Senior Manager Fleet Central Design- Birmingham
Job Description
Fleet Central Design Senior Manager – Energy Center
Please Note: This position is located at the Southern Nuclear Corporate Office in Birmingham, Alabama, or at one of Southern Nuclear's operating sites.
JOB SUMMARY
The Central Design Senior Manager (Fleet) reports directly to the Central Design Engineering Director and is responsible for the overall management and technical direction of Fleet Mechanical/Civil Design, Electrical/I&C Design, Cyber Security Engineering, Procurement Engineering, and Extended Power Uprate.
This position serves as the designated Southern Nuclear Design Authority for design control processes and the technical adequacy of fleet design requirements.
The Central Design organization is responsible for the production of capital project designs, either internally or with the support of Architect Engineers (AEs), as well as discipline-specific engineering analyses. Central Design consists of five discipline-focused groups reporting to the Fleet Central Design Senior Manager:
- Mechanical/Civil Engineering
- Electrical/I&C/Digital Engineering
- Cyber Security Engineering
- Procurement Engineering (PE)
- Extended Power Uprate (EPU)
Fleet Central Design Responsibilities
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Providing technical oversight and approval of design products generated by the Central Design Organization, Architect Engineers, and other outside engineering resources.
- Providing support and performing engineering activities for fleet capital design projects.
- Supporting and performing activities associated with Seismic Equipment Qualification, Stress Analysis, and Power Systems Analysis.
- Monitoring the maintenance of plant design basis and configuration management controls.
- Monitoring the technical adequacy of plant and vendor-provided designs across the fleet.
- Ensuring effective design interface controls are established and maintained between organizations performing engineering activities affecting plant design.
- Promoting the implementation and consistent application of fleet common design processes.
- Providing ownership and oversight of the Setpoint Control Program.
- Monitoring and assessing design engineering activities assigned to Architect Engineering vendors to ensure quality product delivery.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited university
Experience & Qualifications
- Minimum of 8 years of nuclear power experience.
- Previous supervisory experience required, preferably within a design engineering organization.
- Thorough understanding of nuclear plant systems, processes, and engineering programs.
- Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership and strategic direction within a complex engineering environment.
- Ability to manage emergent plant needs with long term strategic initiatives.
Fleet Central Design Senior Manager – Energy Center
Please Note: This position is located at the Southern Nuclear Corporate Office in Birmingham, Alabama, or at one of Southern Nuclear's operating sites.
JOB SUMMARY
The Central Design Senior Manager (Fleet) reports directly to the Central Design Engineering Director and is responsible for the overall management and technical direction of Fleet Mechanical/Civil Design, Electrical/I&C Design, Cyber Security Engineering, Procurement Engineering, and Extended Power Uprate.
This position serves as the designated Southern Nuclear Design Authority for design control processes and the technical adequacy of fleet design requirements.
The Central Design organization is responsible for the production of capital project designs, either internally or with the support of Architect Engineers (AEs), as well as discipline-specific engineering analyses. Central Design consists of five discipline-focused groups reporting to the Fleet Central Design Senior Manager:
- Mechanical/Civil Engineering
- Electrical/I&C/Digital Engineering
- Cyber Security Engineering
- Procurement Engineering (PE)
- Extended Power Uprate (EPU)
Fleet Central Design Responsibilities
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Providing technical oversight and approval of design products generated by the Central Design Organization, Architect Engineers, and other outside engineering resources.
- Providing support and performing engineering activities for fleet capital design projects.
- Supporting and performing activities associated with Seismic Equipment Qualification, Stress Analysis, and Power Systems Analysis.
- Monitoring the maintenance of plant design basis and configuration management controls.
- Monitoring the technical adequacy of plant and vendor-provided designs across the fleet.
- Ensuring effective design interface controls are established and maintained between organizations performing engineering activities affecting plant design.
- Promoting the implementation and consistent application of fleet common design processes.
- Providing ownership and oversight of the Setpoint Control Program.
- Monitoring and assessing design engineering activities assigned to Architect Engineering vendors to ensure quality product delivery.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited university
Experience & Qualifications
- Minimum of 8 years of nuclear power experience.
- Previous supervisory experience required, preferably within a design engineering organization.
- Thorough understanding of nuclear plant systems, processes, and engineering programs.
- Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership and strategic direction within a complex engineering environment.
- Ability to manage emergent plant needs with long term strategic initiatives.
About Southern Company
Southern Company is one of the largest energy providers in the United States. Based in Atlanta, Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states, natural gas distribution utilities in seven states, a competitive generation company serving wholesale customers across America and a nationally recognized provider of customized energy solutions, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications.
The men and women who work at Southern Company understand that we don’t simply provide a product or service. Clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy is essential to our way of life. More than 100 years ago, our company played a major role in the growth and prosperity of the South – and we continue to play a role today through our support of economic development and our philanthropic efforts. We believe the communities we serve should be better off because we’re there.
Our principal business is to make, move and sell energy. Those are the “whats” of our business. But it’s the “hows” that make us different. The actions of our employees are what truly define us and have earned us a high level of trust among our customers, shareholders and regulators.