Shift Technical Advisor

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Oak Ridge, TN

5h•Onsite

About The Position

The Shift Technical Advisor provides technical expertise to understand the approved safety basis for facility operations and evaluate the impact of proposed changes or modifications on safe facility operation. The role serves as primary support to the Operations Manager and Shift Manager, helping ensure daily operations are safe, effective, and conducted in accordance with approved procedures and the facility safety basis. The advisor interfaces with support organizations, evaluates planned facility work, troubleshoots operational issues, coordinates cross-organizational activities when needed, and presents technical briefings. The position evaluates proposed changes against the approved Documented Safety Analysis through the Unreviewed Safety Question process and identifies appropriate methods for determining whether changes are within facility scope. The role is accountable to the Operations Manager for evaluating and overseeing facility activities against approved procedures and the safety basis, and to facility personnel for monitoring facility conditions. It may require rotating on-call coverage for assigned weekends; coverage may or may not require work on the weekend. The position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance and may involve access to Material Access Areas and participation in the Human Reliability Program.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of relevant experience, or a master's degree and at least 1 year of relevant experience.
Ten or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered in lieu of the stated education and experience requirements.
Meet DOE O 426.2A requirements: a baccalaureate in engineering or a related scientific major, 2 years of job-related experience, and 1 year of nuclear experience, or a DOE O 426.2A alternative.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance.
U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance applicants.
Successful candidates must pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening, and background investigation.
Employees may be subject to random drug testing without advance notification.

Nice To Haves

Broad knowledge of plant facilities and operations.
Demonstrated understanding of operations principles and concepts.

Responsibilities

Provide technical expertise on the approved facility safety basis and assess proposed changes or modifications for their impact on safe operations.
Serve as primary support to the Operations Manager and Shift Manager to ensure daily operations are safe, effective, and performed in accordance with approved procedures.
Interface with support organizations to understand planned facility operations and confirm activities comply with authorized work under the facility safety basis.
Troubleshoot emerging issues and conduct improvement activities within the operations management scope to resolve issues and improve implementation of compliance requirements.
Coordinate large, cross-cutting facility activities across organizational lines in a project management role as needed.
Present technical briefings or presentations explaining approved facility operations and compliance implementation methods.
Evaluate proposed modifications or changes against the approved Documented Safety Analysis using the Unreviewed Safety Question process.
Determine appropriate processes to ensure changes remain within facility scope and use methods appropriate for the facility.
Provide on-call coverage for assigned weekends on a rotation with others in the group, as needed.
Evaluate and oversee facility activities for the Operations Manager to ensure they comply with approved procedures and the facility safety basis.
Monitor facility conditions for facility personnel to support safe, compliant, and effective operations.
Represent operations management in evaluating proposed facility modifications or changes in planned activities against the facility safety basis.
Represent production in meetings to evaluate and identify implementation strategies for compliance requirements or changes to existing requirements.