Manager, Control Room – Defense Waste Processing Facility

Savannah River Mission Completion

Manager overseeing control room operations for Defense Waste Processing Facility at Savannah River Mission Completion in Aiken, SC. Ensuring safety and efficiency of control room personnel and operations.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeAiken • South Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $94,000 - $160,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for encouraging and providing education on a nuclear safety culture where all workers understand and are comfortable in raising safety concerns, issues or time outs
Manages control room operations personnel on a given shift to ensure work is performed efficiently and in accordance with policies and procedures
Ensures appropriate Abnormal Operating Procedures and Emergency Operation Procedures are entered and command and control Emergency Response (ERO) functions are met
Interfaces with DWPF, Saltstone, H-Canyon and Effluent Treatment Project (ETP) facilities to support waste transfer evolutions, outages or general troubleshooting. Ensure all transfer briefings are performed in accordance with the administrative procedure
Implements work window schedule activities. Ensures Limiting Conditions of Operation are entered, and action is taken as well as ensures appropriate lockouts are installed to support planned activities
Develops plans and path forward actions to address emergent shift needs as a result of failed equipment or changing conditions
Reviews CRO rounds, monitors trends and directs corrective actions when necessary. Ensures all status control logs and status boards are properly maintained
Ensures surveillance requirements are scheduled, completed and tracked
Reacts quickly and calmly to adverse situations and preserves incident/event sites until investigation and fact finding is complete
Ensures personnel are effectively trained and Automatic Qualification Matrix watch bills are manned appropriately to meet requirements. Ensures A/B minimum staffing requirements for operations are met
Fosters strong and disciplined Conduct of Operations (CONOPS) by addressing Human Performance issues and maintaining the highest standards in communications, procedure compliance, peer check, real-time status control and configuration management
Performs performance and other assessments as required

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline and experience in a relevant engineering, operations or maintenance function; or
Associate of Science or Associate of Applied Science degree or non-technical Bachelor's degree and experience in a relevant engineering, operations or maintenance function; or
High School Diploma/GED with nuclear experience in a relevant engineering, operations or maintenance function as defined in the job description.
Current qualification as a Control Room Operator, First Line Manager or Shift Technical Engineer within the hiring facility will be credited towards experience.
Deviations to Education and Experience Requirements must follow requirements of DOE Order 426.2. Facility qualification process including extensive classroom, formal on-the-job training, and oral board examination conducted by facility management must be completed within one year.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science preferred.
Previous supervisory experience preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

401k Retirement Savings Plan – 5% immediate company contribution, additional matching for employee contributions
Health Insurance & Prescription Drug Program
Health Savings Account
Telehealth with BlueCare on Demand
Dental Coverage
Vision Coverage
Flexible Spending Accounts
Includes 160 hours annual paid time off (accrued monthly), plus 11 paid holidays
Life and Accident Coverage
Disability Coverage
Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Reimbursement

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Hard Skills & Tools

nuclear safety cultureAbnormal Operating ProceduresEmergency Operation ProceduresEmergency Response OperationsLimiting Conditions of OperationAutomatic Qualification MatrixConduct of OperationsHuman Performanceperformance assessmentstroubleshooting

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationproblem-solvingcalmness under pressuretraining and developmentorganizational skillsteam managementdisciplineadaptabilitydecision-making

Certifications

Control Room OperatorFirst Line ManagerShift Technical EngineerDOE Order 426.2 compliancefacility qualificationon-the-job training certificationoral board examination certification