Services EHS Leader (Environmental, Health & Safety) (Remote Eligible, US)
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Sr. Nuclear Services EHS Leader to support the EHS program for GE Hitachi’s nuclear services product line. The nuclear services product line includes an outage services field team, a training facility in San Jose, CA, and an electrical breaker repair facility in Philadelphia, PA, as well as our headquarters in Wilmington, NC. The outage services team primarily provides outage services in North America, with occasional work in the EU and Asia. Nuclear services outage work includes reactor disassembly/reassembly, refueling operations, in-service inspections (ISI), in-vessel visual inspections (IVVI), under-vessel maintenance, fuel inspections, plant modifications, and other services.
Essential Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive safety support to the nuclear services organization.
- Conduct routine field safety assessments at project sites to promote a strong safety culture and a safety conscience work environment (SCWE).
- Ensure compliance with all company, local, state, and federal requirements throughout the Services organization.
- Lead or assist in incident investigations and root cause analysis.
- Establish and maintain partnerships with clients through effective communication and interaction, aligning safety practices with client expectations.
- Participate in customer safety summits.
- Participate in project readiness meetings and post-outage reviews.
- Ensure the project site’s overall EHS Plans meet GE Vernova’s standards, regulatory requirements, and other standards, including OSHA, US EPA, and 10 CRF 20 (ALARA).
- Ensure effective implementation of GE Vernova’s EHS management system, including policy, training, risk assessment, inspection, auditing, event management, and analysis.
- Utilize Gensuite, GE Vernova’s EHS software, to document activities such as incidents, compliance tasks, risk assessments, and chemical management.
- Partner with the continuous improvement leader to develop outage kickoff presentations and project manager briefs.
- Use field-collected data to track, analyze, and identify EHS focus areas for ongoing improvement.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Minimum 8 years of manufacturing or industrial safety experience.
- Minimum 5 years of experience with OSHA and other governmental organizations.
Eligibility Requirements
- Preferred work location is Wilmington, NC; highly qualified remote (US-based) candidates will also be considered.
- Willingness to travel up to 80% domestically and internationally.
- Ability to work on holidays, weekends, and overtime as required; maintain after-hours cell phone availability.
- Ability to wear protective clothing, walk stairs, and work in radiation-controlled areas.
- Pass Fitness for Duty and site security requirements for unescorted access to nuclear sites.
- Successful background check and drug screening; current NRC clearance or ability to obtain it.
- Access to U.S. export-controlled information, contingent on government authorization.
Desired Characteristics
- At least 5 years of EHS experience in nuclear field services.
- Familiarity with nuclear plant outages, reactor disassembly, and maintenance activities.
- Experience in nuclear power either in the commercial sector or Navy Nuclear Power.
- Certifications such as CSP, ASP, or other safety credentials; Radiation Protection Technologist registration.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects, strong computer skills, and experience overseeing multiple locations or plants.
- Knowledge of OSHA, NRC regulations, and INPO standards.
- Excellent communication, leadership, problem-solving, and team-building skills.