a healthy Safety Conscious Working Environment.
• Quality Assurance: Commits to the understanding or ability to understand the 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.S. degree in engineering, engineering technology, or science is required. MBA desired.
• Experience: A minimum of fifteen years of full‑time working experience for a nuclear reactor technology development company, with at least five of those years leading a services delivery organization is required. Senior Reactor Operator certification at an operating nuclear generating facility, nuclear‑related construction and startup experience, or nuclear technology or services business development experience desired. Strong technical writing, communication and leadership skills. Basic understanding of project management principles and related information technology tools.
• Management: Must have experience building and developing new teams based on future project needs. Must be able to demonstrate a capability of managing and motivating personnel assigned to designated control account work and coordinating multiple technical discipline interfaces to provide solutions in a timely manner.
• Industry Requirements: Eligible to work under Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 810. With appropriate training, able to work on an active NuScale power plant construction project site in connection with the NuScale Service delivery organization’s delivery of pre‑commercial operation services.

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.
• Frequently required to sit and stand, walk, bend, use hands to operate office equipment, and reach with hands and arms.
• Ability to travel locally and nationally 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.

NuScale Power, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability or handicap, or veteran status.

Pay and Benefits: The target pay range for this position is $229,992 – $277,577 annually. The full pay range is $206,199 – $322,517 annually.

At NuScale, compensation decisions are determined using factors such as relevant job‑related skills, full‑time working experience, education and training, equity within the department.

For information on employee benefits, please visit our Careers Overview page: Employee Benefits | NuScale Power