Nuclear Maintenance Section Supervisor - I&C

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Date: Oct 6, 2026

Location(s): Palo, IA, US, 52324

Company: Next Era Energy

Next Era Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale electricity generators, harnessing diverse energy sources to power progress. We deliver tailored energy solutions that fuel economic growth, strengthen communities, and help customers achieve their energy goals. Ready to make a lasting impact? Take the next step in your career with us!

Position Specific Description

Lead the I&C team as we restart Duane Arnold Energy Center, a groundbreaking effort to return a decommissioned nuclear plant to service. As the Nuclear Maintenance Section Supervisor for I&C, you’ll build and mentor a growing workforce while restoring and modernizing critical plant instrumentation and control systems and equipment. Your I&C maintenance expertise will be essential as we recommission equipment, establish maintenance programs, and prepare for safe, reliable restart and long-term plant operations.

This is a rare opportunity to apply your technical knowledge and leadership skills to a historic project that will help shape the future of nuclear energy and support Iowa’s clean energy transition.

This position ensures timely completion of plant equipment maintenance work. Employees in this role oversee predictive and preventive maintenance activities to ensure continuity of operations. Individuals guide diagnostics, corrective action, repair, replacement, testing, and calibration of plant equipment, systems and instrumentation.

• Develops, implements and oversees maintenance procedures, methods and programs
• Coordinates maintenance activities among plant and fleet departments
• Establishes and enforces expectations related to safety, procedure compliance, corrective actions and appropriate work behaviors
• Performs job site observations to ensure safety and quality standards are met
• Conducts daily briefings of work status
• Oversees daily employee activities, training, and performance management
• Makes routine supervisory decisions
• Informs management of plant issues and status of objectives
• Maintains program compliance with plant, fleet and industry requirements
• Creates and achieves group budget
• Meets or exceeds site‑specific ANSI standard requirements
• Performs other job‑related duties as assigned

• High School Grad / GED
• Experience:
  
  5+ years

• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Bachelor's - Engineering
• Nuclear
  
  Experience:
  
  5+ years

Nuclear Specific Requirements:

• Maintenance, operations and/or engineering experience at either a nuclear or fossil generating station: 5+ years
• Experience with generating station maintenance activities

Nuclear Specific Preferences:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or technical field or Associate's degree in related maintenance field or military background in either maintenance or nuclear operations

Next Era Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members.

Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type: Full Time
Job Category: Maintenance/Construction
Organization: Next Era Energy Duane Arnold, LLC
Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

Next Era Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

Next Era Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance…