Senior Fuel Contract Manager at Westinghouse Electric Company
Hopkins, United States
Job Descrption
Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.
If this sounds like an environment you would thrive in, we have an exciting opportunity for Senior Fuel Contract Engineer.
This position is hybrid in nature based in Columbia, SC. We are interested qualified candidates eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future, as we are not able to sponsor visas.
Your Day-to-Day:
Assure customer's technical and delivery requirements and contract value are maximized consistent with Westinghouse strategic and financial objectives. Understand and communicate customer’s needs. Act as engineering & commercial focal point for all communications with customer concerning contracted deliverables under fuel / components contract(s), cooperate and assist with business unit marketing activities, contract execution, order implementation and control, and resolution of problems for specific customer deliverables.
This position will serve as an individual contributor with comprehensive knowledge able to execute highly complex or specialized projects; adapts precedent and may make significant departures from traditional approaches to develop solutions. May coach and review work of lower level professionals.
Engineer role for activities; order implementation and control; resolution of technical problems for specific assigned customers.
Engineer resolution of multi-discipline issues during fuel fabrication, fuel reload engineering efforts, fuel receipt, and fuel operation and serve as customer interface for gaining customer acceptance.
Interpret drawings, specifications and other technical documentation in order to support Westinghouse engineering positions or dispositions with customer management.
Continuously maintain systems supporting Financial Planning, Business Planning and Demand Planning.
Generate and maintain a Customer Scorecard, utilizing a provided standardized template; provide periodic updates as requested by Management.
Track execution of contract work scope (manufacturing, product/core/reload engineering) based on knowledge of the fuel or components contract.
Maintain comprehensive knowledge of NF contract, products, and services. Assist with integration of products and service capabilities and directly promote to resolve customer needs.
Assure issues are promptly resolved internally.
Prepare and issue the Job Order Documents including Region Order, CATD (Contract And Technical Data), and Utility Requirements document for each fuel reload based on customers’ unique fuel design/features and energy requirements.
Communicate reload status and issues to the customer while building strong relationships with customer counterparts.
Know the customer's organization, objectives, and expectations thoroughly, including utility economics.
Support Account Teams with multi-business unit proposal/contract preparations, customer presentations, and contract negotiations. Validate product line capabilities to meet customer requirements prior to proposals. Communicate customer requirements to product line.
Engineering for routine and emergency technical situations when necessary to meet customers’ needs.
Direct engineering & commercial activities associated with order, implementation, invoicing, and closeout, ensuring accuracy and contract compliance of assigned contracts. Manage contract with regard to the schedule and billing plan using SAP, ENOVIA, EDMS and other assorted tools.
Who You Are:
As a successful candidate, you will bring the following to the team:
Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline; engineering preferred.
A minimum of 4 years related experience. 5-10 preferred.
Knowledge of fuel and components manufacturing, core & reload engineering, NF products and services, commercial operations, financials & strategic objectives.
Experience using SAP, Microsoft Project, Excel and Word, EDMS (Webtop) or similar tools.
Ability to communicate deliverables status, issues, and Westinghouse technical position to the customer while building strong relationships with customers.
A desire for minimal travel within the US and internationally as required.
Nice-to-Have but Not Required:
Nuclear industry experience
MBA
Foreign language
Previous customer-oriented experience
Why Westinghouse?
Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry’s first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:
Safety and Quality
Integrity and Trust
Customer Focus and Innovation
Speed and Passion to Win
Teamwork and Accountability
Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being. In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer:
Competitive Salary
Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
Paid Vacations and Holidays
Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
Educational Reimbursement Program
Employee Referral Program
While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.