Senior Uranium & Container Operations Leader

F05420 Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas, LLC; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 123,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with company matching

Paid holidays

Relocation assistance

Tuition assistance

Job summary

GE Vernova in Wilmington, NC seeks a Sr Manufacturing Staff Manager, Uranium & Containers, to lead the commercial and operational management of the uranium portfolio and the nuclear container fleet. You will oversee contracts with enrichers, uranium accounting for utilities, and storage optimization, ensuring safety, compliance, and timely execution.

This role requires travel up to 25%, works across Operations, Logistics, and Finance, and develops long-term container and fleet strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Business, or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in nuclear fuels, uranium trading/management, and/or fuel cycle operations.
• Experience with uranium enrichment, conversion, fabrication, or fuel supply contracts preferred.
• Solid understanding of the nuclear fuel cycle and uranium material forms.
• Demonstrated experience in contract administration, commercial negotiations, and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Administer and manage contracts with uranium enrichers, including commercial terms, delivery schedules, and performance metrics.
• Serve as primary point of contact with enrichment service providers for day-to-day coordination, negotiations, and issue resolution.
• Monitor contract compliance, including quantity, quality, and timing of enriched product deliveries.
• Collaborate with Legal, Supply Chain, and Finance to negotiate new contracts, amend existing agreements, and manage renewals.
• Oversee uranium accounting and tracking for utility customers, ensuring accurate recording of ownership, transfers, and inventory across the fuel cycle.
• Maintain and improve accounting systems and processes to ensure traceability of uranium origin, enrichment level, and use.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to reconcile inventory positions, shipments, and material balances.
• Prepare and review periodic uranium account statements and reports for utilities, addressing questions and discrepancies promptly.
• Ensure uranium accounting practices comply with regulatory requirements, contractual obligations, and industry standards.
• Manage contracts and commercial relationships related to uranium storage facilities and service providers.
• Optimize storage strategies to reduce costs, improve logistics, and support long‑term uranium portfolio management.
• Coordinate with Operations, Logistics, and Finance to ensure accurate billing, forecasting, and reporting for storage activities.
• Work closely with Operations, Engineering, and Quality to identify and lead process improvements that reduce material losses and improve recovery rates.
• Develop and monitor KPIs related to uranium utilization and scrap generation.
• Identify, evaluate, and develop new opportunities for uranium storage that support strategic objectives and customer needs.
• Analyze market conditions, storage capacity availability, and logistics to create a strategy to maximize our licensed capability to support the industry.
• Develop business cases and recommendations for uranium opportunities.
• Develop commercial structures and contracts for uranium services that create value for both the company and utilities.
• Represent the business externally through customer engagement and leadership participation at industry events, forums, and professional associations to strengthen business relationships, enhance market presence, and support strategic growth objectives.
• Partner with senior business leadership to translate long‑term uranium business objectives into executable project roadmaps and portfolio priorities.
• Manage the full lifecycle of the nuclear container fleet used for shipping powder and fuel assemblies.
• Develop and execute a long‑term container strategy, including procurement, maintenance, and replacement schedules to ensure fleet reliability.
• Lead the planning and execution of container fleet requirements specifically to support the deployment and scaling of new builds.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiations

Stakeholder management

Nuclear fuels knowledge

Accounting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Business, or related field

Tools

Accounting systems

Job description

GE Vernova in Wilmington, NC seeks a Sr Manufacturing Staff Manager, Uranium & Containers, to lead the commercial and operational management of the uranium portfolio and the nuclear container fleet. You will oversee contracts with enrichers, uranium accounting for utilities, and storage optimization, ensuring safety, compliance, and timely execution.

This role requires travel up to 25%, works across Operations, Logistics, and Finance, and develops long-term container and fleet strategies.