Retrofit/Upgrade Outage Manager - Heat Exchanger - M/F in Baden

Reporting to the Customer Service Leader, the Site Manager for Heat Exchanger (HEX) is responsible for preparation, planning, leading execution, and close out of planned/emergent outage events for Heat Exchanger in Nuclear Power Plants.

The Outage Manager is a focal role for Arabelle Solutions Switzerland, with accountability for driving consistent outage planning and execution, driving adoption of best practices and lessons learned.

Role: Manage complex outage event preparation (Planned/Emergent/Upgrade) from start to finish, including outage schedule development, TFA/craft labor/tooling/cost planning, customer management - pre/post outage meetings, mobilization planning, JCE execution, and event close out.

Creation of Pre-approval Documents (Vorprüfunterlagen).

Incoming inspection of installation materials including acceptance certificates.

Planning of welder skill tests.

Ensure proper execution documentation is prepared, used, reviewed, stored and delivered including Field Procedures, Quality Procedures, EHS and Customer Outage Reports.

Ensuring that welded structures are safe, compliant with standards and efficiently produced.

Selecting appropriate welding processes.

Defining welding parameters, procedures and material.

Inspection and approving welding work.

Own onsite execution with large teams during assigned outages, ensuring goals & requirements are met at all times, manage on job cost tracking, productivity, while managing execution risk and any Service warranty.

Drive improvement of vendor/sourcing cost, on-time delivery, outage cost & productivity implementation, effectively update and maintain accurate tracking files, control man hour cost and pacing.

Lead project quotation development including work scope, site condition check, preliminary safety and risk analysis to identify potential issues or obstacles and to minimize cost impact for site execution; Work with IT applications for proper allocation, preparation, planning and forecasting on labor, tooling, vendor management.

Respond to forced outages/emergency promptly, be on site when needed, investigate/escalate site issues to restore the units to operating conditions in a timely manner; Support Customer Service Leader & ITO on technical & project communication to customer staff with respect to unit maintenance, operations, performance, new technology and new products.

Actively work to improve and perfect existing processes and look for simplification opportunities.

The Site Manager HEX will be deployed mainly in Switzerland.

However, the Site Manager will be required to operate flexibly across Europe and the Service Region 2, to maximize utilization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Business, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience within the power generation industry.
• Certified Welding Specialist qualification required.
• Minimum 4 years of field service experience in power generation maintenance, including outage planning and execution.
• Fluent in German with good command of English, both written and spoken.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 30% of the time.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Solid technical expertise in heat exchanger maintenance and repair.
• Strong quality assurance and quality control background.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, and web-based tools.
• Ability to build effective relationships and communicate with stakeholders at all levels, including customers and internal teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with proven influencing abilities.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities in dynamic, fast-paced, and complex customer-site environments.
• Quick learner with a strong sense of ownership, accountability, and results orientation.
• Self-motivated, confident, and able to perform effectively under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Highly organized, process-driven, and committed to delivering high-quality results.
• Capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously while collaborating effectively within cross-functional teams.
• About Arabelle Solutions

At Arabelle Solutions, we have team members of more than 49 nationalities spread across 16 countries.

At Arabelle Solutions, we know diversity makes teams and business stronger.

Arabelle Solutions is a leading provider of nuclear turbine island technology and services.

A third of the world's nuclear power plants rely on our technologies and services.

Our innovative solutions and highly skilled teams energize the world with reliable, low-carbon electricity - critical for a sustainable future.

With a heritage going back to the industry's early days, our expertise is built on continuous design innovation, manufacturing world-class turbine island technology and providing essential services to maintain, maximize and extend the lifetime of nuclear power plants across Europe, Asia and Africa.

Our technologies range from the world's most powerful steam turbine in operation to modular designs optimized for SMRs, as well as generators, pumps, heat-exchangers, controls systems and cyber security.

Arabelle Solutions has around 3,300 employees working across 16 countries.

Arabelle Solutions believes that investing in employee development is key to our success.

Our culture of learning focuses on developing our people and promoting the skills for the future.

Thrive in a supportive work culture that is committed to continuous learning.

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