Senior Director of Nuclear Plant Services

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is a nationally recognized professional staffing firm and we are recruiting for a Senior Director of Nuclear Plant Services for a direct hire role headquartered out of Houston, TX.

NOTE: This position is open to remote work with regular travel to corporate offices in Corvallis, Houston, and/or future Tennessee locations. Priority preference is for candidates who are available to be work from our Houston office.

Annual Salary: $250,000 - $275,000+ full benefits package
Education: BS in Engineering or Construction Management
Certifications: PMI / PMP preferred
Travel: 40-50% thorough the United States

Position Summary:
Reporting to the Vice President of Regulatory Affairs & Services, this role will lead the development and execution of innovative services to optimize operations across a fleet of new small modular reactor plants.

The ideal candidate will possess a blend of technical expertise, leadership skills, and strategic vision to enhance service delivery and operational excellence. This role is pivotal in driving a fleet approach to nuclear operations, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and scalability across the fleet.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Strategy Development:

• Define and implement a catalogue of services that support a fleet-wide strategy for nuclear plants, aligning with organizational goals and regulatory standards
• Identify opportunities to standardize and streamline deployment and operations of all plants.

Leadership and Team Management:

• Grow and oversee a high-performing team responsible for nuclear plant services
• Foster collaboration across departments and customers to ensure alignment and shared best practices
• Lead a cultural change from a primarily R&D focus to a Deliveries focus.

Service Innovation and Optimization:

• Develop and lead services to improve project deployment and plant operational efficiency, reliability, and safety.
• Implement cutting-edge technology and methods, such as AI, to enhance deployment and operation of the plants employing SMR reactors and technology

Compliance and Risk Management:

• Ensure adherence to all regulatory requirements and safety standards

Customer Support and Engagement:

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external customers, ensuring that services meet or exceed customer expectations
• Collaborate with stakeholders to address customer needs and challenges

Operational Execution:

• Develop and manage departmental budgets with direct impact on profit and loss, including labor, materials, and overhead
• Establish metrics to evaluate department and service line performance
• Provide executive-level reporting on department and service line performance

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, engineering technology, or similar science is required. (MBA desired).
• 10+ years of 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 preferred.
• 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.
• 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.
• Must be eligible to work under Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 810.
• With appropriate training, able to work on an active nuclear power plant construction project site in connection with the organization’s delivery of pre-commercial operation services.

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. JSG provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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