Nuclear Outage Services Leader
Gevernova
- Location
- Wilmington NC USA
- Source
- workday
Key Executive Responsibilities:
- Strategic Impact & Fiscal Stewardship: Shape the global services organization's strategic direction with primary ownership of the Outage Services P&L (managing $200M+ revenue streams). Maintain primary accountability for revenue, Contribution Margin (CM), EBITDA, and Operating Profit (OP), while directing global resource allocation, budget management, and multi-country business strategy execution.
- Complex Problem Solving & Innovation: Apply complex judgment and analytical rigor to resolve high-stakes technical and commercial challenges. Act as the final decision-maker for critical issues, defining and driving effective countermeasures. Lead productivity initiatives and technological advancements to significantly reduce outage duration and secure enduring market advantage.
- Business Expertise & Market Intelligence: Leverage deep customer intimacy, market intelligence, and competitor analysis to secure competitive advantages in technology and service delivery. Maintain critical customer influence and industry-recognized expertise across complex nuclear ecosystems.
- Global Operational Excellence: Direct the orchestration of about 25 high-stakes nuclear outages annually across domestic and international markets, ensuring integrated Field Delivery Teams consistently exceed rigorous standards for safety, cost, schedule, and quality.
- Organizational Leadership & Scaling: Direct large, multi-tiered organizations through volatile periods (about 180 employees, including 14 senior direct reports, 300 contract field technicians). Foster a high-performance, safety-first culture across Project Management, Field Engineering, and Support Craft Labor.
- Transformational Leadership & Integration: Act as a transformational and integration leader, identifying and capturing synergies across business lines, streamlining processes and organizations, and implementing world-class practices. Influence the future shape of the industry while bringing the broader team along on the transformation journey to design and execute the long-term strategic vision.
- External Representation & C-Suite Engagement: Represent GE Vernova within key industry groups (such as BWRVIP, BWR Inspection Focus groups, and customer NDE teams), shaping industry standards and building strategic partnerships. Engage with senior customer leadership to capture new business, execute executive-level issue escalation, and drive long-term strategic alignment.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related technical discipline (Advanced degree/MBA preferred).
- 15+ years of progressive leadership experience within the nuclear industry, with a substantial track record managing large-scale P&Ls and complex service operations.
- Minimum of 10 years of direct experience with Power/Nuclear Maintenance Projects.
Desired Leadership & Professional Competencies:
- Strategic Impact: Proven ability to shape organizational direction, manage multi-country operations, and deliver predictable financial commitments across revenue, CM, EBITDA, and OP.
- Problem Solving: Demonstrated expertise in interpretive thinking and complex judgment; capable of diagnosing critical technical/commercial challenges and acting as the final decision-maker for enterprise-level countermeasures.
- Business Expertise: Deep knowledge of global nuclear industry trends, BWR 2–6 systems, and competitor landscapes, leveraging customer intimacy to drive GE Vernova’s technological and service-delivery advantages.
- Customer Engagement: Established, credible customer relationships with extensive experience engaging across multiple levels of the customer organization, including Plant Managers, Site VPs, and Chief Nuclear Officers (CNOs), to navigate complex contracts and build enduring partnerships.
- Leadership Maturity & Matrix Influence: Exceptional leadership maturity and political savvy. Proven ability to navigate a complex matrixed organization, align diverse stakeholders, and foster a positive, resilient culture. Empowers the broader team to balance constant daily prioritization with a macro-level, long-term view of business challenges and strategy.
For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $192,000 and $288,000 USD. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.
This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.
Additional InformationGE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No