Supervisor Engineering Balance of Plant

STP Nuclear Operating Company•Wadsworth, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The South Texas Project Electric Generating Station is one of the newest and largest nuclear power facilities in the nation. STP's two units produce 2,700 megawatts of carbon-free electricity - providing clean energy to two million Texas homes. Through our uncompromising commitment to nuclear safety and continuous focus on improving plant operations, STP has emerged as an industry leader. Our 1,200 employees maintain an ongoing commitment to the safe and reliable operation of the facility. The company's culture and core values focus on safety, integrity, teamwork and excellence. SUMMARY The System Engineering Supervisor – Balance of Plant (BOP) leads a team of system engineers accountable for equipment reliability, system health, and design/operability stewardship across primarily non nuclear systems. This role is responsible for delivering safe, compliant, and high availability plant performance by setting technical direction, owning system strategies, ensuring strong corrective action and configuration control, minimizing risk, and coaching engineers to high standards. The supervisor interfaces with Operations, Maintenance, Work Management, Projects, Regulatory Affairs, and others to plan and execute work, resolve complex issues, and drive continuous improvement in equipment reliability and risk management.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical/science area (Required)
4 years of power plant experience or other relevant experience with a minimum of 1 year in nuclear power plant experience (Required)

Nice To Haves

5 years of total relevant experience is preferred.
Engineering experience with exposure to BOP systems (e.g., turbine, main generator, condensate, feedwater, cooling/service water, radwaste interfaces). (Preferred)
Demonstrated experience directly supervising engineers, leading technical teams, or acting as a lead system engineer. (Preferred)
Professional Engineering License, SRO License, SRO certification, Root Cause Training/experience (Preferred)

Responsibilities

Directs the analysis of plant performance and provides recommendations regarding plant operations, maintenance, or testing. Acts as advocate for plant system/component health and the continuous improvement of plant performance and reliability. Provides management level reports on specific tasks and reviews and evaluates industry documentation and event reports for relevant application to STP and identify appropriate corrective actions.
Reviews investigations for significant condition reports for apparent or root cause and develop recommendations for corrective actions.
Provide technical support and lead troubleshooting, cause analysis, and corrective actions for degraded conditions when necessary; champion timely, effective problem resolution.
Coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, Work Management, Projects, and Procurement to plan/execute work, eliminate recurring issues, and optimize PM/Predictive Maintenance strategies.
Prepare and deliver technical presentations, engineering justifications, and regulatory or industry responses as needed.
Steward Maintenance Rule (10 CFR 50.65) performance: goals, monitoring, scoping, a(MP) and (a)(1) evaluations, performance improvement plans.
Own system health for assigned BOP systems: approve system health reports, Risk Maps, long‑term asset plans, monitoring strategies, and risk‑informed prioritization.
Review and approve engineering deliverables (operability/functionality determinations, test procedures, 50.59 screenings).
Ensure configuration control, design basis integrity, and document quality per QA program requirements.
Maintains fiscal records and procedures of the department to ensure effective and efficient operations.
Understands and manages to financial and budget targets. Incorporates financial analysis into strategic decisions.
Proactively monitors and interprets ongoing financial performance and responds strategically.
Incorporates financial analysis into strategic decisions and takes accountability for financial decisions within area.
Ensures development plans are in place and followed.
Performs personnel activities for direct reports (promotions, salary changes, counseling, performance appraisals).
Prepares and delivers oral and written communications relating to work group and station activities (e.g., reports, presentations, department meetings).
Monitors work group reports and recommendations to assure evaluations, assessments and support are effectively developed and communicated.
Develops and maintains appropriate technical expertise within the work group to ensure adequate talent to perform meaningful assessments and program oversight.
Represents department/company on internal work teams and committees and with external entities.
Maintains composure in high stress or adverse situations.
Understands and implements company policies.
Provides employees with tools and training necessary for them to perform their assignments.
Accept ERO position as needed.
Accept outage position as needed.
Ability to obtain and maintain unescorted access.
Successfully complete General Employee Training (GET) as required for position.