Fleet Turbine Services Project Manager- Farley

  • Southern Company
  • Dothan, Alabama
  • Full Time

Fleet Turbine Services Project Manager

The Fleet Turbine Services (FTS) organization at Southern Nuclear is looking for a highly motivated, self-directing, individual to serve as the Site Turbine Services Project Manager. While this position will be based at Plant Farley, this position will support the fleet with planning, preparation, coordination, and execution of Turbine-Generator work during Refueling Outages, directing a team of employees/vendors/contractors responsible for all outage related activities. Other duties will include maintaining budgets and schedules, organizing and participating in stakeholder meetings, and ensuring all deadlines for outages are met. The successful candidate will put safety first in all activities, drive continuous process improvement and performance of the team, and promote and strive for excellence.

Turbine Services is a Fleet organization; travel in support of outages, training, and benchmarking is required (~25%). 2-3 Outages per year are typical. This position will report to the Farley Site Turbine Supervisor.

Summary of Position Duties

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

  • Ensuring outage activities are performed in accordance with approved procedures and work order instructions.

  • Demonstrating ownership of business and management goals, and leading team alignment achieve those goals.

  • Participating and interacting with the outage workforce to ensure work is executed safely, efficiently and effectively.

  • Observing outage staff to provide intervention and coaching to reinforce Safety, expectations, and positive behaviors.

  • Identifying and implementing best practices and initiatives.

  • Participating in benchmark and assessment activities as needed

  • Evaluating potential problems and technical issues and development of solutions

  • Managing outage-related documentation and logs

  • Communicating with vendors and contractors to identify and define outage requirements, scope and objectives

Education:

  • High School Diploma or equivalent is required

  • BS Engineering Degree is preferred

Job Experience:

  • Two years' Turbine/Generator Experience is required

  • One year of commercial or Navy nuclear experience preferred

  • Supervisory/leadership experience strongly preferred

  • Previous work planning experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Must be well organized and capable of handling multiple priorities simultaneously

  • Must have strong written, oral, and presentation skills

  • Must be able to demonstrate strong problem-solving skills

  • Must have a working knowledge of OSHA and NRC requirements and be familiar with plant design and function

  • Understanding of union contracts preferred

  • Working knowledge of computer software programs supporting assigned areas: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Teams, IDDEAL, etc.

  • Experience with Maximo and Primavera (P6) is a plus

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 levels of safety and reliability, generating carbon-free electricity for millions of homes and businesses. The company's headquarters is in Birmingham, Ala.

Twitter: @SouthernNuclear; Facebook: facebook.com/southernnuclear; www.southernnuclear.com

Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million residential and commercial customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy infrastructure company with national capabilities, a fiber optics network, and telecommunications services. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, resilience, and sustainability, we are taking action to meet our customers' and communities' needs while advancing our commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and are the key to our sustained success. We are transforming energy into economic, environmental and social progress for tomorrow. Our corporate culture and hiring practices have earned the company national awards and recognition from numerous organizations, including Forbes, Military Times, DiversityInc, Black Enterprise, J.D. Power, Fortune, Human Rights Campaign and more. To learn more, visit www.southerncompany.com .

Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being. This position may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s). A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here . Additional and specific details about total compensation and benets will also be provided during the hiring process.

Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Job Identification: 12418

Job Category: Power Plant Operations & Maintenance

Job Schedule: Full time

Company: Southern Nuclear

Job ID: 478954995
Originally Posted on: 5/30/2025

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