Cycle Manager

The Cycle Manager is responsible for safe effective and risk-informed development maintenance and execution readiness of the integrated station schedule across all modes of operation. The position maintains the long-term rolling station schedule integrates routine work such as surveillances preventive and repetitive maintenance corrective and elective work modifications predictive maintenance seasonal readiness items and clearance-dependent activities and ensures work is properly prepared for successful execution.

The Cycle Manager controls schedule scope and risk from long-range development of the online schedule through near-term turnover to the Work Week Manager ensuring work is appropriately challenged prioritized coded resourced and aligned with station risk plant availability equipment reliability radiation exposure equipment availability qualification needs and resource availability. The role leads the Cycle Scheduling team and facilitates cross-functional alignment with Operations Maintenance Engineering Work Week Managers Outage Supply Chain/Materials Performance Improvement Station Leadership and External Stakeholders.

The Cycle Manager facilitates work-order screening and schedule-of-opportunities processes oversees schedule-related corrective-action and performance inputs and provides training and coaching to strengthen station ownership of the work management process. The Cycle Manager serves as a primary alternate for the Online Manager as assigned and supports emergency plan positions outage roles and additional functions as assigned.

• Maintain the long-term rolling station schedule that provides the backbone for integrated station schedule development and routine work execution.
• Manage work schedule health including surveillances preventive maintenance predictive maintenance modifications corrective and elective work seasonal readiness scope and other station commitments.
• Control schedule scope changes from long-range development through execution handoff including T-26 through T-10 schedule windows.
• Balance station risk divisional weeks equipment availability resource loading clearances operational windows qualifications and work-release decisions to support safe and efficient execution.

• Own and facilitate the station Surveillance program and ensure surveillance preventive repetitive and routine activities are incorporated into the schedule and ready for execution.
• Lead the seasonal readiness scheduling process including incorporation and coding of winter preparedness and other seasonal commitments prior to required completion dates.
• Maintain schedule-of-opportunities processes to identify windows for opportunistic work bundled scope resource leveling and improved station productivity.
• Coordinate with Maintenance Operations Engineering System Engineering Electrical Finance/Business and other stakeholders to align identified work with execution windows and station priorities.

• Own or support work order screening initial prioritization deficiency coding and schedule impact evaluation to ensure work is appropriately challenged before inclusion in the schedule.
• Support CAP and ActionWay disposition action assignment closure review and CR/AR screening to ensure schedule-related corrective actions are timely assigned and aligned with station expectations.
• Manage and report work order backlog performance identify adverse trends and drive backlog reduction strategies with line organizations.

• Own or support recurring performance inputs and assessments associated with online work management including T1 reports T-5/T-2 oversight PIC data INPO inputs and station performance dashboards.
• Use data from station systems and reporting tools such as QLIK Syntempo Oracle ActionWay DLAP and T1 products to identify learning performance gaps and corrective actions.
• Develop revise and improve work management procedures training materials and process documents.

• Lead the Cycle Scheduling team and mixed-discipline station working committees in a manner that builds ownership accountability teamwork and conservative decision-making.
• Train mentor and qualify Cycle Scheduling personnel including development of expectations working files cross-training and succession strength.
• Provide coaching and oversight to Work Week Managers Discipline Schedulers and other process users to improve schedule preparation turnover quality and execution performance.
• Develop and deliver work management training and learning sessions for station users including Online Work Management T&L Syntempo/process training and targeted training for functional groups.

• Serve as a primary alternate for the Online Manager in core station leadership forums as assigned including station health corrective action and schedule/production readiness meetings.
• Represent Work Management in station committees and review boards as assigned such as PHC/PHSC SRMOC MREP MRC CARB/PIRB control tower/materials readiness and other governance forums.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders such as Talen Marketing PJM commercial/customer interfaces Supply Chain and assigned scheduling/data-platform points of contact.
• Fill emergency plan and outage assignments and online/outage interface needs.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Valid Pennsylvania drivers license required.
• Ability to physically respond and have unescorted access to SSES.
• Ability to maintain Emergency Plan position qualifications.
• Extensive knowledge of nuclear plant operations in the form of; Senior Reactor Operator license Shift Technical Advisor plant specific certification maintenance engineering or equivalent plant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous or current Senior Reactor Operator or Reactor Operator License or Certification OR 5 years non-licensed operating experience with demonstrated leadership.
• 5 years of supervisory experience in one of the following departments: Operations Maintenance Engineering Work Management (or equivalent experience)
• BS/BE (or Equivalent Experience)
• Proficiency with P-6 - Develop work windows logic ties and resource manpower loading; capable of obtaining various P-6 reports for both outage and on-line periods.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including ability to translate schedule risk performance data and corrective actions into clear leadership-level messages.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams facilitate challenging meetings and drive alignment across Operations Maintenance Engineering Supply Chain Work Management and station leadership.
• Proficiency or ability to develop proficiency in station work management and reporting systems such as Oracle NIMS PRA Syntempo QLIK ActionWay DLAP and related scheduling/performance tools.
• Strong understanding of nuclear work management (INPO AP-928) online schedule development station schedule execution routine work scheduling and nuclear plant risk management.
• Ability to coach others hold standards prioritize competing work and make risk-informed decisions in a high-accountability nuclear environment.

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