Outage Specialist Principal - Plant Hatch

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.            

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 consecutive Top Innovative Practice (TIP) Awards and eight EPRI awards.

For more than 40 years, Southern Nuclear has operated nuclear energy facilities at the highest levels of safety and reliability, generating carbon-free electricity for millions of homes and businesses. The company’s headquarters is in Birmingham, Ala.

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