What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nuclear Engineer Senior - Crane Reliability position at Florida Power & Light?
Requisition ID: 95804
Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in the U.S., providing reliable energy to nearly 12 million Floridians. With one of the nation’s most fuel-efficient, cost-effective power generation fleets and industry-leading reliability, we’re redefining what’s possible in energy. Want to be part of something powerful? Join our outstanding team and help shape the future of energy.
Position Specific Description
The Fleet Reliability Engineer supports the nuclear fleet by providing technical expertise to improve equipment reliability, reduce risk, and ensure safe, compliant operation of critical plant systems. This role focuses on reliability and lifecycle management of cranes, heavy lifting systems, and related balance-of-plant equipment, while also leveraging an Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) background to support system performance, monitoring, and troubleshooting across the fleet.
Responsibilities and Duties
This position is based in Jupiter West, Florida and works within the Fleet Reliability Engineering team. The role partners closely with site engineering, operations, and maintenance across the nuclear fleet. The work environment is collaborative, technically rigorous, and focused on continuous improvement, risk reduction, and operational excellence.
Preferred Qualifications
This job is responsible for performing engineering activities that support projects and operations across the nuclear business. Employees in this role apply broad nuclear plant engineering experience and principles to make decisions and recommendations. Individuals work with independence and have wide latitude to exercise judgment over technical solution development.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Nuclear Specific Requirements:
Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type: Full Time
Job Category: Engineering
Organization: Florida Power & Light Company
Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable
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NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com , providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you.
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NextEra Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies. Please see our policy for more information.
Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in the U.S., providing reliable energy to nearly 12 million Floridians. With one of the nation’s most fuel-efficient, cost-effective power generation fleets and industry-leading reliability, we’re redefining what’s possible in energy. Want to be part of something powerful? Join our outstanding team and help shape the future of energy.
Position Specific Description
The Fleet Reliability Engineer supports the nuclear fleet by providing technical expertise to improve equipment reliability, reduce risk, and ensure safe, compliant operation of critical plant systems. This role focuses on reliability and lifecycle management of cranes, heavy lifting systems, and related balance-of-plant equipment, while also leveraging an Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) background to support system performance, monitoring, and troubleshooting across the fleet.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Provide fleet-level reliability engineering support for cranes, hoists, and heavy lifting equipment, including inspections, maintenance strategies, and corrective actions.
- Apply I&C expertise to support control systems, instrumentation, condition monitoring, and equipment diagnostics.
- Perform root cause evaluations and develop corrective actions for equipment performance issues and adverse events.
- Support lifecycle management plans, obsolescence evaluations, and modernization strategies.
- Interface with site engineering, maintenance, vendors, and OEMs to resolve technical issues and implement improvements.
- Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, regulatory commitments, and nuclear quality requirements.
- Support outage planning and execution activities as needed.
This position is based in Jupiter West, Florida and works within the Fleet Reliability Engineering team. The role partners closely with site engineering, operations, and maintenance across the nuclear fleet. The work environment is collaborative, technically rigorous, and focused on continuous improvement, risk reduction, and operational excellence.
Preferred Qualifications
- Nuclear power plant experience.
- Reliability engineering or lifecycle management experience.
- Familiarity with applicable codes (e.g., ASME, NUREG, plant programs).
This job is responsible for performing engineering activities that support projects and operations across the nuclear business. Employees in this role apply broad nuclear plant engineering experience and principles to make decisions and recommendations. Individuals work with independence and have wide latitude to exercise judgment over technical solution development.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Performs highly complex engineering tasks that require knowledge and experience with nuclear industry standards and regulations
- Leads discussions in a group setting to resolve problems or coordinate design production
- Applies nuclear industry standards and regulations to solve new problems and address situations
- Serves as technical liaison within the nuclear business unit
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned
- Bachelor's - Engineering from an ABET-accredited program
- Experience: 5 years
- Nuclear Experience: 0 years
- None
Nuclear Specific Requirements:
- None
Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type: Full Time
Job Category: Engineering
Organization: Florida Power & Light Company
Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable
NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.
NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com , providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you.
NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
NextEra Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies. Please see our policy for more information.