Nuclear Organizational Effectiveness Consultant (OR)

Job Summary

The Nuclear Organizational Effectiveness Consultant (OR) supports the Director-Nuclear Organizational Effectiveness & Development in implementing the fleet organizational effectiveness strategy at their assigned station to achieve positive business outcomes. The OR Consultant will ensure that station and department gaps to excellence are resolved using industry-proven tools.

The OR Consultant’s responsibilities include:
-Providing governance, oversight and expert consultation to drive continuous improvement and industry excellence at their respective stations and across the fleet.
-Monitoring and evaluating leaders, site and fleet performance through observations and team interactions and leveraging indicators, input from corporate and site leadership, assessments, MSRC, INPO, NRC and other external sources. Identifies gaps in leadership and teamwork effectiveness and provides feedback, insights, and recommendations to bridge those gaps. Provides periodic updates to SLT including OR themes, trends, strengths, and challenges.
-Providing input to fleet leadership development training, including experiential learning opportunities and providing insights from observations, leadership assessments and surveys, and partners with the station to implement Leadership Development Continuing Training.
-Serving as a strategic resource to the Plant Manager and Site Vice President and providing coaching to the PM, VP and the rest of the Senior Leadership Team with respect to Leadership and Team Effectiveness attributes and Staying on Top values.
-Guiding the development of their assigned station’s OR strategy and providing oversight of the site’s excellence plans. Advises leaders on strategies to ensure healthy, productive teams.
-Collaborating with Human Resources and the PM/VP on leadership development and team building opportunities for the SLT. Collaborates with other site OR professionals to ensure consistency and effectiveness of the SLT and mid-level manager teams, as well as identify any potential fleet-wide trends to assess.
-Participating in fleet and industry activities to learn and apply industry’s best practices in the areas of organizational effectiveness and fleet learning.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience

7+ years directly related experience in organizational effectiveness, to include knowledge of leadership development theory and processes, team effectiveness models, and experience with tools used to assess and improve team dynamics. Strongly prefer Nuclear experience, preferably in multiple functional areas (operations, maintenance, engineering or areas of technical supporting functions, including human resources).  Strongly prefer at least four years’ experience in a supervisory or management position. INPO experience is also desired.   

-Solid knowledge of organizational effectiveness and leadership and teamwork attributes and practices. 
-Demonstrated ability to critically analyze, interpret and apply diversified and complex information to improve performance. 
-Demonstrated ability to direct, manage, plan, and organize work in a cost-effective manner.  
-Demonstrated success in key leadership competencies. 
-Demonstrated ability to prioritize/manage workflow in an environment where all work is critiqued. 
-Ability to collaborate with stakeholders to drive organizational improvements and influence as necessary to gain fleet consistency. 
-Ability to work with and develop a rapport with all levels in the organization. 
-Experience working with key leaders to resolve issues.  
-Proven effectiveness in building strong relationships with leaders and individual contributors at all levels.  
-Ability to support leaders in aligning their people with the right workflows, role design and organizational structure to achieve maximum efficiency and outcomes. 
-Strong verbal and written communications skills, including interpersonal, facilitation, and presentation capabilities.  
-Leadership courage to engage and influence peers and senior leaders, observe, coach, and provide critical feedback to senior leaders and all levels of the organization. 
-Personal commitment to the overall success of the SLT. 
-Capability to influence without positional authority. 
-Drive to improve organizational performance and excellence.

Education Requirements

Degree or an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated related experience may be accepted in lieu of preferred level of education:

Bachelor

Preferred Disciplines:  Organizational Leadership, Business, Engineering, Science

Other disciplines may be substituted for the preferred discipline(s) listed above.

Licenses, Certifications, or Quals Description

Working Conditions

Other Working Conditions

Test Description

No Testing Required.