Expert Nuclear Fuels Program Manager

Requisition ID # 164295 

Job Category: Engineering / Science 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Generation

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Avila Beach

Department Overview

Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) safely and reliably produces electricity that is environmentally responsible and cost effective for our customers and shareholders.  DCPP's mission is to be the leading nuclear power plant in the country and to: Inspire and positively influence the industry through our safe, reliable, and excellent operational performance. Embrace new ideas to continuously improve our plant and our work environment. Proactively learn from ourselves and others. Enrich our communities and the environment, increasing the public's trust and confidence in nuclear power.

Position Summary

Provides nuclear fuels purchasing support for the Diablo Canyon Power Plant. Develops fuel procurement strategy, coordinates purchasing contracts, and provides quality assurance oversight of fuel fabrications. Maintains in-depth knowledge of international markets and interacts with international counterparts for the procurement of nuclear fuel. Has full responsibility for planning and conducting assignments of high complexity.

To obtain and maintain employment and unescorted access at DCPP, you must be able to pass a drug and alcohol screen, a security background check, psychological screen, computer-based training, and be subject to random drug and alcohol screening.
 
PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. We would not anticipate that the individual hired into this role would land at or near the top half of the range described below, but the decision will be dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

A reasonable salary range is:
California Minimum: $137,000
California Maximum: $232,000

Job Responsibilities

• Performs nuclear fuel surveillance activities at fabricator, reviews fabrication records, and writes fabrication QA assessment reports.
• Utilizes existing fuels purchasing tools for analytical studies of nuclear fuel economics, scheduling and accountability/accounting.
• Prepares uranium concentrates, conversion services and enrichment services capital expenditure requirements for budget preparation and prepare nuclear fuel cycle cost estimates for system planning purposes.
• Prepares data tables and correspondence with nuclear fuel related information to meet reporting requirements of Federal and State regulatory agencies and the company’s risk management committees.
• Develop and use methods and procedures for contract development, management, inventory management, materials and services procurement, nuclear fuel accountability/accounting and economic analysis of the uranium concentrates, conversion, enrichment and purchasing portions of the nuclear fuel cycle.
• Assist with fuel management strategies for providing a reliable supply of uranium concentrates, conversion services and enrichment services at the optimal cost.
• Assist with nuclear fuel and services bid proposals and assist in the negotiation of contracts for fuel and fuel related services for the uranium concentrates, conversion services and enrichment services purchase portions of the nuclear fuel cycle.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or business, or equivalent experience
• 8 years of power plant engineering or operations experience
• Experience with fuel fabrication processes and/or front end nuclear fuel components processing
• Experience managing high value contracts that span over multiple years
• Experience with auditing nuclear suppliers and their sub-suppliers
• This position requires 15% travel to vendor production facilities or offices, and industry meetings, including international travel 
   

Desired:

• Nuclear power plant systems knowledge with focus on the reactor core and associated components
• Experience managing nuclear fuel component contracts
• Experience buying or selling nuclear fuel components

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