Construction Manager (Outage)

The Day & Zimmermann Group, Inc.; Soddy-Daisy (TN); On-site; USD 96,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Day & Zimmermann is seeking a Construction Manager (Outage) to lead outage-related construction and field execution at the TVA Sequoyah Nuclear Plant site in Soddy Daisy, TN. The role is onsite with start ASAP and duration through the fall outage.

Requires 8+ years of construction or PM experience in power facilities; nuclear outage experience strongly preferred, plus a technical degree or equivalent. Expect collaboration with engineering, maintenance, and subcontractors.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of construction or project management experience within power?generation facilities; nuclear outage experience strongly preferred.
• Technical degree or equivalent industrial field experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct construction activities during scheduled outages, ensuring alignment with outage scope, milestones, and critical-path priorities.
• Coordinate daily outage tasks, monitor progress, and adjust labor and resources to maintain schedule integrity.
• Enforce nuclear safety, human?performance tools, and quality standards in all work activities.
• Supervise craft labor through union craft leadership, providing clear direction and oversight in a high?tempo outage environment.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, maintenance, operations, procurement, and subcontractors to support outage planning and execution.
• Manage outage-related work packages, permits, tagouts, and required inspections.
• Identify and mitigate schedule risks, emergent work, and interface issues that may impact outage duration or plant restart.

Skills

Outage planning

Project management

Nuclear safety

Scheduling

Education

Technical degree or equivalent industrial field experience

Job description

Added - 08/14/26 Construction Manager (Outage) Construction Manager Soddy Daisy , TN | Requisition

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D&Z is accepting resumes for a client augmented Construction Manager (Level 3 ). The position will be located onsite at TVA Sequoyah Nuclear Plant in Soddy Daisy, TN. Duration is through the fall outage. Successful candidates may have additional work offers beyond this temporary assignment. Position will start ASAP. Nuclear badging and in-processing will be approx. 2 days in Hollywood, AL.

Position Summary

Oversees outage related construction and field execution activities for maintenance, modification, and/or capital improvement projects. Ensures all outage work is planned, coordinated, and executed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with nuclear standards and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and direct construction activities during scheduled outages, ensuring alignment with outage scope, milestones, and critical-path priorities.
• Coordinate daily outage tasks, monitor progress, and adjust labor and resources to maintain schedule integrity.
• Enforce nuclear safety, human?performance tools, and quality standards in all work activities.
• Supervise craft labor through union craft leadership, providing clear direction and oversight in a high?tempo outage environment.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, maintenance, operations, procurement, and subcontractors to support outage planning and execution.
• Manage outage-related work packages, permits, tagouts, and required inspections.
• Identify and mitigate schedule risks, emergent work, and interface issues that may impact outage duration or plant restart.

Experience & Education

• 8+ years of construction or project management experience within power?generation facilities; nuclear outage experience strongly preferred.
• Technical degree or equivalent industrial field experience.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of nuclear outage planning, integrated schedule management, and critical?path work control.
• Strong understanding of regulatory and procedural compliance in a nuclear environment.

In compliance with this state’s pay transparency laws, the salary range for this role is $96,000- $210,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. (The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of union fringes).

Day & Zimmermann is committed to maintaining an inclusive workforce, where employees are hired, retained, compensated and promoted based on their contributions to our Company. Our collective strength is rooted in over 110 years of diverse employees and businesses, commitment to success, and delivery on promises made.

Federal and state Equal Employment Opportunity laws prohibit employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship status, veteran status and disability status. Day & Zimmermann is committed to providing an equal opportunity work environment in full compliance with these laws.

If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation in the application process, please email [e-mail], and please specify which position you are interested in, including job title and location.