Nebraska Public Power District has an immediate opening for a Technical Training Supervisor located at Cooper Nuclear Station near Brownville, Nebraska.

Supervise, initiate, schedule, and evaluate activities required to develop and maintain all phases of the CNS Training Programs. Direct supervision of all personnel assigned to the Technical Training Group. Update and maintain training programs to meet the requirements of regulatory and auditing bodies such as the NRC, INPO, ANI, and QA.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Supervise the development, implementation, and maintenance of Nuclear Training Programs. Program responsibilities are Radiation Protection, Chemistry, and the Engineering Support Training Programs.
• Supervise Nuclear Instructors.
• Technical review and approval of Nuclear Training documents and procedures.
• Determine training needs and training materials for procedure changes, Technical Specifications changes, SERs, NRC SOERs, SILs, and LERs.
• Select and approve vendor training programs and materials.
• Prepare section budget.
• Manage and maintain INPO Accreditation on required training programs.
• Incumbent is accountable for miscellaneous other responsibilities as assigned or required.
• Provide oversight and direction to Nuclear Instructors for Corrective Action Program documentation and action item closure.

Decision Making Authority:

Salary increases to subordinates, assists with the promotion and hiring of employees, work assignments, manpower planning, training sessions scheduling, and approving new or different instructional methods and presentation media related to training subjects. Decisions regarding policy and issues, which may have division-wide impact, are referred to the Training Manager.

Education and Training:

Bachelor's degree plus 10 years relevant experience (OR) Associates degree plus 14 years relevant experience (OR) High school diploma or equivalent plus 18 years relevant experience.

Licenses and/or Certifications:

• NRC RO or SRO License or STA (Desired)
• NRRPT Registration (Desired)
• SAT Training (Desired)
• Instructor Experience (Desired)
• Nuclear Supervisor Experience (Desired)

Prior Related Experience:

Five years experience working in or supervising a Technical area such as (Training, Radiation Protection, Chemistry, Engineering).

Five years experience working in the Nuclear Power Industry.

Leadership Competencies:

• Safety - Embraces and exhibits strong nuclear and/or industrial safety culture.  Makes safety considerations a core part of doing business and encourages others to do so.
• Customer Focus - Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.  Gets first-hand customer information and uses it to improve products and services.  Establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers.
• Focus on Process Excellence - Demonstrates strong inner drive to achieve excellence while striving for low cost, simplicity and speed to enhance operational excellence and eliminate bureaucracy.
• Results Oriented - Commits to and meets bottom line results while expecting and supporting achievement of the same from others.
• Energy - Brings positive energy to the job and behaves in a way that energizes others.
• Informing - Provides the information people need to know to do their jobs and feel good about being a member of a team, department, business unit, and/or NPPD.  Seeks input and acknowledges feedback.
• Business Acumen - Possesses and demonstrates a keen understanding of general business principles, NPPD financials, and a general understanding of the NPPD ratemaking process.  Uses financial analysis to evaluate risk and make risk-based decisions.
• Developing Direct Reports and Others - Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments.  Holds frequent development discussions and ensures creation and execution of employees' development plans.
• Self-knowledge and Self-development - Knows personal strengths, weaknesses, and limits.  Seeks performance feedback, is open to criticism, and is not defensive.  Is personally committed to own development and actively works to improve.
• Managing and Measuring Work - Clearly assigns responsibility for tasks and decisions.  Sets clear objectives and measures.  Monitors process, progress, and results.
• Alignment with the Mission - Is aligned with NPPD's culture, values, and mission.  Operates with the mission and values in mind.  Encourages others to act in a manner aligned with culture, mission, and values.
• Strategic Thinking - Considers a broad range of internal and external factors with solving problems and making decisions.  Is a future-oriented thinker.  Translates broad strategies into specific objectives and action plans.

Salary depending on experience.

If you have any special needs requests, please contact the Human Resources area at NPPD.

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