Southern Company

Outage Specialist Principal - Plant Hatch

Southern Company$110K — $130K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in the nuclear power industry
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Experience with ESOMs/Maximo software
  • 2+ years in Engineering, Maintenance, or Operations leadership
  • SRO license preferred with on-shift experience

Responsibilities

  • Lead refueling outage scoping and milestone development
  • Manage forced outage work order selection
  • Develop and maintain long-range outage plans
  • Attend and lead Outage Management process meetings
  • Create plans/schedules focusing on safety and adherence to protocols
  • Leverage industry learnings for continuous improvement
  • Support Outage Manager with business initiatives

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Participation in industry working groups
  • Engagement in continuous improvement initiatives
  • Collaborative team environment
  • Backup support for leadership roles
Full Job Description
Job Description

Outage Specialist, Principal - Plant Hatch

Job Summary Responsible for scoping all refueling outage activities, including Pre-outage and Outage. This position serves as the primary liaison to the other site departments, particularly Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance, with respect to Outage Scoping and associated Milestones. This position is also responsible for managing Long Range plans, Outage Scope Change Request, Outage PM Changes, and Forced Outage Plans and Readiness.

Job Requirements

Minimum
  • Personal computer (PC) knowledge
  • Strong Intradepartmental communications skills (verbal and written)
  • Minimum of 5 years overall nuclear power experience.
  • Experience with ESOMs/Maximo
  • At least 2 years Engineering, Maintenance, or Operations leadership experience, or at least 2 years of licensed plant operating experience."

Preferred
  • Current or Previous SRO license with on-shift experience.
  • Experience directing and/or conducting operations activities or planning/scheduling maintenance resources in at least 3 refueling outages.
  • Experience owning or managing long range planning or preventive maintenance strategies for engineering systems, components, or programs.
  • Shutdown Safety Program knowledge.
  • Working knowledge of scheduling tools (e.g. Primavera P6).

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Own the refueling outage scoping process and associated milestones, including reviewing work orders for inclusion in outage scope, leading teams to review and approve scope, and developing milestone deliverables for scoping.
  • Own the forced outage scoping process including work order review and selection for inclusion in forced outages.
  • Develops and maintains outage long-range plans and Plan of Record Documents.
  • Responsible to lead or attend the various Outage Management process meetings.
  • Secondary responsibility for the development of plans / schedules for forced, planned, and refueling outages while ensuring shutdown safety, ALARA practice, Technical Specifications and plant procedures adherence.
  • Utilize SNC Fleet outage Lessons learned, Industry meetings and industry working groups such as BWROG, PWROG, EPRI, and INPO to drive continuous improvement in outages.
  • Supports the Outage Manager with business plan initiatives.
  • Serves as backup Outage Manager when needed.

Other Requirements
  • The successful candidate must meet background screening and NRC Fitness for Duty requirements.

Behavioral Attributes •
  • Must exhibit Our Values

PLEASE NOTE: Relocation assistance is not included.

About the Team

Southern Nuclear

About Southern Company

With 4.4 million customers and more than 42,000 megawatts of generating capacity, Atlanta-based Southern Company is the premier energy company serving the Southeast. A leading U.S. producer of electricity, Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states and a growing competitive generation company, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications. Southern Company brands are known for excellent customer service, high reliability and retail electric prices that are significantly below the national average. Southern Company has been listed the top ranking U.S. electric service provider in customer satisfaction for nine consecutive years by the American Customer Satisfaction Index.

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Size
27,000 employees
Market Cap
$77.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1912
5 Year Trend
+3%
Revenue
$20.3 billion

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