TerraPower

Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety Culture & Employee Concerns

Everett, WA

$169,922-$235,464

About This Job

Title: Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety Culture and Employee Concerns Program

Location: Everett, WA (with required travel to other TerraPower sites)

TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPower’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the company’s activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications – all for significant human health benefits.

Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety Culture & Employee

TerraPower is seeking a highly experienced Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety Culture & Employee Concerns Program to lead and oversee initiatives that foster a strong safety culture and a robust employee concerns program within our organization. This position reports to the Senior Vice President of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. This role is critical in ensuring that TerraPower maintains the highest safety standards in alignment with regulatory requirements and industry’s best practices.

The Senior Manager will work closely with leadership, employees, and stakeholders to promote an open environment where safety issues and employee concerns can be raised, addressed, and resolved in a timely and effective manner. The role requires on-site presence to engage directly with teams across TerraPower’s laboratory, facilities, and offices.

Responsibilities:

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Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of TerraPower’s Nuclear Safety Culture (NSC) Program and Employee Concerns Program (ECP).

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Serve as the primary point of contact for nuclear safety culture and employee concerns, ensuring a transparent, responsive, and supportive process.

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Establish and maintain processes for confidential reporting, tracking, and resolution of nuclear safety culture concerns and ECP program concerns.

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Collaborate with senior leadership and management teams to embed INPO Traits of a Healthy Nuclear Safety Culture into operational and organizational practices.

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Conduct safety culture assessments, surveys, and independent reviews to gauge effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.

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Provide training and awareness programs for employees at all levels on nuclear safety culture and employee concerns processes.

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Interface with regulatory bodies, industry peers, and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with NRC, DOE, and other applicable regulations.

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Develop and deliver reports, presentations, and briefings on program effectiveness, trends, and key issues to leadership and governing bodies.

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Work in coordination with HR, legal, compliance, and safety teams to resolve concerns in an equitable and timely manner.

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Maintain up-to-date knowledge of best practices in nuclear safety culture and employee engagement.

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Manage daily operations, attraction, management, development and retention of team staff, ensuring resources are allocated based on project, state, and federal requirements.

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Must maintain a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a manner that fosters good relations with customers, partners, suppliers, co-workers, and management.

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Identify gaps in the existing training program content and material and utilize metrics to find trends and areas for improvement.

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Proactively research and develop new techniques and methodologies to enhance effectiveness of programs.

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Must be willing and able to travel to TerraPower Locations for on site observation and consulting on program matters

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Other duties as assigned.

Key Qualifications and Skills

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4 Year degree or higher in engineering or scientific discipline or equivalent experience.

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15-20 years of experience in the Nuclear Industry

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10 years of experience in project management

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10 years of experience in the NRC allegation process

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5 years of experience leading a team

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10 years’ experience in developing regulatory submittals

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10+ years of Nuclear Safety Culture and/or ECP experience.

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15 years’ experience working with federal regulators. Experience with regulatory compliance

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Proficient planning and execution skills for meeting regulatory and operational requirements.

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Excellent skills in the systematic approach to investigation protocols.

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Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills and a professional demeanor in interacting and collaborating with a wide variety of stakeholders.

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Able to operate and multi-task in a challenging/dynamic environment while demonstrating planning, coordination, and organizational and problem-solving skills.

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Demonstrated ability to work independently with little oversight or supervision.

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Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office.

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Strong communication, verbal and written skills that are clear, concise, and accurate.

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Excellent attention to detail in writing and reviewing documents, such as procedures and training material.

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Deep understanding of NRC regulations, DOE guidelines, INPO safety culture principles, and nuclear safety best practices.

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The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, able to communicate openly, and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.

Job Functions

Job Functions are physical actions and/or working conditions associated with the position. These functions may also constitute essential functions for the job which the employee must be able to fulfill, with or without accommodation. Information provided below is to help describe the job so that the applicant has a reasonable understanding of the job duties/expectations. An applicant's ability to perform and/or tolerate these actions and conditions will be discussed and workplace accommodations may be made on a case-by-case basis following an individualized assessment of the applicant and other considerations, including but not limited to any governing safety standards.

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Motor Abilities: Sitting and/or standing for extended periods, bending/stooping, grasping/gripping, fine motor control (hands)

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Physical exertion and/or requirements: Moderate. Must have ability to safely lift up to 15 pounds and move through lab environment and ability to safety within a construction site.

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Repetitive work: Prolonged

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Special Senses: Visual and audio focused work

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Work Conditions: Stairs, typing/keyboard, standard and/or sitting working environment of >8 hrs./day. Additional requirement to navigate multiple workplace locations including construction sites and remote locations.

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Travel required: 0-15%

TerraPower’s technology is controlled for export by various agencies of the U.S. Government. TerraPower must evaluate applicants who are foreign nationals (other than asylees, refugees, or lawful permanent residents) in accordance with U.S. Government export control requirements. To facilitate TerraPower’s export control reviews, you will be asked as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or national, asylee, refugee, or lawful permanent resident of the United States. Government export authorization approval times vary. Based on the business needs for a particular position, TerraPower may not consider a foreign national from a country if it is impracticable to obtain timely Government export approval.

Job details:

Salary Range Level 12: $ 169,922 - $ 235,464

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Typically, our employee salaries are within .90 – 1.0 of the mid-point of the posted salary bands. Any salary offered within the posted salary band is based on market data and commensurate with the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience. This range is specific to Washington State.

Benefits:

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Competitive Compensation

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Salary, eligible to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments

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Comprehensive Medical and Wellness Benefits for family or individual

o Vision

o Dental

o Life

o Life and Disability

o Gender Affirmation Benefits

o Parental Leave

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401k Plan

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Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)

o 21 days of annually accrued PTO

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Generous Holiday Schedule

o 10 paid holidays

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Relocation Assistance

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Professional and Educational Support Opportunities

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Flexible Work Schedule

TerraPower Career and Benefits information: https://www.terrapower.com/contact-us/careers/

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