Operations Support Specialist V/ IV/ III

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GENERAL SUMMARY

Provide support to Operations management on general business matters by representing the department with outside agencies and other departments as needed. This position will act on behalf of the Operations Department during meetings with limited authority to make commitments and decisions for the Operations Manager. Coordinate and advise Operations Management on matters of human performance and trending of information to improve overall department performance. Provide technical direction, training and maintain overall support on the use of the eSOMS Tag Out software utilized by the Operations organization and Energy Northwest as the primary tool for electronically executing the equipment tagging process. Coordinate Operations Management to understand and improve performance indicators. Maintain Operations Instructions, Emergency Operating (using specialized software) and Operator Logging procedures and assist with other procedure revisions on an as needed basis. Assist with root and apparent cause evaluations. Perform Operating Experience evaluations. This position may also be used to bring outside candidates into the Operations Department for enrollment to the Initial License Class.

This position’s primary responsibility is to ensure the Station’s Condition Review Group (CRG) appropriately assigns and categorizes the Corrective Action Program (CAP) Action Requests (ARs). Responsible to ensure Operations is reviewing the AR’s and assigning and performing operability/functionality and reportability evaluations in accordance with Station procedures.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Responsible for on-line and outage Surveillance work activity preparation. This includes communicating, assigning, and tracking the following actions for the Operations group. The Surveillance Frequency Control program function is responsible for coordinating on-line and outage plant related Surveillance preparation activities for the department. Manage project milestone actions for assigned projects, ensuring milestone actions are complete associated with implementing the surveillance frequency control program.

Operations Continuous Improvement Coordinator: Review department causal analyses for human (and organizational) performance issues, Perform department trending in accordance with the Station Trend Program, assist management in communicating station and department human performance results including lessons learned from events and results of meeting human performance goals, interface with Energy Northwest management and staff, INPO staff, regulators and external members as required regarding department human performance. Attend interdepartmental CIC meetings as scheduled by the Human Performance Program, Assist management in the implementation of station-wide human performance initiatives, as required.

Operations Representative: Assist Operations management as a representative to the following groups/organizations: Quality – Examples of this activity would be to assist the Quality Department by conducting audits and act as the Operations technical consultant on Quality audits of Operations and Maintenance. Work Control and Outage Management – Examples of this activity would be to investigate problems experienced in the work management area. Licensing – Examples of this activity would be to provide Operations response for NRC issues and provide backup information for the Operations response to a Notice of Violation.

Corrective Action Program Support: Develop and Assist with root and apparent cause evaluations to ensure the quality of response with corrective actions to prevent recurrence. Provide. Respond to CAP actions as assigned. Evaluate INPO OE/IER documents from an operations perspective and provide recommendations to prevent occurrence at Columbia.

This position’s primary responsibility is to ensure the Station’s Condition Review Group (CRG) appropriately assigns and categorizes the Corrective Action Program (CAP) Action Requests (ARs). Responsible to ensure Operations is reviewing the AR’s and assigning and performing operability/functionality and reportability evaluations in accordance with Station procedures. This includes implementation and oversight of the operability determination quality review board.

Procedures: Create and revise Operations administrative, Emergency Operating (using specialized software) and other station procedures. Ensure station procedures comply with and implement the requirements of License Bases Documents (including Columbia Generating Station’s Technical Specifications, ODCM, LCS and FSAR). Serve as a Qualified Procedure Reviewer.

Reactivity Management Program: Coordinate activities associated with management of the Reactivity Management program, including scheduling and coordination of meetings, tracking and monitoring of reactivity management events, and maintenance of performance indicators. Coordinate reactivity management program self-assessments.

eSOMS: Act as administrator of the eSOMS Tag Out software, including maintaining of associated hardware such as printers and interfaces. Provide training as required for using the eSOMS software.

Operations Support: Act as Operations representative to NERC and Cyber Security Program.

Work Management: Act as Operations Aggregate Risk Program Manager

Emergency Response Organization: Support ERO by maintaining qualification as an appropriate ERO team member, participating in all team drills, and responding to actual emergencies in accordance with site procedures and expectations.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Operations Support Specialist V

A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in a technical field with six years of experience within the Operations group; OR an Associate’s Degree in a technical field plus eight years of experience in the operations group; OR a high school diploma/GED and at least ten years of experience in within the operations group.

Operation Support Specialist IV

Bachelor of Science degree in a technical field from an accredited college or university AND four years of experience at a nuclear facility to include at least four years of procedure writing OR four years of operations experience; OR an Associate’s Degree in a technical field plus six years of experience at a nuclear facility, to include four years of procedure writing OR four years of operations experience; OR a high school diploma or GED and eight years of experience at a nuclear facility, to include four years of procedure writing experience OR four years of operations experience.

Operation Support Specialist III

Requires a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and three years of technical/technical support experience in operations, maintenance, engineering, security, training, health physics, chemistry, technical project management or performance improvement within a highly regulated work environment. OR an Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university and five years of technical/technical support experience in operations, maintenance, engineering, security, training, health physics, chemistry, technical project management or performance improvement within a highly regulated work environment. OR a high school diploma and eight years of technical/technical support experience in operations, maintenance, engineering, security, training, health physics, chemistry, technical project management or performance improvement within a highly regulated work environment.

This position is open until filled.

Pay Range:

Operation Support Specialist V Salary: $119,107 – $178,661

Midpoint: $148,884

Operation Support Specialist IV Salary: $103,563 – 155,345

Midpoint: $129,454

Operation Support Specialist III Salary: $90,048 – $135,072

Midpoint: $112,560

Typically, selected candidates are hired between the minimum and midpoint of the range, based on applicable experience and qualifications, market rate, internal equity, and budgetary allowances.

Offers will be negotiated based on each candidates qualifications.

Incentive Compensation

This role is eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan. Incentives are earned based on employee performance against defined metrics and company goals.

Benefits

Energy Northwest (EN) offers a highly competitive and substantial benefits package which allows qualifying employees (and their families) to enroll in medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Other voluntary benefits may include flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, supplemental life insurances, credit monitoring, and identity theft insurance. EN offers three retirement programs to qualifying employees including a matching 401(k) deferred compensation plan, the Washington State Pension Plan (PERS), and a 457(b) savings plan. Qualifying employees will also accrue 160 hours of personal time per year and nine paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

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