Nuclear Outage Construction Lead

ECM; Soddy-Daisy (TN); On-site; USD 96,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

D&Z is seeking a Construction Manager (Level 3) to oversee outage-related construction at TVA Sequoyah Nuclear Plant in Soddy Daisy, TN. This onsite, temporary assignment starts ASAP and extends through the fall outage window.

Responsibilities include directing outage activities, coordinating labor and resources, enforcing nuclear safety and quality standards, and collaborating with engineering, maintenance, procurement, and subcontractors to ensure schedule integrity and compliance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of construction or project management experience in power generation facilities (nuclear outage preferred).
• Technical degree or equivalent industrial field experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct construction activities during 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 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

Nuclear outage planning

Schedule management

Critical-path work control

Regulatory compliance

Construction management

Leadership

Education

Technical degree or equivalent

Job description

D&Z is seeking a Construction Manager (Level 3) to oversee outage-related construction at TVA Sequoyah Nuclear Plant in Soddy Daisy, TN. This onsite, temporary assignment starts ASAP and extends through the fall outage window.

Responsibilities include directing outage activities, coordinating labor and resources, enforcing nuclear safety and quality standards, and collaborating with engineering, maintenance, procurement, and subcontractors to ensure schedule integrity and compliance.