Emergency Preparedness Supervisor - Plant Hatch

Southern Company•Baxley, GA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Emergency Preparedness Supervisor is responsible to the Site Support Director for management of onsite emergency preparedness activities. The Emergency Preparedness Supervisor is also responsible for the coordination of these activities with Licensee, Federal, State, and local response organizations through coordination with the Emergency Planning Supervisor. In addition, the Emergency Preparedness Supervisor implements strategies and makes principled, data-based practical decisions that take critical factors into account; manage financial performance to contain cost for the long-term success of the company; shape employees and stakeholders opinions, work through conflicts to create win/win situations; and support people to develop to their full potential. These individuals hold self and others accountable for superior results and living the Southern Style; build a strong team that achieves results; respects the dignity of every individual and different view; assumes personal responsibility for individual and company success.

Requirements

5 years nuclear power experience required
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Proven organizational skills with ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously.
Capable of working efficiently and effectively across organizations.
Strong problem-solving, decision-making abilities.
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office products.
Detailed knowledge of site Emergency Preparedness functions
Training skills
Ability to support effective working relationships with federal, state and local personnel involved in Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) support
Must exhibit the Southern Style behaviors
Must be a change agent
Must be inclined toward improving processes and performance
Any applicant accepting this position will be required to meet the background screening and NRC Fitness for Duty requirements.

Nice To Haves

BS degree in Engineering / PE or BS degree in related technical area preferred
Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) license preferred
Health Physics/Radiological Protection (HP/RP) experience preferred

Responsibilities

Supervise the site Emergency Preparedness Specialists and Emergency Preparedness Assistant.
Provide support to local communities as requested for emergency responses.
Maintain professional working relationship and serve as plant interface with local Emergency Management Agency (EMA), Fire Departments, Ambulance Services, hospitals, and other applicable local agencies.
Advise and support plant management on issues related to implementation of the Emergency Plan.
Maintain relationship with the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) and industry to provide benchmarking for improvements within Emergency Preparedness/Emergency Plan (EP).
Review and maintain the site Emergency Implementing Procedures to ensure that the Emergency Plan is effectively implemented and that change processes do not decrease the effectiveness of the Emergency Plan without the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and/or the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) prior approval.
Maintain site staff readiness to respond to classified emergency events through conduct/oversight of initial and continuing training of the site emergency response organization personnel.
Ensure integration of the Emergency and Security plans through participation in threat advisory/order evaluations and Force-on Force drill participation.
Develop quarterly drill/exercise scenarios to include controller/participant training, objective/extent of play development, scenario development, drill/exercise coordination, critique.
Provide testing and initiate needed maintenance requests for the site Emergency Response Facilities (Control Room, Technical Support Center, Operations Support Center, and Emergency News Center) and equipment to ensure operability to include: all communications equipment, MIDAS system (dosimetry measuring system), WebEOC system (web based information system), automated recall system (Dialogic), and personal communication devices.
Maintain assigned NRC EP Performance Indicators.
Coordinate with the Emergency Planning Coordinators to review negotiated plant specific one-time and ongoing Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) agency contracts and agreements.
Coordinate maintenance and operability testing of assigned offsite Alert and Notification Systems (sirens and Tone Alert Radios).
Support the emergency planning staff in completing annual public information programs (Media Day, emergency brochures, etc.).
Coordinate site Severe Accident Management Guideline (SAMG) maintenance, review and training.
Ensure safety standards are understood and enforced and that assigned workers perform their work safely.