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BLOC Resources is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer SR 1 to provide engineering and technical support for Southern Nuclear's Extended Power Uprate (EPU) initiatives.
Southern Nuclear is pursuing Extended Power Uprates for both Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) and Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) units. The selected candidate will support engineering activities associated with evaluating plant systems, equipment, design bases, and operating conditions under proposed EPU conditions.
This position will support the development and review of Design Input Requests (DIRs) used by external Architect-Engineer (A/E) firms to perform EPU-related analyses. The engineer will also assist with reviewing and validating technical Task Reports and other engineering deliverables through the owner-acceptance process.
The ideal candidate will bring substantial commercial nuclear power experience and a strong understanding of nuclear plant systems, engineering design, operations, licensing, configuration management, and/or power uprate projects.
Key Responsibilities
Extended Power Uprate Engineering Support
- Provide engineering and technical support for Extended Power Uprate projects involving PWR and BWR nuclear generating units.
- Support development, preparation, review, and validation of Design Input Requests (DIRs).
- Assist in identifying and documenting plant design information required by external A/E firms to perform EPU analyses.
- Review technical assumptions, design inputs, system information, calculations, analyses, and engineering documentation.
- Support evaluation of plant systems and equipment under proposed uprated operating conditions.
- Review EPU-related Task Reports and supporting technical deliverables.
- Participate in the owner-acceptance and technical-validation process for engineering analyses performed by external organizations.
- Identify technical questions, inconsistencies, gaps, or additional information required to support engineering evaluations.
- Coordinate resolution of technical comments with internal engineering organizations and external A/E firms.
- Support potential plant modifications identified through EPU engineering analyses.
Engineering Design & Systems Support
- Review engineering analyses, calculations, technical reports, design changes, and design-input documentation.
- Evaluate plant system interactions and equipment performance associated with EPU conditions.
- Support assessment of potential impacts to mechanical systems, components, equipment, and plant interfaces.
- Evaluate proposed engineering changes against existing plant configuration and design requirements.
- Support maintenance of appropriate engineering and design-basis documentation.
- Assist with technical evaluations involving plant modifications and configuration changes.
- Apply sound engineering judgment when evaluating technical issues and proposed solutions.
- Coordinate with systems engineering, design engineering, operations, licensing, and other technical disciplines.
Nuclear Plant Systems & Operations
- Apply knowledge of commercial nuclear power plant systems and operating principles when reviewing EPU-related engineering activities.
- Evaluate engineering recommendations from an operational and system-performance perspective.
- Consider system interactions, operating procedures, equipment limitations, and plant response when reviewing proposed changes.
- Work with operations and engineering personnel to identify potential implementation or operational concerns.
- Support troubleshooting and resolution of technical issues that arise during project development.
Licensing & Regulatory Support
Depending on the candidate's experience, responsibilities may also include:
- Supporting nuclear licensing evaluations associated with Extended Power Uprates.
- Assisting with preparation or review of technical information supporting regulatory activities.
- Evaluating potential licensing impacts associated with plant modifications or EPU conditions.
- Supporting technical development of information associated with license-amendment activities.
- Coordinating with licensing personnel regarding engineering analyses and technical conclusions.
- Supporting responses to technical questions associated with regulatory reviews.
- Ensuring engineering documentation appropriately supports applicable licensing and design-basis requirements.
SNC Fleet Experience – Highly Preferred
Previous experience within the Southern Nuclear fleet is highly desirable, particularly experience supporting:
Plant Hatch
- Operations
- Systems engineering
- Design engineering
- Licensing
- Plant modifications
- Configuration management
Plant Vogtle Units 1 & 2
- Operations
- Systems engineering
- Design engineering
- Licensing
- Plant modifications
- Configuration management
Candidates familiar with SNC plant systems, engineering procedures, design processes, configuration-management practices, and organizational interfaces will be particularly competitive.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years of commercial nuclear power industry experience.
- Strong understanding of nuclear plant systems, operations, engineering, design, and/or licensing processes.
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate complex technical information.
- Ability to review engineering analyses, reports, calculations, or related technical documentation.
- Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary engineering environment.
- Strong technical writing skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to communicate technical information clearly to engineering, operations, licensing, project-management, and other stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple technical assignments and priorities.
- Ability to work independently while effectively collaborating with engineering teams.
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline preferred.
- Mechanical Engineering or another engineering discipline relevant to commercial nuclear power operations is highly desirable.
Preferred Qualifications
The strongest candidates will possess several of the following:
- Previous Southern Nuclear fleet experience.
- Plant Hatch experience.
- Plant Vogtle Units 1 & 2 experience.
- Experience at another commercial BWR or PWR nuclear facility.
- Previous involvement in an Extended Power Uprate (EPU) or other nuclear power uprate project.
- Engineering and design-basis experience associated with power uprates.
- Nuclear systems engineering experience.
- Nuclear design engineering experience.
- Nuclear plant operations experience.
- Nuclear licensing or regulatory experience.
- Experience preparing or reviewing engineering analyses and calculations.
- Experience developing or reviewing design changes.
- Experience preparing or reviewing design-input documents.
- Experience reviewing technical reports from Architect-Engineer firms.
- Experience with plant configuration-management processes.
- Experience evaluating engineering changes from an operational perspective.
- Understanding of plant system interactions and system performance.
- Experience supporting nuclear plant modifications.
Alternative Candidate Profile
Candidates without previous Southern Nuclear experience may still be strongly considered if they have:
- Significant commercial nuclear experience at another Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) or Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) facility.
- Direct experience supporting an EPU or another commercial nuclear power uprate project.
- Demonstrated knowledge of nuclear plant engineering, operations, design, or licensing.
- Experience evaluating plant modifications and their effects on systems, equipment, operating conditions, or licensing requirements.
- Strong knowledge of engineering and design-basis considerations associated with nuclear power uprates.
Technical Skills
Candidates should possess knowledge or experience in several of the following areas:
- Commercial nuclear power generation
- Mechanical systems engineering
- BWR and/or PWR plant systems
- Extended Power Uprates
- Nuclear plant modifications
- Engineering calculations and analyses
- Design Input Requests (DIRs)
- Design-basis documentation
- Configuration management
- Systems engineering
- Engineering design
- Technical report review
- Architect-Engineer coordination
- Owner acceptance/technical validation
- Nuclear plant operations
- Nuclear licensing
- Regulatory evaluations
- License-amendment support
- Technical writing
- Engineering document review
Knowledge & Competencies
The successful candidate should demonstrate:
- Strong engineering judgment.
- Technical accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to understand complex nuclear plant systems and their interactions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to independently review complex engineering information.
- Effective technical writing and documentation skills.
- Strong verbal communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate across multiple engineering disciplines.
- Ability to communicate effectively with external A/E organizations.
- Strong organization and time management.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
- Commitment to nuclear safety, quality, regulatory compliance, and procedural adherence.
- Professional integrity and accountability.
Work Environment
This position will support a professional nuclear engineering and project environment and may require coordination with personnel across engineering, operations, licensing, project management, and external Architect-Engineer organizations.
The selected candidate must be comfortable reviewing detailed technical documentation, participating in engineering discussions, resolving technical comments, and supporting complex projects with significant nuclear safety and regulatory considerations.
Compensation
$40.00–$42.50 per hour
Final compensation will be based on the selected candidate's commercial nuclear experience, Southern Nuclear fleet knowledge, EPU/power-uprate experience, engineering background, and overall qualifications.
Why Join BLOC Resources?
This opportunity provides an experienced nuclear professional the ability to:
- Support a significant Southern Nuclear Extended Power Uprate initiative.
- Work on engineering activities involving both PWR and BWR units.
- Participate in complex nuclear engineering analyses and design evaluations.
- Collaborate with Southern Nuclear engineering, operations, licensing, and external A/E organizations.
- Gain additional experience with nuclear design-basis, configuration-management, and plant-modification activities.
- Contribute to projects supporting the long-term performance and generating capability of the nuclear fleet.
- Receive ongoing recruiting and workforce support from BLOC Resources.
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is an experienced commercial nuclear engineer or nuclear technical professional with 5+ years of nuclear power plant experience who can quickly contribute to EPU engineering activities.
A particularly strong candidate would have Southern Nuclear fleet experience at Plant Hatch or Plant Vogtle Units 1 & 2, combined with systems/design engineering, plant operations, licensing, configuration management, or previous power-uprate experience.
Candidates without SNC experience should have substantial experience at another BWR or PWR facility, with direct power-uprate experience being a significant advantage.
Equal Employment Opportunity
BLOC Resources is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment consistent with applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
Location: 3535 Colonnade Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35243
Pay Rate: $40.00–$42.50 per hour, based on experience and qualifications
Position Type: Contract / Supplemental Workforce
Industry: Nuclear Power / Engineering / Utilities
Project Focus: Extended Power Uprate (EPU) Engineering Support
Position Overview
BLOC Resources is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer SR 1 to provide engineering and technical support for Southern Nuclear's Extended Power Uprate (EPU) initiatives.
Southern Nuclear is pursuing Extended Power Uprates for both Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) and Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) units. The selected candidate will support engineering activities associated with evaluating plant systems, equipment, design bases, and operating conditions under proposed EPU conditions.
This position will support the development and review of Design Input Requests (DIRs) used by external Architect-Engineer (A/E) firms to perform EPU-related analyses. The engineer will also assist with reviewing and validating technical Task Reports and other engineering deliverables through the owner-acceptance process.
The ideal candidate will bring substantial commercial nuclear power experience and a strong understanding of nuclear plant systems, engineering design, operations, licensing, configuration management, and/or power uprate projects.
Key Responsibilities
Extended Power Uprate Engineering Support
- Provide engineering and technical support for Extended Power Uprate projects involving PWR and BWR nuclear generating units.
- Support development, preparation, review, and validation of Design Input Requests (DIRs).
- Assist in identifying and documenting plant design information required by external A/E firms to perform EPU analyses.
- Review technical assumptions, design inputs, system information, calculations, analyses, and engineering documentation.
- Support evaluation of plant systems and equipment under proposed uprated operating conditions.
- Review EPU-related Task Reports and supporting technical deliverables.
- Participate in the owner-acceptance and technical-validation process for engineering analyses performed by external organizations.
- Identify technical questions, inconsistencies, gaps, or additional information required to support engineering evaluations.
- Coordinate resolution of technical comments with internal engineering organizations and external A/E firms.
- Support potential plant modifications identified through EPU engineering analyses.
Engineering Design & Systems Support
- Review engineering analyses, calculations, technical reports, design changes, and design-input documentation.
- Evaluate plant system interactions and equipment performance associated with EPU conditions.
- Support assessment of potential impacts to mechanical systems, components, equipment, and plant interfaces.
- Evaluate proposed engineering changes against existing plant configuration and design requirements.
- Support maintenance of appropriate engineering and design-basis documentation.
- Assist with technical evaluations involving plant modifications and configuration changes.
- Apply sound engineering judgment when evaluating technical issues and proposed solutions.
- Coordinate with systems engineering, design engineering, operations, licensing, and other technical disciplines.
Nuclear Plant Systems & Operations
- Apply knowledge of commercial nuclear power plant systems and operating principles when reviewing EPU-related engineering activities.
- Evaluate engineering recommendations from an operational and system-performance perspective.
- Consider system interactions, operating procedures, equipment limitations, and plant response when reviewing proposed changes.
- Work with operations and engineering personnel to identify potential implementation or operational concerns.
- Support troubleshooting and resolution of technical issues that arise during project development.
Licensing & Regulatory Support
Depending on the candidate's experience, responsibilities may also include:
- Supporting nuclear licensing evaluations associated with Extended Power Uprates.
- Assisting with preparation or review of technical information supporting regulatory activities.
- Evaluating potential licensing impacts associated with plant modifications or EPU conditions.
- Supporting technical development of information associated with license-amendment activities.
- Coordinating with licensing personnel regarding engineering analyses and technical conclusions.
- Supporting responses to technical questions associated with regulatory reviews.
- Ensuring engineering documentation appropriately supports applicable licensing and design-basis requirements.
SNC Fleet Experience – Highly Preferred
Previous experience within the Southern Nuclear fleet is highly desirable, particularly experience supporting:
Plant Hatch
- Operations
- Systems engineering
- Design engineering
- Licensing
- Plant modifications
- Configuration management
Plant Vogtle Units 1 & 2
- Operations
- Systems engineering
- Design engineering
- Licensing
- Plant modifications
- Configuration management
Candidates familiar with SNC plant systems, engineering procedures, design processes, configuration-management practices, and organizational interfaces will be particularly competitive.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years of commercial nuclear power industry experience.
- Strong understanding of nuclear plant systems, operations, engineering, design, and/or licensing processes.
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate complex technical information.
- Ability to review engineering analyses, reports, calculations, or related technical documentation.
- Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary engineering environment.
- Strong technical writing skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to communicate technical information clearly to engineering, operations, licensing, project-management, and other stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple technical assignments and priorities.
- Ability to work independently while effectively collaborating with engineering teams.
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline preferred.
- Mechanical Engineering or another engineering discipline relevant to commercial nuclear power operations is highly desirable.
Preferred Qualifications
The strongest candidates will possess several of the following:
- Previous Southern Nuclear fleet experience.
- Plant Hatch experience.
- Plant Vogtle Units 1 & 2 experience.
- Experience at another commercial BWR or PWR nuclear facility.
- Previous involvement in an Extended Power Uprate (EPU) or other nuclear power uprate project.
- Engineering and design-basis experience associated with power uprates.
- Nuclear systems engineering experience.
- Nuclear design engineering experience.
- Nuclear plant operations experience.
- Nuclear licensing or regulatory experience.
- Experience preparing or reviewing engineering analyses and calculations.
- Experience developing or reviewing design changes.
- Experience preparing or reviewing design-input documents.
- Experience reviewing technical reports from Architect-Engineer firms.
- Experience with plant configuration-management processes.
- Experience evaluating engineering changes from an operational perspective.
- Understanding of plant system interactions and system performance.
- Experience supporting nuclear plant modifications.
Alternative Candidate Profile
Candidates without previous Southern Nuclear experience may still be strongly considered if they have:
- Significant commercial nuclear experience at another Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) or Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) facility.
- Direct experience supporting an EPU or another commercial nuclear power uprate project.
- Demonstrated knowledge of nuclear plant engineering, operations, design, or licensing.
- Experience evaluating plant modifications and their effects on systems, equipment, operating conditions, or licensing requirements.
- Strong knowledge of engineering and design-basis considerations associated with nuclear power uprates.
Technical Skills
Candidates should possess knowledge or experience in several of the following areas:
- Commercial nuclear power generation
- Mechanical systems engineering
- BWR and/or PWR plant systems
- Extended Power Uprates
- Nuclear plant modifications
- Engineering calculations and analyses
- Design Input Requests (DIRs)
- Design-basis documentation
- Configuration management
- Systems engineering
- Engineering design
- Technical report review
- Architect-Engineer coordination
- Owner acceptance/technical validation
- Nuclear plant operations
- Nuclear licensing
- Regulatory evaluations
- License-amendment support
- Technical writing
- Engineering document review
Knowledge & Competencies
The successful candidate should demonstrate:
- Strong engineering judgment.
- Technical accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to understand complex nuclear plant systems and their interactions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to independently review complex engineering information.
- Effective technical writing and documentation skills.
- Strong verbal communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate across multiple engineering disciplines.
- Ability to communicate effectively with external A/E organizations.
- Strong organization and time management.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
- Commitment to nuclear safety, quality, regulatory compliance, and procedural adherence.
- Professional integrity and accountability.
Work Environment
This position will support a professional nuclear engineering and project environment and may require coordination with personnel across engineering, operations, licensing, project management, and external Architect-Engineer organizations.
The selected candidate must be comfortable reviewing detailed technical documentation, participating in engineering discussions, resolving technical comments, and supporting complex projects with significant nuclear safety and regulatory considerations.
Compensation
$40.00–$42.50 per hour
Final compensation will be based on the selected candidate's commercial nuclear experience, Southern Nuclear fleet knowledge, EPU/power-uprate experience, engineering background, and overall qualifications.
Why Join BLOC Resources?
This opportunity provides an experienced nuclear professional the ability to:
- Support a significant Southern Nuclear Extended Power Uprate initiative.
- Work on engineering activities involving both PWR and BWR units.
- Participate in complex nuclear engineering analyses and design evaluations.
- Collaborate with Southern Nuclear engineering, operations, licensing, and external A/E organizations.
- Gain additional experience with nuclear design-basis, configuration-management, and plant-modification activities.
- Contribute to projects supporting the long-term performance and generating capability of the nuclear fleet.
- Receive ongoing recruiting and workforce support from BLOC Resources.
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is an experienced commercial nuclear engineer or nuclear technical professional with 5+ years of nuclear power plant experience who can quickly contribute to EPU engineering activities.
A particularly strong candidate would have Southern Nuclear fleet experience at Plant Hatch or Plant Vogtle Units 1 & 2, combined with systems/design engineering, plant operations, licensing, configuration management, or previous power-uprate experience.
Candidates without SNC experience should have substantial experience at another BWR or PWR facility, with direct power-uprate experience being a significant advantage.
Equal Employment Opportunity
BLOC Resources is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment consistent with applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
Location: 3535 Colonnade Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35243
Pay Rate: $40.00–$42.50 per hour, based on experience and qualifications
Position Type: Contract / Supplemental Workforce
Industry: Nuclear Power / Engineering / Utilities
Project Focus: Extended Power Uprate (EPU) Engineering Support
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National staffing firms with Alabama offices, including Aerotek, Staffmark, and Manpower, have histories of hiring international candidates under F-1 OPT. These companies operate across Birmingham, Huntsville, and Mobile and regularly hire for internal recruiting and workforce coordination roles. Sponsorship decisions are made at the employer level, so it's worth confirming OPT eligibility directly with each hiring manager during the application process.
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