Shift Manager Mentor

Apply now » Job Title: Shift Manager Mentor Posting Date: 21 Oct 2026 Requisition ID: 3950 Location: Barakah Posting Status: Active Recruitment Job Purpose The Shift Manager Mentor plays a critical role in developing and elevating the operational competency of Nuclear Shift Managers within ENEC's nuclear power plant operations. Drawing on extensive personal experience as a licensed or certified Shift Manager — ideally within high-performing US nuclear power plant organizations — the Shift Manager Mentor provides structured guidance, coaching, and on-the-job mentoring to ensure Shift Managers demonstrate the highest standards of nuclear safety culture, operational discipline, leadership excellence, and technical proficiency. The incumbent serves as a role model and trusted advisor, fostering a culture of continuous learning, conservative decision-making, and operational excellence consistent with world-class nuclear industry benchmarks. Key Activities, Responsibility & Accountability Shift Manager Mentoring and Coaching Responsibilities and Accountabilities: • Provide structured one-on-one mentoring to assigned Nuclear Shift Managers, drawing on recent and demonstrated personal experience in the Shift Manager role at a licensed nuclear power plant. • Observe Shift Manager performance during live plant operations, including control room activities, shift turnovers, and operational evolutions, and provide timely, constructive feedback. • Guide Shift Managers in the application of conservative decision-making principles, procedure adherence, and operator fundamentals during both normal and abnormal plant conditions. • Coach Shift Managers on effective communication techniques, including pre-job briefings, shift turnover quality, and crew resource management (CRM) principles. • Develop individualized mentoring plans for each assigned Shift Manager, identifying specific areas for growth, setting measurable development goals, and tracking progress over time. • Facilitate regular mentoring sessions and debrief discussions to reinforce learning, address performance gaps, and celebrate achievements in line with nuclear excellence standards. Operational Performance Assessment and Feedback Responsibilities and Accountabilities: • Conduct structured observations of Shift Manager performance across multiple operational scenarios including planned outages, power maneuvers, and emergency operating procedure (EOP) drills. • Evaluate Shift Managers against established performance benchmarks, competency frameworks, and ENEC/Nawah operational standards, providing documented performance assessments. • Identify recurring performance trends or systemic gaps across the Shift Manager population and report findings to Operations Leadership with recommendations for corrective action. • Collaborate with the Operations Training team to ensure assessment results are incorporated into targeted training interventions and simulator exercise design. • Provide candid, evidence-based verbal and written feedback to Shift Managers and their line supervisors, maintaining professional confidentiality and developmental intent throughout. Nuclear Safety Culture Reinforcement Responsibilities and Accountabilities: • Model and actively promote nuclear safety culture principles in all interactions, demonstrating behaviours consistent with IAEA Safety Standards, WANO guidelines, and ENEC's Nuclear Safety Culture framework. • Coach Shift Managers on the identification, escalation, and resolution of nuclear safety concerns, reinforcing a questioning attitude and a low threshold for raising issues. • Support the integration of safety culture self-assessment outcomes into individual and team development activities for Shift Managers. • Facilitate discussions on nuclear industry operating experience (OPEX) events, highlighting lessons learned and their relevance to shift operations at ENEC's plant. • Reinforce the application of human performance tools (e.g., self-checking, peer-checking, three-way communication) during operational activities and shift management duties. Responsibilities & Accountabilities (contd.) High-Performing Organization (HPO) Standards Development Responsibilities and Accountabilities: • Share demonstrated knowledge and firsthand experience from high-performing US/UK nuclear power plant organizations (e.g., top-quartile WANO/INPO peer review performers) to benchmark and elevate ENEC's operational standards. • Assist Operations Leadership in identifying gaps between current Shift Manager practices and the standards exhibited by industry-leading nuclear utilities, and propose actionable improvement strategies. • Support the development and refinement of shift management expectations, standards, and guidelines aligned with high-performing nuclear organization principles. • Contribute to the cultivation of a culture of operational discipline, ownership, and accountability among Shift Managers, consistent with the traits of world-class nu

Shift Manager Mentoring and Coaching Responsibilities and Accountabilities: • Provide structured one-on-one mentoring to assigned Nuclear Shift Managers, drawing on recent and demonstrated personal experience in the Shift Manager role at a licensed nuclear power plant. • Observe Shift Manager performance during live plant operations, including control room activities, shift turnovers, and operational evolutions, and provide timely, constructive feedback. • Guide Shift Managers in the application of conservative decision-making principles, procedure adherence, and operator fundamentals during both normal and abnormal plant conditions. • Coach Shift Managers on effective communication techniques, including pre-job briefings, shift turnover quality, and crew resource management (CRM) principles. • Develop individualized mentoring plans for each assigned Shift Manager, identifying specific areas for growth, setting measurable development goals, and tracking progress over time. • Facilitate regular mentoring sessions and debrief discussions to reinforce learning, address performance gaps, and celebrate achievements in line with nuclear excellence standards. Operational Performance Assessment and Feedback Responsibilities and Accountabilities: • Conduct structured observations of Shift Manager performance across multiple operational scenarios including planned outages, power maneuvers, and emergency operating procedure (EOP) drills. • Evaluate Shift Managers against established performance benchmarks, competency frameworks, and ENEC/Nawah operational standards, providing documented performance assessments. • Identify recurring performance trends or systemic gaps across the Shift Manager population and report findings to Operations Leadership with recommendations for corrective action. • Collaborate with the Operations Training team to ensure assessment results are incorporated into targeted training interventions and simulator exercise design. • Provide candid, evidence-based verbal and written feedback to Shift Managers and their line supervisors, maintaining professional confidentiality and developmental intent throughout. Nuclear Safety Culture Reinforcement Responsibilities and Accountabilities: • Model and actively promote nuclear safety culture principles in all interactions, demonstrating behaviours consistent with IAEA Safety Standards, WANO guidelines, and ENEC's Nuclear Safety Culture framework. • Coach Shift Managers on the identification, escalation, and resolution of nuclear safety concerns, reinforcing a questioning attitude and a low threshold for raising issues. • Support the integration of safety culture self-assessment outcomes into individual and team development activities for Shift Managers. • Facilitate discussions on nuclear industry operating experience (OPEX) events, highlighting lessons learned and their relevance to shift operations at ENEC's plant. • Reinforce the application of human performance tools (e.g., self-checking, peer-checking, three-way communication) during operational activities and shift management duties. Responsibilities & Accountabilities (contd.) High-Performing Organization (HPO) Standards Development Responsibilities and Accountabilities: • Share demonstrated knowledge and firsthand experience from high-performing US/UK nuclear power plant organizations (e.g., top-quartile WANO/INPO peer review performers) to benchmark and elevate ENEC's operational standards. • Assist Operations Leadership in identifying gaps between current Shift Manager practices and the standards exhibited by industry-leading nuclear utilities, and propose actionable improvement strategies. • Support the development and refinement of shift management expectations, standards, and guidelines aligned with high-performing nuclear organization principles. • Contribute to the cultivation of a culture of operational discipline, ownership, and accountability among Shift Managers, consistent with the traits of world-class nu