Outage Specialist; TVA John Sevier Plant

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is a Tier 1 vendor for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and we are recruiting for an experienced Outage Specialist for a 4-month contract assignment with TVA supporting the John Sevier Combined Cycle Plant in Rogersville, TN 37857. Estimated Contract Duration: 09/07/26 – 12/19/26. Target W2 Pay Rate: $55.00/hour (time & half for overtime). Duration: 4 months.

Hours:

Full Time.

• With oversight from the Outage Manager, develop plans and supervises implementation of planned outages from initial planning through final project closure.
• Provides employee, craft, and contractor direction to ensure workflow is supporting overall outage objectives, while maintaining highest standards for safety, environmental compliance, quality, and housekeeping.
• Provide oversight of plant, partner, contractor, and LTSA work activities to maintain knowledge of work status and ensure optimum workflow.
• Oversees development of work packages, step text, job safety analysis, purchase orders, and material reports.
• Ensures work is properly planned to always reinforce safety, environmental compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Encourages employee engagement, inclusion, feedback, and lessons learned.
• Interfaces with site maintenance group to ensure efficient use of resources for plant work orders.
• Reports and communicates outage progress and any emergent issues with site management, Generation Services leadership, and other key stakeholders.
• Provides periodic analysis of the schedule and progress of the outage plan and budget.
• Resolve conflict and priority changes for safe, efficient workflow and positive outage progress.
• Coordinate with engineering, operations, technical support, and management to resolve emergent issues.
• Assess and prioritize scope changes and impacts to outage plan and budget.
• Support cost tracking and outage budget forecasting.
• Performs periodic safety walkdowns to ensure safe work practices, quality, and housekeeping standards met.
• Document "as found" and "as left" conditions for assessment.
• Ensure post-maintenance and functional testing is successfully completed prior to Maintenance Release.
• Immediately terminates any activity not carried out in accordance with applicable procedures, specification, regulation, requirements, or acceptable practices that jeopardizes safety, equipment, or power generation.

• Bachelors in a technical field or equivalent education, training, and experience.
• 5 - 8 years’ experience in the electric utility industry.
• 3 - 5 years’ experience in planned outage management/oversite.
• Project Management Certification is desirable.
• Knowledge of combustion or steam turbine components, component repair technologies, industrial mechanical disassembly and reassembly practices.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft products required.
• Maximo user knowledge is required.
• Experience with Primavera scheduling software is a plus.
• Previous TVA outage / gas-plant experience is a plus.

JSG offers access to medical, dental, vision, life insurance options, short-term disability, 401(k), weekly pay, and more.

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. JSG provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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