Senior Director, Plant Services

POSITION SUMMARY:  Reporting to the Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Services, the Senior Director of Nuclear Plant Services will lead the development and execution of innovative services to optimize operations across a fleet of NuScale plants. This role is pivotal in driving a fleet approach to nuclear operations, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and scalability across the fleet. The ideal candidate will possess a blend of technical expertise, leadership skills, and strategic vision to enhance service delivery and operational excellence.  This position is based in NuScale’s Houston office and requires regular and routine in-person engagement with work teams located in other NuScale office locations.  Up to 50 percent travel expected with amount and frequency varying as work demands.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Strategy Development
   1. Define and implement a catalogue of services that support a fleet-wide strategy for nuclear plants, aligning with organizational goals and regulatory standards
   2. Identify opportunities to standardize and streamline deployment and operations of NuScale plants.
2. Leadership and Team Management
   1. Grow and oversee a high-performing team responsible for nuclear plant services
   2. Foster collaboration across departments and customers to ensure alignment and shared best practices
   3. Lead a cultural change from a primarily R&D focus to a Deliveries focus.
3. Service Innovation and Optimization
   1. Develop and lead services to improve project deployment and plant operational efficiency, reliability and safety.
   2. Implement cutting-edge technology and methods, such as AI, to enhance deployment and operation of the plants employing NuScale reactors and technology
4. Compliance and Risk Management
   1. Ensure adherence to all regulatory requirements and safety standards
5. Customer Support and Engagement
   1. Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external customers, ensuring that services meet or exceed customer expectations
   2. Collaborate with stakeholders to address customer needs and challenges
6. Operational execution
   1. Develop and manage departmental budgets with direct impact on profit and loss, including labor, materials, and overhead
   2. Establish metrics to evaluate department and service line performance
   3. Provide executive-level reporting on department and service line performance,
7. Performs other duties as assigned.

CORE COMPETENCIES: To perform the job successfully, the individual should demonstrate competencies in performing the essential functions of this position by performing satisfactorily in each of these competencies. 

• Business Acumen: A strategic thinker with good business perspective and an understanding of the company’s business.  Able to function comfortably with employees and leaders at all levels within both the customer’s and the company’s organization, from executives to front line contributors. Capable of developing strong interpersonal networks at all levels within the company’s and the customer’s organization.
• Problem solving: Decisive with good judgment. Identifies and resolves problems in an efficient and effective manner.  Gathers and reviews information appropriately.  Uses own judgment and acts independently; seeks input from peer executives and other team members as appropriate for complex or sensitive situations.
• Oral/written communication: Strong communication skills, externally and internally.  Listens carefully and speaks clearly and professionally in all situations. Edits work for accuracy and clarity, is able to create, read and interpret complex written information. 
• Planning/organizing: Capable leader able to establish a vision and align an organization around the vision.  Prioritizes and plans work activities, organizes personal and project timelines and deadlines, tracks proj