Lead Operations Specialist

Edgewater Technical Associates•Aiken, SC

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking qualified candidates for a Lead Operations Specialist - B opportunity to support the Savannah River Site. This role involves planning, developing, implementing, and administering programmatic, technical, or administrative functions in support of operations. The Lead Operations Specialist will provide guidance, work direction, oversight, and leadership to a functional work group(s) in an operations or operations support capacity, potentially directing the work of both exempt and nonexempt employees in a non-supervisory role. The position requires performing complex, advanced, and diverse functions, acting as the highest-level subject matter expert, and ensuring the safe and efficient operation of facility systems and equipment. Responsibilities include monitoring operations, assessing trends, preparing work packages, reviewing procedures, conducting training, and functioning in contingency coordinator roles. Feedback and recommendations on work group performance may be provided to management, and the role may involve representing the next level of management.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline and 10 years of relevant experience.
Associate degree in a technical discipline and 14 years of relevant experience.
High School Diploma and 18 years of relevant experience.
A comprehensive level of knowledge and understanding of all aspects of the functional area assigned is required, including specific knowledge of a facility or area or location supported, where appropriate.
Thorough knowledge and understanding of all pertinent policies, practices, procedures, DOE orders and regulatory statutes which impact the function or facility supported.
Excellent communication and coordination skills to manage cross-functional teams.
Ability to work in highly regulated environments with attention to detail and safety.
Strong analytical skills to interpret project turnover requirements and resolve documentation discrepancies.
Ability to make independent decisions regarding compliance enforcement and corrective action recommendations.
Strong verbal and written communication skills for coordinating with project teams, subcontractors, and owner representatives.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while managing competing priorities.
Must be a U.S. Citizen
Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE “Q” security clearance (an active DOE clearance is not initially required to perform assigned duties).

Nice To Haves

Previous testing, commissioning, and startup of DOE facilities.
Strong understanding of nuclear facility operations and regulatory compliance.
Experience with turnover documentation and project closeout processes.
Proficiency in engineering drawings, manuals, and compliance checklists.
One to three (1-3) years of experience in industrial construction, completions, turnover, or QA/QC.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Primavera P6.
Fundamental understanding of turnover documentation, commissioning, and quality compliance.
Possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years.

Responsibilities

Plan, develop, implement and administer a variety of broad or unique programmatic, technical or administrative functions in direct or indirect support of operations.
Provide immediate level guidance, work direction, oversight, and leadership to a functional work group(s), section or unit in an operations or operations support capacity.
Act in a lead capacity and may direct the work of both exempt and nonexempt employees in a non-supervisory capacity.
Perform a wide variety of complex, advanced and diverse functions in direct or indirect support of operations in the area, department, section, unit or work group assigned.
Receive assignments in the form of objectives and establish goals to meet objectives.
Exhibit competency at the highest technical or programmatic level as demonstrated through both personal expertise and the effective direction and leadership of assigned work group.
Provide centralized control of a program or process that supports operations.
Interpret and communicate programmatic, technical or process changes to operations personnel.
Monitor and assess operations-related evolutions in facility systems or equipment.
Ensure the safe and optimally efficient operation of facility systems and equipment.
Perform periodic reviews and assessments to ensure facility systems are operating properly and are being maintained within required limits.
Maintain a comprehensive awareness of scheduled or anticipated work evolutions or other related operations support activities that could impact facility operations on shift/area of responsibility.
Demonstrate positive and adverse trends in operations and operations support Performance measures.
Identify causal factors and develop recommendations to mitigate adverse trends and to enhance positive trends.
Prepare and/or review facility work packages and related work control processes in support of operations.
Review and ensure the communication and understanding of new and revised technical and operations procedures, bulletins and required reading to operators and other relevant operations support personnel.
Conduct training for operations personnel on new systems and equipment and evaluate and critique performance.
Function in a variety of contingency coordinator roles in support of operations.
May provide feedback and recommendations to management on work group performance for training, discipline, promotion and demotion.
May provide relief for or represent the next immediate level of management.

Benefits

highly competitive salaries
employee benefit packages
multiple individual and family benefit options
paid time off
medical
dental
life
vision
disability insurance
pre- and post-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions
100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1