Executive Director – Thermal/Nuclear/Combined Cycle Plants

As Executive Director – Thermal, Nuclear & Combined-Cycle Plants, you will provide visionary leadership and governance over the full lifecycle of the company’s thermal (coal/gas), nuclear, and combined-cycle gas turbine assets. You will drive operational excellence, safety, regulatory compliance, and strategic growth—ensuring asset reliability, environmental stewardship, and financial performance across the portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership & Governance
  • Define and execute the enterprise-wide operating strategy for thermal, nuclear, and CCGT assets.
  • Develop multi-year capacity expansion, refurbishment, and decommissioning roadmaps.
  • Chair Operating Committee and provide regular performance briefings to the CEO and Board.

• Operational Performance & Reliability
  • Drive best-in-class reliability, heat rate, uptime, and availability targets across all plant types.
  • Oversee major outages, turnarounds, and refueling campaigns—ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.
  • Implement enterprise asset-management and predictive-maintenance frameworks (RCM, RBI, APM).

• Safety, Nuclear Oversight & Compliance
  • Own the safety, security, and licensing regimes—particularly nuclear-specific regulations (NRC/IAEA guidelines).
  • Ensure rigorous safety culture, incident investigation, and human-performance improvement programs.
  • Maintain full compliance with environmental permits (EPA, local regulators) and nuclear safety standards.

• Financial Stewardship & Risk Management
  • Control O&M and capital-expenditure budgets; optimize lifecycle costs through continuous improvement.
  • Manage fuel-supply contracts, hedging strategies, and commodity-price risk for gas/coals.
  • Oversee insurance, liability, and decommissioning funding plans for nuclear units.

• People & Organizational Development
  • Build and mentor a high-performing executive team of Plant Directors, Maintenance VPs, and Engineering Heads.
  • Champion leadership development, succession planning, and competency certification (Nuclear Training, PMP, etc.).
  • Foster a culture of innovation, diversity, and engagement aligned with corporate values.

• Stakeholder & Community Engagement
  • Serve as company spokesperson for regulatory bodies, industry associations, and community forums.
  • Lead public-consultation programs for nuclear licensing and environmental impact reviews.
  • Engage with labor unions, government agencies, and local communities to sustain social license to operate.

Key Focus Areas:

⚡ Asset Performance Optimization

• Implement digital-twin models, real-time performance dashboards, and data-analytics tools to maximize output and minimize heat rate.

🛡️ Nuclear Safety & Licensing

• Ensure robust reactor-safety programs, periodic safety reviews, and emergency-preparedness drills in line with IAEA/INPO standards.

🌱 Decarbonization & Transition

• Lead decarbonization initiatives: fuel switching, carbon-capture pilot projects, and integration of renewables and energy-storage assets.

📈 Regulatory & Market Strategy

• Monitor evolving market rules (capacity markets, emissions trading), and shape bidding strategies to optimize plant dispatch and revenue.

🤝 Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Align Operations, Engineering, Finance, and Sustainability to deliver integrated solutions that meet strategic and ESG objectives.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical/Chemical/Nuclear Engineering; MBA or Executive Education preferred.

• Experience: 20+ years in power generation operations, including 10+ years leading multi-plant portfolios and nuclear assets.

• Certifications: Professional Engineer (PE), PMP, Nuclear-Plant License (as applicable), CMRP, ISO 55000 Lead Auditor (desirable).

Skills & Competencies:

• Strategic thinker with deep technical expertise across steam turbines, combined-cycle gas turbines, and nuclear reactors.

• Proven track record in large capital projects, outage management, and reliability programs.

• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder-management skills at executive and regulatory levels.

• Strong financial acumen: P&L ownership, risk management, and capital planning.

• Expertise in regulatory frameworks (NERC, NRC, EPA, IAEA) and environmental-compliance strategies.

Working Conditions:

• Corporate head office role with frequent travel to generation sites (domestic and/or international).

• Availability to lead crisis-management responses, regulatory audits, and emergency-drill exercises.

• Must adhere to all plant safety and security protocols, including nuclear access requirements and clearance procedures.