Program Manager, Fleet Engineering Senior

Job ID: 518149 Location: CHATTANOOGA, TN Regular/Temporary: Regular

External - Posting Description

Program Manager, Fleet Engineering Senior - 518149

Organization: Nuclear Power Group

Department: Nuclear Engineering

Work Location: Chattanooga, TN

Relocation: Relocation benefits are offered for this position and will be aligned with federal travel regulation.

Posting Open: 02/02/2026

Posting Close: 02/08/2026 11:59 PM EST

Salary: Competitive

Position Purpose

Serves as the fleet program manager for various programs and systems, as assigned. Oversees and provides mentoring direction to the system engineers and managers within their area and provides authoritative decisions and recommendations on behalf of TVA regarding critical and/or controversial issues related to their engineering specialty/field. Consults, negotiates, and commits TVA resources, engineering support and professional cooperation with senior management personnel, management-level officers from other companies, and policy-making representatives from regulatory and professional engineering organizations. Is responsible for one or more programs or program components of such magnitude, diversity, and scope that their technical performance is of critical importance to NPG's overall engineering objectives.

Principal Accountabilities

Provides fleet governance in their respective area by developing and maintaining policies, program procedures, practices, and definitive metrics to achieve desired outcomes consistent with industry best performance in their field.

Provides fleet oversight of responsible areas by monitoring work, performance, and site metrics to ensure desired outcomes are met.

Provide program management and serves as an industry-recognized leader, expert, and technical consultant in their field.

Is accountable and influential for TVA’s interests on industry committees for regulatory issues, research, and the future of the US Nuclear industry with authority to speak for the Agency. May hold the chairmanship or other high position on these committees.

Participates in the development of long-range planning involving large fiscal expenditures for NPG facilities.

Supports troubleshooting or issue resolution efforts as needed and ensures an appropriate level of rigor is applied to technical products.

Provides technical consultation to Nuclear, Fossil, Hydro and Transmission.

Understands, develops, and provides interpretations of engineering regulations, policies and industry standards and provides the final decision on these matters. Maintains engineering requirements documents in areas of expertise.

Provides overall technical conscience, experience, industry involvement and guidance.

Works as an individual contributor or as a team leader in planning, organizing, and overseeing the work of specialist level engineers in an intensely specialized field and may be assigned to rotate to each nuclear site to assist in outages.

Serves on the emergency response team in various positions as needed providing technical guidance to mitigate/resolve the emergency, and interfaces with vendors, and local/state/federal agencies.

Minimum Requirements

Education – Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited college or university. An advanced degree is highly desirable.

Experience –Ten years of experience associated with the design, construction, maintenance, and/or operation of a power generating plant with at least 4 years of experience in the nuclear power industry. Extensive experience in interfacing with other engineering disciplines, expertise into the engineering process, and a broad exposure to major problems/issues with demonstrated ability for their identification and resolution.

Certification/License, etc — Professional Engineering License and/or SRO certification is desirable.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities — Individuals at this level must demonstrate a high degree of foresight, strategic consideration, and mature judgment in anticipating and solving unprecedented engineering complexities. Must be able to obtain and maintain requirements for nuclear plant unescorted access. Candidate may be required to obtain and maintain a security clearance based on position / access requirements and essential job functions.

Equal Employment Opportunity

TVA is an Equal Opportunity employer and complies with all applicable laws and regulations regarding equal employment opportunities. Any applicant or employee who believes s/he has a discrimination claim (including harassment or retaliation) must contact TVA’s Equal Opportunity Compliance office within 45 calendar days of the event or action s/he believes to constitute discrimination, harassment, or retaliation.

Drug-Free Workplace

All TVA Non-Nuclear employees are covered by TVA's Federal Drug-Free Workplace Program Plan, in accordance with Executive Order 12564, Public Law 100-71 and the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing. Information regarding the Drug Free Workplace Program can be found at www.samhsa.gov/workplace. TVA Non-Nuclear employees in Testing Designated Positions, including those performing safety-sensitive duties are also subject to random drug testing. TVA Nuclear employees are subject to random alcohol and drug tests in accordance with 10 CFR Part 26 as mandated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

How to Claim Vet Preference

If you are requesting to be considered as a preference-eligible veteran as outlined in the application process, you must submit your military documents before the posting close date indicated above. Be sure to include all supporting documentation: Form DD214 (member 2 or member 4 copy), a Veterans Disability Rating Letter from the VA (if applicable), and a completed form TVA 3595. If you will not get your DD214 until you are separated or retired, you can request a Statement of Service through your military personnel office. The Statement of Service must list your dates of military service, character of service, expected date of separation and any service-connected disability rating that you have been awarded from your branch of military service. Please submit your military documents each time you apply for a position.

How to Submit Documentation:

- Upload documents in Step 7 of the application process.

- Email documents to careers@tva.gov

More information about preference eligibility and a link to form TVA 3595, can be found at https://www.tva.gov/Careers/Claiming-Veteran-Preference. If you have a question about preference eligibility, please email Careers@tva.gov.