Senior Manager Fleet Design- Birmingham

Fleet Central Design Senior Manager – Energy Center

Location:

Southern Nuclear Corporate Office, Birmingham, Alabama or one of Southern Nuclear's operating sites.

The Central Design Senior Manager (Fleet) reports directly to the Central Design Engineering Director and is responsible for the overall management and technical direction of Fleet Mechanical/Civil Design, Electrical/I&C Design, Cyber Security Engineering, Procurement Engineering, and Extended Power Uprate. This position also serves as the Southern Nuclear Design Authority for design control processes and the technical adequacy of fleet design requirements.

The Central Design organization is responsible for the production of capital project designs, either internally or with the support of Architect Engineers (AEs), as well as discipline‑specific engineering analyses. Central Design consists of five discipline‑focused groups reporting to the Fleet Central Design Senior Manager:

• Mechanical/Civil Engineering
• Electrical/I&C/Digital Engineering
• Cyber Security Engineering
• Procurement Engineering (PE)
• Extended Power Uprate (EPU)

Fleet Central Design Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Providing technical oversight and approval of design products generated by the Central Design Organization, Architect Engineers, and other outside engineering resources.
• Providing support and performing engineering activities for fleet capital design projects.
• Supporting and performing activities associated with Seismic Equipment Qualification, Stress Analysis, and Power Systems Analysis.
• Monitoring the maintenance of plant design basis and configuration management controls.
• Monitoring the technical adequacy of plant and vendor‑provided designs across the fleet.
• Ensuring effective design interface controls are established and maintained between organizations performing engineering activities affecting plant design.
• Promoting the implementation and consistent application of fleet common design processes.
• Providing ownership and oversight of the Setpoint Control Program.
• Monitoring and assessing design engineering activities assigned to Architect Engineering vendors to ensure quality product delivery.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an ABET‑accredited university

• Minimum of 8 years of nuclear power experience.
• Previous supervisory experience required, preferably within a design engineering organization.
• Thorough understanding of nuclear plant systems, processes, and engineering programs.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership and strategic direction within a complex engineering environment.
• Ability to manage emergent plant needs with long‑term strategic initiatives.

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.