Hybrid Nuclear Project Planner: Lead Outages & Maintenance

Sargent Lundy; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision

Life & Accident Insurance

Disability Coverage

401(k)

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Flexible Work Arrangements

Job summary

Sargent & Lundy is seeking an experienced Nuclear Project Planner to support client projects in energy solutions. This hybrid role requires about three days per week in the office and two remote days, coordinating maintenance planning, procurement decisions, and work package development.

You will collaborate with engineers, program teams, and contractors to optimize timelines, assess risks, and ensure safety and quality standards across multiple nuclear-related initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of prior experience in project planning.
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent technical /trade experience.
• Nuclear construction experience is preferred.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Detail-oriented and organized, with a strategic mindset to identify and address potential scheduling challenges.
• Conversant in Computer applications and planning software.
• Previous unescorted security access to a Nuclear Plant a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prepare comprehensive work instructions that guide various workgroups in executing corrective and preventive maintenance, surveillance performance, and modification implementation.
• Evaluate and approve material procurement recommendations necessary for the execution of work packages.
• Define procedures, drawings, equipment, and materials for planned work packages.
• Coordinate out-of-service notifications, plant barrier impairments, permits for welding/grinding, fire impairments, operability impact statements, regulatory/code documentation, hold/witness points, temporary leak repair documentation, and other essential requests to facilitate package preparation.
• Verify the adequacy and compliance of work instructions with all applicable station procedures.
• Review and approve all required work packages to meet the highest safety, quality, and technical standards.
• Develop, revise, and review maintenance procedures to streamline and enhance work package development while ensuring compliance with codes, standards, vendor recommendations, and maintenance directives.
• Collaborate with project teams to gather relevant data and from efficient and safe work plans.
• Implement project controls processes and tools to ensure effective project management.
• Monitor and analyze project progress, identifying potential risks and proposing mitigation strategies.
• Work closely with project managers, engineers, contractors, and other stakeholders to optimize project timelines and resource allocation.
• Conduct field walk-downs to identify and analyze corrective and preventive maintenance, modification, and surveillance activities. Collaborate with work management, supply, operations, and engineering to address work package issues and provide input to enhance work package quality.

Skills

Project planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Scheduling

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering/Construction Management

Tools

Planning software

Microsoft Project

Job description

Sargent & Lundy is seeking an experienced Nuclear Project Planner to support client projects in energy solutions. This hybrid role requires about three days per week in the office and two remote days, coordinating maintenance planning, procurement decisions, and work package development.

You will collaborate with engineers, program teams, and contractors to optimize timelines, assess risks, and ensure safety and quality standards across multiple nuclear-related initiatives.