Director, Secondary Cycle & Balance of Plant Performance

Job Description

Overview

Reporting to the Vice President BalanceofPlant & Continuous Improvement (VP BOP/CI) the Director of Secondary Cycle & BalanceofPlant Performance Output & Cost Optimization is responsible for executing the strategy defined by the VP to increase power output and reduce operating costs.

This senior leader investigates evaluates and concretizes optimization initiatives across the secondary cycle and BOP systems transforming performance opportunities into actionable projects. The Director develops robust business cases - supported by technical analysis performance testing and financial justification - to be presented to the VP BOP/CI for approval and prioritization.

The Director works collaboratively with Engineering Quality and Procurement as an integrated team to ensure that optimization initiatives are technically sound compliant with quality standards and supported by effective sourcing and supplier strategies.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of improving output at multiple nuclear power plants including measurable MWrecovery results successful turbinecycle and BOP optimization initiatives and demonstrated expertise with ASME PTC 6 and PTC 12 performance testing.

Your role

Strategic Leadership:

• Lead the development and execution of the stations secondarycycle and BOP performance strategy aligned with corporate objectives and continuous improvement priorities.
• Establish KPIs for turbine cycle efficiency condenser vacuum MSR effectiveness heatexchanger performance cooling water system health and cost of generation.
• Provide strategic recommendations to the VP BOP/CI on performance risks opportunities and investment priorities.

Investigation & Business Case Development:

• Identify investigate and validate performance optimization opportunities across secondarycycle and BOP systems.
• Conduct technical and economic analyses to concretize initiatives into actionable projects.
• Build comprehensive business cases - including MWrecovery potential costbenefit analysis risk assessment and implementation plans - to present to the VP BOP/CI.
• Ensure all proposals are grounded in credible data ASME PTC test results and industry best practices.

SecondaryCycle Optimization:

• Lead performance improvement initiatives across all secondarycycle systems including:
  • Moisture Separator Reheaters (MSRs): steam moisture removal reheater efficiency drain cooling optimization.
  • Heat Exchangers & Feedwater Heaters: fouling mitigation leak detection TTD/DCA optimization PTC 12.1 compliance.
  • Turbine Cycle: steam path upgrades turbine efficiency recovery gland steam optimization.
  • Condenser Systems: vacuum optimization air inleakage reduction fouling control.
  • BalanceofPlant (BOP) Optimization.
• Provide strategic oversight of BOP systems that directly impact secondarycycle performance including:
  • Circulating water systems.
  • Service water systems.
  • Cooling towers (if applicable).
  • Auxiliary heat exchangers.
• Drive initiatives to improve flow reduce fouling enhance heattransfer efficiency and optimize pump energy consumption.

Cost Optimization:

• Develop and implement a BCR (benefit/cost ratio) for each initiative and costoptimization strategy for secondarycycle and BOP systems.
• Reduce cost of generation through improved performance optimized supplier contracts and efficient outage execution.
• Prioritize highROI performance upgrades and manage lifecycle costs of turbines MSRs heat exchangers condensers and cooling water systems.

Strategy Execution & CrossFunctional Alignment:

• Execute the poweroutput and costreduction strategy defined by the VP BOP/CI ensuring alignment with corporate and stationlevel objectives.
• Translate strategic goals into concrete optimization initiatives for secondarycycle and BOP systems.
• Work collaboratively with Engineering to validate technical feasibility and system impacts.
• Partner with Quality to ensure all initiatives meet nuclear safety regulatory and quality assurance standards.
• Collaborate with Procurement to develop sourcing strategies negotiate supplier contracts and ensure vendor performance supports MWoutput and costreduction targets.
• Lead crossfunctional working groups to ensure coordinated execution and timely delivery of optimization projects.

Supplier & OEM Management and recommendation:

• Serve as the project owner of relationships with turbine OEMs MSR and heatexchanger vendors condenser service providers cooling water system suppliers and performance analytics firms.
• Participate to Negotiate contracts with performance guarantees tied to MW output and costreduction targets.
• Lead supplier performance reviews and ensure accountability through KPIs and corrective actions.

Organizational Leadership:

• Lead and develop a highperforming team of managers engineers analysts and specialists.
• Foster a culture of performance excellence accountability and cost awareness.
• Ensure strong alignment with Operations Maintenance Chemistry and Engineering.

About you

• Bachelors degree in Engineering (Mechanical Nuclear Chemical or related).
• Professional Engineer () designation preferred.
• 12 - 15 years of experience in nuclear power plant performance engineering or operations.
• 5 years in a senior leadership or directorlevel role.
• Direct experience executing overseeing or validating ASME PTC 6 and PTC 12 performance tests.
• Experience developing and presenting business cases for performance and costoptimization initiatives.
• Executivelevel experience leading engineering performance or operations teams.
• Proven track record of improving output at multiple nuclear power plants with documented MWrecovery results.
• Demonstrated success leading secondarycycle optimization (MSR heat exchangers feedwater heaters turbine cycle).
• Demonstrated success leading BOP optimization (cooling water circulating water service water).
• Strong understanding of secondaryside systems BOP systems turbinegenerator performance and thermodynamic optimization.
• Strong business acumen negotiation skills and executivelevel communication abilities.

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