Specialist, Nuclear Outage

Job ID: 518040 Location: CHATTANOOGA, TN Regular/Temporary: Regular

External - Posting Description

Specialist, Nuclear Outage - 518040

Organization: Nuclear Power Group

Department: Fleet Outage

Work Location: Chattanooga, TN; Decatur, AL

Relocation: Relocation is not offered for this position.

Posting Open: 01/05/2026

Posting Close: 01/11/2026 11:59 PM EST

Salary: Competitive

Position Purpose

Develops programs, procedures, and practices to efficiently support all outage management related activities. Provides coordination and direction as required to ensure that all activities associated with daily pre-outage and outage plant schedule are on track. Helps the Unit Outage Manager to ensure plant system outage, component outages, forced outages, and refueling outages are executed as safely, efficiently, and expediently as possible.

Job Dimensions

Supervisory Responsibility — Assist the Unit Outage Manager as required for HIT performance and outage coordinators if applicable.

Budget Responsibility — Assist Unit Outage Manager with Outage Budget Plans.

Principal Accountabilities

The incumbent, acting with delegated authority of the Unit Outage Manager; provides direction to personnel and activities as required to ensure that all daily or outage efforts are performed as safely, efficiently, and expeditiously as possible; identifies priorities, and directs critical path efforts as required. Recommends schedule changes and enhancements to ensure overall goals are met.

The incumbent coordinates development of refueling, forced outages, and planned maintenance schedules. Develops and coordinates planned system and component outages with all appropriate functions and departments; interfaces with respective managers to determine priorities, temporary remedial actions, and resolve conflicts or discrepancies as required.

The incumbent is responsible for assuming the Unit Outage Manager's duties when directed, and other tasks as deemed appropriate.

The incumbent is responsible for such activities as initiating and revising plant instructions, and providing feedback on corporate standards; providing input to the Unit Outage Manager for improvements in personnel performance, and providing input for process improvements.

Directs the activities of the department outage coordinators and Operations, Maintenance and Modifications, Technical Support, Site Engineering, Materials, Radiological Protection, Chemistry, and Quality Assurance activities to ensure safe, efficient, and expeditious performance of all critical path efforts.

Recommends schedule changes and enhancements to ensure overall goals are met.

Evaluates/reviews site instructions and corporate standards and provides feedback for improvement.

Evaluates planning, scheduling, outage performance and programs, and provides improvement methods.

Performs tasks and oversees programs as directed by the Unit Outage Manager.

Terminates any department activities which are not being carried out in accordance with applicable procedures, specification, regulation, requirements, or acceptable practices. Ensures the termination of any activity which jeopardizes personnel safety, equipment safety, or continued power generation.

The following positions report directly to the incumbent:

Special assignment of matrixed employees and HIT leaders from all departments for outage coordinators/contractors.

Minimum Requirements

Education – B.S. degree in engineering, scientific-related discipline or equivalent related experience.

Experience - Four to six years of utility experience in areas such as maintenance, operations, engineering, technical support, quality assurance, construction, of which a minimum of two years is nuclear experience; two years supervisory experience is preferred.

Certification/License, etc — Hold or have held an SRO license or certification is desirable.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities — Should be knowledgeable of business practices, project management practices, and must have the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the outage team. 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.