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Outage Specialist - Plant Farley

Job Summary

Responsible to prepare for refueling outage needs with a focus on outage scheduling and leading outage schedule reviews. Will help drive site preparation for refueling management per key milestones. This will include tracking site progress and communicating site readiness status to the site and the fleet. Responsible for ensuring successful scheduling for the subsequent refueling outages.

Minimum

7 years overall nuclear power experience

Experience in operations, maintenance, or project activities in at least 4 refueling outages

Excellent intradepartmental communications skills (verbal and written)

Personal computer (PC) knowledge – fully proficient with Maximo and limited experience in Primavera scheduling software.

Preferred

Bachelor of Science degree in an approved engineering (or other technical) curriculum, or an SRO license

Experience in OPS OR in Maintenance

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Reactor and turbine services experience in outage preparation, execution

Experience managing the pre-outage milestone process

Experience leading multi-disciplined teams for schedule alignment/reduction and alignment with online work controls

Personal computer (PC) knowledge – competent in P6, ESOMs, Microsoft Office

Shutdown Safety Program knowledge

Major Responsibilities:

Support or manage key milestones: schedule development, and schedule reviews.

Interface with the Single Points of Contact and Operations Outage group during the scheduling effort to identify the correct tasks and their windows for refueling schedule; align the site around the work schedule.

Tracking outage execution progress, performing schedule maintenance, updating and posting activities, and maintaining the Project Critical Path

Support site projects during development, planning and scheduling of future projects

Outage Control Center support for emergent and planned activities

Develop or coordinate the various Startup Management process meetings.

Manage work load, lead site teams in all aspects of outage readiness, influence decisions, demand results from others, and integrate with site personnel without significant direction.

Solicits best practices internally and externally, such as Outage Lessons Learned, to improve organizational effectiveness.

Forced Outage Preparation and communications to fleet and site

Emergency Response Organization member for OSC Communicator and On-Call Forced Outage Scheduler

Supports the Startup Schedule Manager with business plan initiatives.

Other Requirements

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

Behavioral Attributes

Must exhibit Our Values - Safety First, Intentional Inclusion, Act with Integrity, Superior Performance

Commitment to Standards Excellence, Teamwork, Reliable Equipment, Operational Focus, Nuclear Professional, Getting Better Every Day.

Must hold personnel accountable

Must work well in a team structure

Please note: this position will be filled at the grade level commensurate with the successful candidate's experience.

**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.

Twitter: @SouthernNuclear; Facebook: facebook.com/southernnuclear; www.southernnuclear.com

Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million residential and commercial customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy infrastructure company with national capabilities, a fiber optics network, and telecommunications services. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, resilience, and sustainability, we are taking action to meet our customers’ and communities’ needs while advancing our commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and are the key to our sustained success. We are transforming energy into economic, environmental and social progress for tomorrow. Our corporate culture and hiring practices have earned the company national awards and recognition from numerous organizations, including Forbes, Military Times, DiversityInc, Black Enterprise, J.D. Power, Fortune, Human Rights Campaign and more. To learn more, visit www.southerncompany.com .

Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being. This position may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s). A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here https://seo.nlx.org/southernco/pdf/SOCO-Benefits.pdf . Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process.

Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Job Identification: 12366

Job Category: Power Plant Operations & Maintenance

Job Schedule: Full time

Company: Southern Nuclear