Senior Nuclear Shift Manager - On-Site Idaho Falls

aalo-atomics; Idaho Falls (ID); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Corporate Gym Membership

Job summary

Aalo Atomics is seeking an experienced Aalo-X Shift Manager to lead the control room during startup, operation, and shutdown of the Aalo-X reactor. You will direct the on-shift crew, ensure safety, and uphold the authorization basis and operating limits.

You will be based on-site in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and play a key role in maintaining safety and operational excellence. The role requires 10+ years in nuclear operations, an NRC SRO license or DOE SRO certification, and strong supervisory

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible nuclear power operations experience, including at least five years in a commercial nuclear power plant control room or licensed operator organization.
• Current or previously held NRC Senior Reactor Operator license, or documented DOE SRO certification with comparable rigor and substantial control-room experience.
• At least three years of supervisory or command experience directing licensed operators or an equivalent nuclear operating crew.
• Demonstrated experience with reactor startup and shutdown, reactivity control, abnormal and emergency procedures, work control, tagging/clearance, configuration control, and corrective action.
• Ability to complete Aalo-X facility-specific Shift Manager qualification, including written, oral, simulator, and in-plant evaluations.
• Startup, commissioning, power ascension, sodium-cooled reactor, advanced reactor, or first-of-a-kind experience preferred.
• Based in the United States.
• Willing to work on-site in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
• Willing to work rotating shifts, nights, weekends, holidays, outages, and emergent call-ins.
• Able to obtain and maintain required access authorization, medical/fitness-for-duty status, and company qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Exercise command and control of all on-shift Aalo-X operations and coordinate work affecting plant status, reactivity, equipment availability, or nuclear safety.
• Set and maintain the clear understanding and performance of a highly capable and professional Nuclear Safety Culture on your shift.
• Coordinate and release maintenance work packages, authorize LOTO's, direct RO/SRO's in oversight and support of maintenance, calibration, and testing of systems during commissioning.
• Direct startups, criticality approach, heatup, power ascension, testing, steady-state operation, shutdown, cooldown, and response to abnormal or emergency conditions.
• Conduct shift turnover, status briefings, crew assignments, pre-job briefs, reactivity-management briefs, and operating-risk reviews.
• Participate in design reviews and provide input to inform design as the end user.
• Maintain accurate knowledge of plant status, operating limits, out-of-service equipment, work in progress, temporary configurations, impairments, and compensatory measures.
• Enforce procedure use and adherence, three-way communication, place-keeping, peer checks, independent verification, component identification, and formal turnover practices.
• Verify assigned personnel are trained, qualified, fit for duty, and authorized for the work performed.
• Stop work, delay startup, reject an evolution, reduce power, or direct shutdown when prerequisites, staffing, configuration, procedures, or risk controls are inadequate.
• Ensure deficiencies, unexpected results, procedure problems, and human-performance events are entered into the corrective action program and receive appropriate immediate action.
• Lead initial facility response during abnormal and emergency conditions and fulfill assigned emergency-response duties.
• Coach and evaluate crew members and develop future Shift Managers and Senior Reactor Operators.

Skills

10+ years nuclear operations

Supervisory experience

Education

High school diploma

NRC SRO license

DOE SRO certification

Job description

Aalo Atomics is seeking an experienced Aalo-X Shift Manager to lead the control room during startup, operation, and shutdown of the Aalo-X reactor. You will direct the on-shift crew, ensure safety, and uphold the authorization basis and operating limits.

You will be based on-site in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and play a key role in maintaining safety and operational excellence. The role requires 10+ years in nuclear operations, an NRC SRO license or DOE SRO certification, and strong supervisory