Superintendent - Maintenance Planning

About the role

The maintenance first line supervisor is responsible for overseeing maintenance activities in areas such as instrumentation and control, mechanical, and electrical. They lead the Nuclear Maintenance Planning and Procedures group to ensure that all planning activities are executed safely, cost-effectively, and in compliance with regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Nuclear Maintenance Planning and Procedures group to ensure safe, cost-effective, and compliant execution of all planning activities.
• Provide strategic oversight of mechanical, electrical, I&C, and modification planning, including preventive maintenance coordination and procedure development.
• Participate in scheduling and field implementation processes to ensure planning strategies are practical and efficient.
• Make long-range planning and organizational decisions to improve effectiveness and reduce costs.
• Serve as Maintenance Outage Manager when assigned, directing production and outage efforts across maintenance disciplines.
• Ensure readiness goals and milestones are met for outages and target weeks, incorporating feedback to improve work package quality and crew efficiency.
• Promote continuous improvement through benchmarking, industry involvement, and participation in working groups and assist visits.
• Establish goals, train and develop staff, and provide performance feedback and career guidance.
• Maintain strong working relationships with bargaining unit employees and ensure alignment with labor agreements.
• Own and maintain key procedures and guidelines, including NDAP-QA-0043, PSP 29, and Planning Directives.
• Actively participate in station committees such as Target Week Meetings, Core Team, and the Forced Outage Response Team (FORT).
• Support and perform Nuclear Emergency Response Organization (NERO) duties as qualified and assigned.

Requirements

• High School diploma.
• Related experience which shall include 3 yrs., Power plant experience which shall include 2 yrs, Nuclear power plant experience to 1 yr., On-site experience to include 1/4 yr.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related science.
• Seven (7) years of responsible nuclear power plant or applicable industrial experience, including at least one year in a nuclear power plant environment.
• Two (2) years of the required experience may be substituted with equivalent academic or technical training.
• Familiarity with non-destructive testing methods, craft practices, and applicable electrical, pressure vessel, and piping codes.
• Extensive knowledge of nuclear plant operations, demonstrated through a Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) license, Shift Technical Advisor qualification, plant-specific certification, or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of power plant systems, interactions, and operational impacts.
• Working knowledge of Susquehanna Technical Specifications, company policies, and station procedures.
• Demonstrated leadership and communication skills, with experience in union relations.
• Proficiency with planning and scheduling tools, including: NIMS: Work document planning, review, component information, and modification processes; understanding of work implementation and Work Management Process.
• P-3: Ability to analyze and evaluate work windows, logic ties, and resource loading; capable of generating and interpreting P-3 reports.