Engineering Site Lead at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

ENERCON; Spring City (TN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ENERCON is seeking an Engineering Site Lead for the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant in Spring City, TN. You will lead design changes, manage project schedules, and spearhead safety briefs while building client relationships on-site.

Ideal candidates bring a bachelor’s in engineering, at least 6 years in nuclear or heavy industry, and the ability to obtain unescorted access to nuclear facilities. This role emphasizes safety, collaboration, and growth within our Nuclear Services Group.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical or Nuclear Engineering.
• Minimum 6 years of engineering experience, preferably in nuclear power or heavy industry.
• Ability to gain and maintain unescorted access at nuclear sites.

Responsibilities

• Design and Engineering: Prepare and/or review design change packages, coordinate design review meetings, and site deliverable reviews/approvals.
• Project Management: Track schedules and resource loading, lead weekly client interface meetings, provide on-site support.
• Safety and Compliance: Perform pre-job safety briefs and assist with walk-downs and data gathering.
• Business Development: Develop and identify new business opportunities.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Project Management experience

Nuclear site access

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical or Nuclear Engineering

Job description

Overview

Join our Nuclear Services Group as an Engineering Site Lead for our client site in Spring City, TN. In this role, you'll lead pre-job safety briefs, identify new business opportunities, and serve as the key liaison in weekly client interface meetings, providing on-site support to drive project success. This is for Watts Bar Nuclear Plant. If you're passionate about engineering excellence and thrive in a collaborative environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Responsibilities

Imagine a day where you're at the heart of project execution, ensuring design changes are seamlessly integrated and project schedules stay on track. From leading client meetings to uncovering new business opportunities, you balance technical precision with strategic insight to deliver top‑tier results while fostering strong relationships and ensuring safety and success on every project.

• Design and Engineering: Prepare and/or review design change packages and other engineering deliverables, coordinate attendance at design review meetings, and coordinate site deliverable reviews and approvals
• Project Management: Track project schedules and resource loading, lead weekly client interface/project status meetings, and provide other on‑site support as needed
• Safety and Compliance: Perform pre-job safety briefs and assist with walk‑downs and data gathering
• Business Development: Develop and identify new business opportunities #LI-SH7

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Electrical or Mechanical or Nuclear Engineering (related engineering degrees will be considered)
• Minimum 6 years of engineering experience, preferably in nuclear power or heavy industry
• Strong communication skills
• Project Management experience beneficial
• Design Engineering or field experience beneficial
• Ability to gain and maintain unescorted access at nuclear sites

Additional Information

ENERCON Services, Inc. (ENERCON) is powered by people who make a difference. We offer rewarding careers in a culture built on excellence, innovation, and growth.

The compensation range listed is a good‑faith estimate of the compensationexpected for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be determined based on job‑related skills, experience, geographic location, and internal equity.

Some positions may be performed remotely in one or more U.S. states. Compensation is aligned with applicable pay transparency requirements and reflects expected compensation at the time of posting.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future employer sponsorship. We ask all candidates this question to better understand work authorization and any potential sponsorship needs. Employment is contingent upon passing pre‑employment and random drug/alcohol screenings, background checks, and annual motor vehicle record reviews per company and client policies.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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