Outage Support Coordinator

Energy Northwest • Richland, WA

4d • $106,670 - $184,021

About The Position

The Outage Support Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the planning, scheduling, and implementation of all plant outage related activities consistent with company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements. Provide planning, scheduling, and budgeting input in support of all outage activities to ensure defense-in-depth safety is maintained during shutdown outage activities. Monitors the progress of all outages (refueling, forced, maintenance), identifies problems and assists with solutions, revises schedules and budgets, and provides plant management with reports on outage status and progress. Coordinates work activities with Operations, Maintenance, Technical, and Engineering activities during outages. Monitors ALARA programs, assists in preparing outage related documents, assesses the adequacy of planning and scheduling documentation, assesses the adequacy of the shutdown safety plan, and assures all around readiness for outage implementation. This position has a direct impact on plant safety, capacity factor, and the cost of power. The Outage Support Coordinator monitors and assists with all activities (duration, cost, manpower, contracts, and scope) associated with outages. Responsible for monitoring outage preparation, implementation/execution of outages, including performance monitoring, cost control, problem resolution, the defense-in-depth shut down safety plan, and the allocation of resources to meet goals. Duties include: Long Range Outage Planning Responsible for maintaining an active Long-Range Outage Plan and specific outage backbone schedule(s). Primary contact for the next upcoming outage until initial scope selection. Drives the PMO (Preventative Maintenance Optimization) efforts for the outage group to reduce outage PMs Aligns all station PMs (Preventative Maintenance work orders) to the Long-Range Outage Plan Critique’s outage activities, performance, and lessons learned to provide suggestions for outage improvements Responsibilities in upcoming outage’s Assists with the creation of the outage schedule(s) and monitors other outage related schedule(s) as they are developed and required to support preparation for outages. Coordinate’s planning and scheduling tasks up to completion in accordance with the outage milestone schedule. Holds the site accountable to the milestone schedule by presenting performance indicators as to outage preparation and readiness by group. Organize and prioritize high-risk outage work as it is identified. Monitors contingency planning, high risk work plans, and works with the high-risk work owners to mitigate possible adverse consequences. Monitors HIT status and is responsible for the coordination and communication between the outage group and the HIT Assists the Outage Manager(s) with coordination of the outage organization Organizes and communicates outage organizations activities. Maintains the Outage Web page Implements a strategy for maximizing efficiency and decreasing costs to meet planning objectives and achieve continuous improvement. Is the spokesperson for Cost Competitive Operation for the outage group Organizational Support Must participate on the Emergency Response team (ERO) when designated. Must support the biennial refueling outage. Must provide support to the OCC and EOC.

Requirements

• Outage Support Coordinator II Master’s degree in a technical field involving Mechanical, Electrical or Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Technology, or Computer Science and 6 years of experience in operations, maintenance, engineering or technical project management OR Bachelor’s degree in a technical field involving Mechanical, Electrical or Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Technology, or Computer Science and 8 years of experience in operations, maintenance, engineering or technical project management OR Associate’s degree in a technical field involving Mechanical, Electrical or Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Technology, or Computer Science and 10 years of experience in operations, maintenance, engineering or technical project management OR High school diploma or GED and 12 years of experience in operations, maintenance, engineering or technical project management
• Outage Support Coordinator I Bachelor’s degree in a technical field involving Mechanical, Electrical or Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Technology, or Computer Science and 5 years of experience in operations, maintenance, engineering or technical project management OR Associate’s s degree in a technical field involving Mechanical, Electrical or Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Technology, or Computer Science and 7 years of experience in operations, maintenance, engineering or technical project management OR High school diploma or GED and 9 years of experience in operations, maintenance, engineering or technical project management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating the planning, scheduling, and implementation of all plant outage related activities
• Providing planning, scheduling, and budgeting input in support of all outage activities
• Monitoring the progress of all outages
• Identifying problems and assisting with solutions
• Revising schedules and budgets
• Providing plant management with reports on outage status and progress
• Coordinating work activities with Operations, Maintenance, Technical, and Engineering activities during outages
• Monitoring ALARA programs
• Assisting in preparing outage related documents
• Assessing the adequacy of planning and scheduling documentation
• Assessing the adequacy of the shutdown safety plan
• Assuring all around readiness for outage implementation
• Maintaining an active Long-Range Outage Plan and specific outage backbone schedule(s)
• Driving the PMO (Preventative Maintenance Optimization) efforts for the outage group to reduce outage PMs
• Aligning all station PMs (Preventative Maintenance work orders) to the Long-Range Outage Plan
• Critiquing outage activities, performance, and lessons learned to provide suggestions for outage improvements
• Assisting with the creation of the outage schedule(s) and monitors other outage related schedule(s)
• Coordinating planning and scheduling tasks up to completion in accordance with the outage milestone schedule
• Holding the site accountable to the milestone schedule by presenting performance indicators as to outage preparation and readiness by group
• Organizing and prioritizing high-risk outage work as it is identified
• Monitoring contingency planning, high risk work plans, and works with the high-risk work owners to mitigate possible adverse consequences
• Monitoring HIT status and is responsible for the coordination and communication between the outage group and the HIT
• Assisting the Outage Manager(s) with coordination of the outage organization
• Organizing and communicating outage organizations activities
• Maintaining the Outage Web page
• Implementing a strategy for maximizing efficiency and decreasing costs to meet planning objectives and achieve continuous improvement
• Participating on the Emergency Response team (ERO) when designated
• Supporting the biennial refueling outage
• Providing support to the OCC and EOC

Benefits

• Energy Northwest (EN) provides a phenomenal benefits package.
• Washington State also has no state income tax, and the Tri-Cities provides a cost-of-living lower than the national average.
• EN offers substantial retirement benefits through three retirement programs including the Washington State Public Employees' Retirement System pension plan (PERS), a 401(k) savings plan with an employer match component, and a 457(b) savings plan.
• EN also offers multiple options for medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance coverage.
• Other voluntary benefits may include flexible spending accounts (FSAs), tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, childcare subsides, health reimbursement arrangement (HRA VEBA), health savings account (HSA), supplemental life insurances, credit monitoring/identity theft insurance, and more!
• Qualifying employees will typically start a personal time accrual rate of 160 hours per year and EN provides nine paid holidays throughout the Calander year; personal time accruals grow significantly at various service intervals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED