What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nuclear Planner Senior - Project Bound position at NextEra Energy, Inc.?
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Date: Aug 4, 2026
Location(s): Palo, IA, US, 52324
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Company: NextEra Energy
Requisition ID: 96612
NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale electricity generators, harnessing diverse energy sources to power progress. We deliver tailored energy solutions that fuel economic growth, strengthen communities, and help customers achieve their energy goals. Ready to make a lasting impact? Take the next step in your career with us!
Position Specific Description
Join the groundbreaking effort to restart Duane Arnold Energy Center. As a Nuclear Planner Senior, you'll be essential to this historic project, driving planning activities such as developing and maintaining maintenance schedules, coordinating work package sequencing, and aligning cross-functional teams to ensure on-time execution across various plant systems. This is your opportunity to apply your planning expertise and nuclear experience to a transformational project powering Iowa's clean energy future. This is a full-time, project-bound role with an expected duration through December 30, 2028.
Job Overview
This job develops repair plans and adjusts preventive maintenance plans for implementation. Employees in this role work with station personnel to identify, create, and order parts for repair/replacement activities. This job requires planning for work packages for all types of work including, but not limited to Design Change Work Packages, Preventive Maintenance Work Packages, Corrective Work Packages, and defines the work standards to use for those activities.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Identify and analyze corrective and preventive maintenance, modification, and surveillance activities
Develops work standards to support work packages
Provides guidance to more junior system planners or contractors to develop detailed elements of overall packages
Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
High School Grad / GED
Experience: 7 years
Nuclear Experience: 7 years
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree
Trade School Graduate
Experience: 10 years
Nuclear Experience: 10 years
NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members.
Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type: Projectbound FT
Job Category: Maintenance/Construction
Organization: NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC
Relocation Provided: No
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.
Nearest Major Market: Cedar Rapids
Job Segment: Nuclear, Energy
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Date: Aug 4, 2026
Location(s): Palo, IA, US, 52324
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Company: NextEra Energy
Requisition ID: 96612
NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale electricity generators, harnessing diverse energy sources to power progress. We deliver tailored energy solutions that fuel economic growth, strengthen communities, and help customers achieve their energy goals. Ready to make a lasting impact? Take the next step in your career with us!
Position Specific Description
Join the groundbreaking effort to restart Duane Arnold Energy Center. As a Nuclear Planner Senior, you'll be essential to this historic project, driving planning activities such as developing and maintaining maintenance schedules, coordinating work package sequencing, and aligning cross-functional teams to ensure on-time execution across various plant systems. This is your opportunity to apply your planning expertise and nuclear experience to a transformational project powering Iowa's clean energy future. This is a full-time, project-bound role with an expected duration through December 30, 2028.
Job Overview
This job develops repair plans and adjusts preventive maintenance plans for implementation. Employees in this role work with station personnel to identify, create, and order parts for repair/replacement activities. This job requires planning for work packages for all types of work including, but not limited to Design Change Work Packages, Preventive Maintenance Work Packages, Corrective Work Packages, and defines the work standards to use for those activities.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Identify and analyze corrective and preventive maintenance, modification, and surveillance activities
Develops work standards to support work packages
Provides guidance to more junior system planners or contractors to develop detailed elements of overall packages
Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
High School Grad / GED
Experience: 7 years
Nuclear Experience: 7 years
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree
Trade School Graduate
Experience: 10 years
Nuclear Experience: 10 years
NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members.
Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type: Projectbound FT
Job Category: Maintenance/Construction
Organization: NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC
Relocation Provided: No
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.
Nearest Major Market: Cedar Rapids
Job Segment: Nuclear, Energy
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