Tennessee Valley Authority · 4 hours ago
Manager, NPG Design & System Engineering - 518144
Soddy-Daisy, TN
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
6+ years expTennessee Valley Authority is seeking a Manager for their Nuclear Power Group's Design and System Engineering department. The role involves managing engineering functions to ensure reliable performance of plant equipment while leading a team of engineers and ensuring compliance with regulations.
Electrical DistributionEnergyGovernment
Responsibilities
Exhibits ownership for own & team performance
Communicates honestly & effectively in a manner that helps individuals and groups understand the rationale behind decisions
Fosters an environment where communication is valued & concerns that are raised receive frank responses, empathy, & follow-up
Uses knowledge of current & future business needs & challenges to actively select, develop, engage, & retain talented individuals
Identifies employees with leadership potential and develops them
Builds a positive environment that motivates others to achieve & exceed organizational goals & team aspirations
Functions as a 'servant leader,' putting the needs and success of the team ahead of their own
Designs & articulates a clear vision & strategy of the team’s long-term success, and delivers a thoughtful approach to executing the plan
Demonstrates the courage to take initiative and action; the courage to let go of the need to control; and the courage to trust others & be open to feedback & change
Challenges the status quo to identify & leverage opportunities to improve existing conditions & processes
Deliberately involves and embraces others when developing solutions & establishing direction
Demonstrates situational leadership by meeting people where they are and maintaining effectiveness throughout major changes in priorities, responsibilities, or environment & handles crisis & unexpected issues with poise
Responsible for managing assigned department functional roles such as design authority, configuration control, system and component monitoring and trending, operationability assessments, and causal evaluations with a focus on regulatory compliance and reliable plant operation
As a member of the leadership team, advises peers on technical challenges and actions associated with design bases, emergent issues and changing regulatory or industry technical standards
Ensures assigned department is able to make tactical and strategic recommendations based on current operating experience, benchmarking, trending, and licensing and design bases
Interfaces directly with fleet counterparts to ensure alignment and compliance with fleet standards and development of strategies for successful implementation of station and fleet initiatives
Responsible for managing engineering staff to ensure efficient and efficient production of engineering deliverables and provides framework for resolution of professional differences or conflicting requirements between engineering functional areas and cross-functional station and fleet organizations to support fleet and station goals
Exercises design authority as assigned for approval design and modification packages, design drawings, engineering specifications, calculations, tabulations, requisitions, bills of materials, test documents, procurement specifications, etc
Responsible for managing staffing and budget of assigned department within TVA governance and policy, to include staffing levels, performance management, workload prioritization and budgetary allocations
Responsible for ensuring training requirements and qualifications are maintained to meet current ACAD and TVA policies and guidance requirements and acts as training program owner for assigned department function
Responsible for fulfilling Emergency Preparedness roles and duty rotation roles
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's of Science degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited university
Six years of experience in the engineering, construction, operation or maintenance of a nuclear power reactor, navy nuclear reactor or other nuclear plant experience such as DOE nuclear reactors
A broad knowledge of engineering theories, principles, practices, codes, standards, and regulatory requirements sufficient to manage multi-disciple production engineering
Demonstrated ability to supervise personnel, manage budgets, control projects, and schedules
Candidate may be required to obtain and maintain a security clearance based on position / access requirements and essential job functions
Preferred
SRO Certification
Professional Engineers License
SRO License
Benefits
Relocation benefits are offered for this position and will be aligned with federal travel regulations.
Company
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority is a corporate agency that provides electricity for business customers.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$404MKey Investors
US Department of Energy
2025-12-02Grant· $400M
2019-03-29Debt Financing· $4M
Leadership Team
Jeff Lyash
President & CEO
John Thomas
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President Financial Services
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