HVAC Mechanical Systems Engineer-Vogtle 3&4

Job Title: HVAC Mechanical Systems Engineer

Location: Southern Nuclear Operating Company – Vogtle 3&4
Reports To: Mechanical Systems Supervisor, Juan Molina

Position Overview

The HVAC mechanical system engineer ensures sustained long-term equipment performance for HVAC systems, including Chillers and Air Handling Units. 

System engineers integrate reliability strategies into station operations, focusing on proactive identification and resolution of equipment issues before failure. The system engineer collaborates with maintenance, fleet engineering and operations teams to optimize asset health, minimize risk, and maintain compliance with regulatory and corporate standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Performance Monitoring & System Health:
  • Perform routine trending of system parameters to identify early signs of equipment issues. 
  • Work cross-functionally with schedulers, operators and maintenance to ensure work needed for system reliability is performed at the right time and with proper quality. 
  • Perform routine system walkdowns to identify degrading equipment early. 
• Preventive & Predictive Maintenance:
  • Review and update existing maintenance strategies to account for industry best practices and lessons learned from previous implementations of maintenance. 
• Corrective Action & Continuous Improvement:
  • Lead root cause evaluations and corrective action plans for equipment failures.
  • Develop and present business proposals for long-term planning and life-cycle management of critical assets. 
• Fleet Standardization & Governance:
  • Participate in industry benchmarking.
  • Ensure compliance with Maintenance Rule (10 CFR 50.65) and SNC quality standards. 

Required Qualifications

• Education:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (ABET accredited).
• Behavioral Attributes:
  • Strong communication skills for cross-functional collaboration. 
  • Accepts ownership of assigned programs, projects and tasks.
  • Develops strategy for optimum use of resources.
  • Works through conflicts to create win/win situations.
  • Holds self and others accountable for results.
  • Values diversity and respects the dignity of every individual.
  • Assumes personal responsibility for individual and company successes 
• Technical Skills:
  • Proficiency in work management software [Maximo]
  • Familiarity with maintenance practices for mechanical components [Chillers]
  • Knowledge of causal analysis methodologies (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, Root Cause Analysis) and predictive technologies.
  • An ability to solve problems and make sound engineering decisions, based on experience and appropriate industry practices, in order to make timely decisions which might impact plant safety and reliability.

Desired Qualifications

• Technical Skills:
  • Proficiency in work management software [Maximo]
  • Familiarity with maintenance practices for mechanical components [Chillers]
  • Knowledge of causal analysis methodologies (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, Root Cause Analysis) and predictive technologies.
  • An ability to solve problems and make sound engineering decisions, based on experience and appropriate industry practices, in order to make timely decisions which might impact plant safety and reliability.

Southern Nuclear, a subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), is a leader among the nation’s nuclear energy facility operators and an innovator in advanced nuclear technologies. Southern Nuclear is an essential part of Southern Company’s energy portfolio, operating over 8,200 MW across eight nuclear energy units in Alabama and Georgia at the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant near Dothan, Ala., the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant near Baxley, Ga., and the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Waynesboro, Ga.

The company recently achieved commercial operation on Vogtle Units 3&4, representing an historic achievement for the nuclear industry and the country. Vogtle Units 3&4 are the first new nuclear units to reach commercial operation and be built in the United States in the last three decades. Southern Nuclear is a recognized leader in the industry in nuclear and fuel innovation, having been the first to deploy Accident Tolerant Fuels and winning over 10 consec