Nuclear Maintenance Leader - Mechanical

NextEra 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 DescriptionLead the Mechanical 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 Mechanical, you’ll build and mentor a growing workforce while restoring and modernizing critical plant mechanical systems and equipment. Your mechanical 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.Job OverviewThis 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.Job Duties & ResponsibilitiesDevelops, implements and oversees maintenance procedures, methods and programsCoordinates maintenance activities among plant and fleet departmentsEstablishes and enforces expectations related to safety, procedure compliance, corrective actions and appropriate work behaviorsPerforms job site observations to ensure safety and quality standards are metConducts daily briefings of work statusOversees daily employee activities, training, and performance managementMakes routine supervisory decisionsInforms management of plant issues and status of objectivesMaintains program compliance with plant, fleet and industry requirementsCreates and achieves group budgetMeets or exceeds site-specific ANSI standard requirementsPerforms other job-related duties as assignedRequired QualificationsHigh School Grad / GEDExperience: 5+ yearsPreferred QualificationsAssociate's DegreeBachelor's DegreeBachelor's - EngineeringNuclear Experience: 5+ yearsSpecial RequirementsNuclear Specific Requirements:Maintenance, operations and/or engineering experience at either a nuclear or fossil generating station: 5+ yearsExperience with generating station maintenance activitiesNuclear 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 operationsNextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click here to learn more.Employee Group: ExemptEmployee Type: Full TimeJob Category: Maintenance/ConstructionOrganization: NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicableNextEra 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. NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to View email address on click.appcast.io, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.NextEra Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies. Please see our policy for more information.