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Nuclear Mechanical Planner III (8504)

ACS Professional Staffing
Richland, WA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/23/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/22/2026

Overview:


ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Nuclear Mechanical Planner III will plan and prepare mechanical work packages for the Nuclear Projects organization for large- and small-scale projects to be performed by mechanical and contract maintenance organizations to ensure that the plant projects are performed in a safe, reliable, and efficient manner, in compliance with company policies, procedures, and applicable codes and standards. This full-time position is located in Richland, WA.


Pay range: $53.68 – $81.72


Benefits:

  • Sick Leave: One hour of paid sick leave for every 40 hours worked (sick leave can be used after 90 days of employment)
  • EAP: Employee Assistance Program
  • Benefit options available: Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, Hospital Indemnity, 401k (eligible after one year and 1,000 hours worked - employer match up to 4%)
  • Other benefits include the following: Calm App, LifeBalance Discount Program


Responsibilities:

  • Manage work activities of maintenance craft through planning, leading, and monitoring to ensure that work is executed in an efficient and safe manner.
  • Manage all aspects of physical plant work, including:
  • Work package preparation
  • Prejob briefs
  • ALARA briefings
  • Clearance order walk downs
  • Work prioritizing
  • Resource loading and work execution
  • Resolution of schedule delays and conflicts
  • Prepare for scheduled and emergent work.
  • Interface with planning personnel to:
  • Evaluate adequacy of work instructions through paper review and physical plant walk downs
  • Load resources in accordance with available manpower and qualifications
  • Review schedules for adherence, including availability of test equipment and parts
  • Stage the job site to ensure readiness of work completion
  • Plan, lead, and monitor work to ensure execution in accordance with procedures and management expectations, including:
  • Good ALARA performance
  • Nuclear and personnel safety
  • Proper communication and performance techniques
  • Error-free, quality work
  • Adherence to procedures
  • Conduct routine observation and assessment of work sites to ensure problems and conditions are resolved in a timely manner to maximize work execution.
  • Review work documentation prior to closeout of work packages to ensure accuracy, completeness, and that work objectives have been met.
  • Establish and monitor individual performance and training plans for crewmembers and provide critical feedback on a situational and periodic basis.
  • Assess performance through maintenance indicators and take appropriate action to continuously improve work process efficiencies.
  • Track measurable performance indicators, including:
  • Human performance
  • Work order backlog relative to discipline
  • Daily and weekly schedule effectiveness
  • Preventative maintenance backlog
  • Maintenance productivity
  • Dose associated with work activities
  • Surveillance procedure completion
  • Assure proper training of assigned personnel through observation, evaluation, and feedback of classroom, laboratory, and on-the-job training and evaluation activities.
  • Provide training as a classroom instructor on a minimum of two subject matters.
  • Perform periodic assignments to Training as an Instructor, as required.
  • Provide emergency response organization support, as required.
  • Perform collateral duties (i.e., Procedure Reviews).


Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and a minimum of 6 years of experience in a technical area (i.e. maintenance, engineering, operations, maintenance planning); OR
  • Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university and 8 years of experience in a technical area (i.e. maintenance, engineering, operations, maintenance planning); OR
  • High school diploma or GED and technical training or education similar to that acquired through an in-grade apprenticeship program for maintenance-related work and 6 years of experience in a technical area (i.e. maintenance, engineering, operations, maintenance planning); OR
  • High school diploma or GED and 10 years of experience in a technical area (i.e. maintenance, engineering, operations, maintenance planning)
  • Educational experience from an accredited college or university will be considered year for year in exchange for work experience in a technical area
  • Able to obtain Planner I qualification
  • Knowledge of Nuclear Security operations, regulations, and requirements
  • Working knowledge of nuclear power plant work management and planning process
  • Knowledge of safety regulations associated with a power plant environment
  • Knowledge of ALARA requirements
  • Able to communicate effectively in writing and orally
  • Strong computer skills
  • Able to troubleshoot and solve technical problems


Work sponsorship is not available at this time. Third-party candidates will not be considered for this position.


Because we are a federal government contractor, we have special restrictions placed on us for hiring foreign nationals into certain key positions within the company. This particular position requires U.S. citizenship.


ACS Professional Staffing will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to the applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, gender, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by federal or state law. The company will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process if so requested.


If you have any questions about the job posting, please contact recruiting@acsprostaffing.com


If you have any questions about our Reasonable Accommodation Policy, please feel free to email hr@acsprostaffing.com

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