Engineer - Plant Hatch

Location: Baxley

Engineer - Plant Hatch

Summary of

Job Duties:

We have openings for engineers that may be filled as a system engineer, a program engineer, a component engineer or a design engineer at Plant Hatch in Baxley, GA.

System engineers ensure the reliability of assigned plant systems. They solve system and component problems, provide direct technical support for operation and maintenance, and plan long term performance improvements.

Program and component engineers direct implementation of assigned programs and work processes. Typical assignments are fire protection, Equipment Qualification, in-service inspection, in-service testing, NRC Maintenance Rule compliance, MOV/AOV/Heat Exchanger/Check valve component programs, cable monitoring, instrument & controls, flow accelerated corrosion, and/or snubber testing.

Design engineers duties include preparation / coordination of designs, calculations, drawings, cost estimates and schedules for plant modifications and retrofits. Work involves field walk downs for constructability and some construction coordination.

Reactor engineers ensure the reliability of assigned plant systems. They perform fuel inspections and specifies fuel movement determinations, perform physics testing, support operations in control rod movements, conduct surveillance testing of reactor core, lead spent fuel audits, and perform reactor engineering calculations.

Engineers at Southern Nuclear may have opportunities to manage special projects. Also, engineers typically take key refueling outage assignments. Future developmental assignments in operations, maintenance, training, or quality assurance often prepare engineers for supervisory and management positions. Engineering assignments typically include on-call duty engineer and emergency plan response requirements.

Job Requirements:

Educational Requirements:

+ BS in Engineering from an ABET accredited school or PE license

+ Mechanical or Electrical Engineering degree preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

+ 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.

+ Strong oral and written communication skills

+ Proven organizational skills with ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously.

+ Capable of working efficiently and effectively across organizations.

+ Proficient in the use of Microsoft office products, specifically WORD, EXCEL and POWERPOINT.

+ Selected candidate must live within 90 of the SNC Emergency Operations Facility for emergency response availability.

Behavioral Attributes:

+ Accepts ownership of assigned programs, projects and tasks.

+ Develops strategy for optimum use of resources.

+ Manages financial performance to control costs.

+ 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.

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…