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Manager Site Projects- Hatch

JOB SUMMARY:  

Southern Nuclear Operating Company's Fleet Projects organization provides leadership to deliver solutions to improve project delivery, plant performance, and increase regulatory margin. We are seeking an experienced individual for the Site Projects Manager over Site Project Leads.  The Site Projects Manager position provides key leadership and direction to the Site Project Leads and is responsible for all aspects of the implementation phase of plant modifications for the station's major projects. This role also supports initiatives and priorities for the site and fleet as a manager. The position provides leadership to ensure projects are safely executed on schedule, within authorized cost targets, with consideration of nuclear, personnel, and radiological safety. The Site Projects Manager is required to provide leadership, feedback, and direction to site project leads and supporting team members where appropriate. This position is a member of the Site Mid-level Management Team. 

JOB REQUIREMENTS: (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills)

Education/Experience Preferences:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related discipline strongly preferred.
• Current/previous projects experience is preferred.
• Advanced degrees, Professional Engineer (PE) license, and other degrees/certifications will be considered based upon the candidate's experience.
• Project Management certification (PMP) is a plus.

Background/Experience Requirements:

• Minimum of Eight (8) years nuclear power experience in Engineering, Projects, Maintenance, Work Management, or Operations is required with Ten (10) years or more preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years in a supervisor/manager position is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Build and sustain relationships across all levels of the organization including executive management and external stakeholders such as the NRC, INPO, etc.
• Thorough knowledge of safety policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Has a strong background in field implementation standards, work planning, work management, and procurement processes.
• Has a working knowledge of union craft labor, labor bargaining units, contracts and SNC leased labor policies.
• Strong focus on plant risk and elimination/ mitigation strategies for field work including challenge meetings and post work critiques.
• Develop, support, and lead department/station initiatives.
• Participate in the Plant Health Working Group (PHWG), Project Review Committee (PRC), and T-week work management meetings as required.
• Interface with multiple departments including Engineering, Vendors, SCS, Architectural Engineering firms, Supply Chain and Financial Services.
• Lead, through example, to develop a culture of continuous improvement including owning efforts to attain and practice learnings from fleet and industry.
• Hire, develop, train and manage a qualified, high-performing staff, including performance management, goal setting, work prioritization and appropriate delegation of work assignments.
• Participate in appropriate external organizations to obtain personal and professional training and development, as well as identify and implement leading practices within Fleet Projects.
• The ability to solve problems and make sound judgments, based on experience and proper risk evaluation tools, to provide timely and appropriate resolutions to issues that might impact personnel safety, plant performance, budget, and project execution.
• The ability to communicate issues and drive problem resolution through various levels of management.
• Ability to effectively interface, build, and sustain relationships with other departments.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.

Behavioral Attributes:

• Demonstrates Southern Company Values - Safety First, Intentional Inclusion, Superior Performance, and Act with Integrity 
• Model and enforce Nuclear Safety, Industrial Safety and Human Performance behaviors.
• Demonstrate ability to make independent prudent decisions and recognize when it is appropriate to elevate the decision
• Critical decision-making ability to assess risk at multiple levels and understand the consequences and impacts of actions.
• Possess leadership courage to challenge department and station personnel to achieve high performance and excellent standards.
• Make decisions and recommendations that are recognized as authoritative and that have an important impact on project activities and plant health initiatives.
• Committed to success of employees, customers, and shareholders.
• Self-directed with strong initiative. 
• Results oriented and customer focused.

Selected candidate must live within 75 minutes of the SNC Emergency Operations Facility for emergency response availability. 

Southern Nuclear, a subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), is a leader among the nation's nuclear energy facility operators and an innovator in advanced nuclear technologies. Southern Nuclear is an essential part of Southern Company's energy portfolio, operating over 8,200 MW across eight nuclear energy units in Alabama and Georgia at the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant near Dothan, Ala., the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant near Baxley, Ga., and the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Waynesboro, Ga.

The company recently achieved commercial operation on Vogtle Units 3&4, representing an historic achievement for the nuclear industry and the country. Vogtle Units 3&4 are the first new nuclear units to reach commercial operation and be built in the United States in the last three decades. Southern Nuclear is a recognized leader in the industry in nuclear and fuel innovation, having been the first to deploy Accident Tolerant Fuels and winning over 10 consecutive Top Innovative Practice (TIP) Awards and eight EPRI awards.

For more than 40 years, Southern Nuclear has operated nuclear energy facilities at the highest levels of safety and reliability, generating carbon-free electricity for millions of homes and businesses. The company's headquarters is in Birmingham, Ala.

Twitter: @SouthernNuclear; Facebook: facebook.com/southernnuclear; www.southernnuclear.com

Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy solutions provider with national capabilities, a fiber optics network and telecommunications services. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, resilience and sustainability, we are taking action to meet customers' and communities' needs while advancing our goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and are the key to our sustained success. We are transforming energy into economic, environmental and social progress for tomorrow. Our corporate culture has been recognized by a variety of organizations, earning the company awards and recognitions that reflect Our Values and dedication to service. To learn more, visit www.southerncompany.com. 

Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being. This position may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s). A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here https://seo.nlx.org/southernco/pdf/SOCO-Benefits.pdf. Additional and specific details about total compensation and benets will also be provided during the hiring process.

Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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