Senior Vice President, Operations

The role

The Senior Vice President, Operations will build and lead the nuclear operating organization from the ground up. This person will manage fleet-level plant operations from fuel load through the full operating life and deliver operational readiness services to external partners.

What you will do

• Design and build the nuclear operating organization including structure, staffing, and training
• Establish the nuclear safety culture
• Develop the operating staffing plan for the lead project
• Coordinate with the SVP, Regulatory Affairs, Quality & Training on training programs
• Establish the operating procedures program
• Manage the fuel load readiness assessment and NRC pre-operational inspection program
• Lead the initial startup program through commercial operation
• Own long-term safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the plant fleet
• Own the outage management program across the operating fleet
• Maintain operating licenses across all facilities

Required qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in nuclear plant operations
• Direct senior leadership accountability at a US nuclear generating station (Plant Manager, Vice President of Operations, or equivalent)
• Direct experience building or significantly restructuring a nuclear operating organization
• INPO evaluation experience as a senior executive
• Demonstrated nuclear safety culture leadership
• Commercial judgment sufficient to engage with external partners

Nice to have

• NRC-licensed Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) or equivalent operating authority experience
• Experience with nuclear new build, plant restart, or initial fuel load operations

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages
• 401k with company match
• Medical, dental, vision plans
• Generous vacation policy
• Holidays

About the company

The Nuclear Company is an AI tech-enabled startup in the nuclear and energy space. They use a design-once, build-many model to accelerate the deployment of nuclear energy.