DTE Energy

Nuclear Outage Specialist

Posted on: 3 Jul 2021

Newport, NJ

Job Description

Job Summary

Advanced level role focused on Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) Outage Scheduling and Outage Work Management activities. Coordinates operations, maintenance, engineering and construction activities and establishes site work priorities for outages. Provides outage scheduling support and designs outage support plans for site activities. Monitors progress of work, identifies problems, and revises plans and schedules as necessary to ensure safe and efficient execution. Creates outage plans that drive improvement through the organization.

Key Accountabilities

Assists leader in the day-to-day process operations and ensures the organization complies with outage and work management procedures and practices.
Publishes reports, critiques, and monitors completion of action items and lessons learned.
Develops and implements new concepts for process improvement.
Develops and maintains long range refuel outage plans for Fermi
Serves as project manager on special assignments, as necessary.
Acts as a backup when management is out to supervise personnel and/or activities during outage and online times to meet established milestones and objectives in compliance with regulatory requirements.

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in related technical field and 4 years of power plant experience OR, Associate of Science degree in related technical field with 6 years of power plant experience OR, High school diploma or equivalent with 8 years of related power plant experience.
Experience above must have a minimum of 3 years of experience related to planning, scheduling or outage/work management.

Other Qualifications

Preferred

Experience with BWR outage scheduling
Experience in Operations, Maintenance or Outage Management

Other Requirements

Must be able to pass all phases of in-processing including background investigation, psychological screening, appropriate training and be medically certifiable (drug and alcohol screen).
Must be able to manage multiple work activities, which will include numerous urgent (time critical) tasks of varying priority.
Must have a good working knowledge of the Fermi 2 organization, administrative procedures and a functional knowledge of the Fermi 2 plant.
Competencies: Communication, Cost Consciousness, Dependability, Meeting Management, Planning, Project Management, Teamwork, Ethics, Decision Making, Problem Solving.

DTE Energy

Detroit, MI

DTE Energy is a Detroit-based diversified energy company involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services nationwide. Its operating units include an electric utility serving 2.2 million customers in Southeastern Michigan and a natural gas utility serving 1.3 million customers in Michigan. The DTE Energy portfolio includes non-utility energy businesses focused on power and industrial projects, natural gas pipelines, gathering and storage, and energy marketing and trading. As one of Michigan's leading corporate citizens, DTE Energy is a force for growth and prosperity in the 450 Michigan communities it serves in a variety of ways, including philanthropy, volunteerism and economic progress.

DTE Energy has more than 10,000 employees in utility and non-utility subsidiaries involved in a wide range of energy-related businesses. The company's growing non-utility businesses are built around the strengths, skills and assets of DTE Energy's electric and gas utilities. DTE Electric generates, transmits and distributes electricity to 2.2 million customers in southeastern Michigan. With an 11,084 megawatt system capacity, the company uses coal, nuclear fuel, natural gas, hydroelectric pumped storage and renewable sources to generate its electrical output. Founded in 1903, DTE Electric is the largest electric utility in Michigan and one of the largest in the nation.

At 1.1 million kilowatts, the company's Fermi 2 nuclear power plant represents 30% of Michigan's total nuclear generation capacity. This single plant is capable of producing enough electricity to serve a city of about one million people. Fermi 2 has been providing reliable, cost-effective power to DTE Electric customers for more than 20 years. The plant also has been designated as one of the nation's best-performing nuclear facilities.

DTE Gas is engaged in the purchase, storage, transmission, distribution and sale of natural gas to approximately 1.2 million customers in Michigan. The company owns and operates 278 storage wells representing approximately 34 percent of the underground working capacity in Michigan. There is more gas storage capacity in Michigan than in any other state. Founded in 1849, DTE Gas is one of the nation's largest natural gas utilities.

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