Program Manager, Operational Excellence

NuScale Power

. Oversee the execution of Operational Excellence strategies, including Lean and other frameworks, to advance process optimization and operational efficiency within multiple departments.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeRemote • Oregon • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $150,537 - $181,682 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Oversee the execution of Operational Excellence strategies, including Lean and other frameworks, to advance process optimization and operational efficiency within multiple departments.
Facilitate the application of Operational Excellence tools (e.g., value stream mapping, A3 problem solving, FMEA), identifying areas for improvement and inefficiencies, and provide instruction, mentorship, and coaching in their use.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Enterprise Process Administration, to implement continuous improvement projects, streamline processes, eliminate redundancies, and maintain alignment with organizational objectives.
Lead kaizen events and guide teams in adopting Operational Excellence principles, serving as a catalyst for a company-wide culture of adaptation and ongoing process refinement.
Act as a subject matter expert for Operational Excellence, ensuring best practices are regularly benchmarked and integrated into NuScale’s operational framework.
Work closely with leadership to assess change impacts, recognize resistance, and devise actionable mitigation plans.
Lead organization in identification and reduction of cost of poor quality (COPQ), leveraging continuous improvement tools to identify and eliminate redundancies and waste.
Participate with finance and project leadership to determine value associated with improvements and elimination of COPQ.
Support leaders in establishing performance metrics and key indicators, utilizing data analysis to identify inefficiencies and generate actionable recommendations for improved business outcomes.
Continually enhance and champion the usability of data visualization platforms such as PowerBI and KanBo to aid improvement initiatives.
Guide the generation and prioritization of suggestions and initiatives, uphold tracking standards, and ensure accountability mechanisms are in place.
Employ KanBo and similar tools to track progress, monitor accountability, and measure the impact of improvement activities on business outcomes.
Perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field and significant applicable work experience in Operational Excellence / continuous improvement.
Certification as Lean / Six Sigma Green or Black Belt preferred.
Certification as a root cause analyst is a plus.
7+ years of operational excellence experience including application in a non-manufacturing environment.
Proven leadership experience and application of skill set delivering tangible business results; demonstrated ability to lead improvement initiatives and manage priorities to meet near-term needs and long-term goals.
Ability to effectively coach / mentor others on application of tools.
Must have excellent communication skills including writing, presentation, and interpersonal.
Knowledge and experience in nuclear corrective action programs, including causal analysis is a plus.
Experience working within commercial nuclear industry is a plus, as is experience working in ASME NQA-1 and ISO 9001 quality programs/systems.
Eligible to work under Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 810.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employee Benefits | NuScale Power

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Hard Skills & Tools

LeanSix Sigmavalue stream mappingA3 problem solvingFMEAdata analysisperformance metricscontinuous improvementcost of poor quality (COPQ)causal analysis

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingmentoringcommunicationpresentationinterpersonalcollaborationproblem solvingadaptabilityaccountability

Certifications

Lean Green BeltLean Black Beltroot cause analyst