Position Specific Description
At Florida Power & Light, our people are our biggest asset. Everyday our employees help us deliver safe, affordable, and reliable service to our more than 4.8 million customers. They are helping shape our company and how our customers see us. With eight nuclear reactors at five plant sites around the country, today, FPLs nuclear fleet is one of the largest in the nation. Currently, we are seeking Senior Operations Training Instructors to join our team at Turkey Point and assist across the fleet as needed. This dual unit nuclear facility is located on beautiful 11,000-acre site protected by mangrove trees. The site is located about 25 miles south of Miami, Florida and generates enough power to supply the annual needs of more than 1 million homes.
Job Overview
This job is responsible for preparing employees to pass the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) initial and requalification operator and senior operator licensing examinations. Employees in this role deliver integrated systems training to participants that covers plant operations and prepares them to stand field and/or control room watch duty.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
* Designs, develops, implements and presents integrated systems training and initial operator and requalification training programs in accordance with the applicable regulatory requirements
* Operates the simulator and classroom display instruction system during training in accordance with approved procedures
* Develops and administers written and oral examinations to include simulator and plant observation
* Evaluates and documents operator candidate knowledge of controls and systems
* Revises instructional materials to reflect changes in plant design, current plant practices, regulations, and/or operating philosophies
* Provides direction to less experienced instructors and function as program lead
* Maintains a senior reactor operator certification or license for the site where instruction duties are being performed
* Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
* High School Grad / GED
* Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
* Experience: 8+ years
* Nuclear Experience: 8+ years
* Senior Reactor Operator Certification
Preferred Qualifications
* Bachelor's - Sciences
* Bachelor's - Engineering
* Certified Nuc Trng Instructor Classroom
* SRO License - Active, Inactive, or Prior
Special Requirements
Nuclear Specific Requirements:
* Bachelor's in a technical field (e.g., Math, Physical Sciences specialty, Engineering) or equivalent education and/or experience
* Related industry OR nuclear operations training experience: 8+ years
Juno Beach, FL
NextEra Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power to retail and wholesale customers in North America. The company generates electricity through wind, solar, nuclear, and natural gas-fired facilities. It also develops, constructs, and operates long-term contracted assets with a focus on renewable generation facilities, natural gas pipelines, and battery storage projects; and owns, develops, constructs, manages and operates electric generation facilities in wholesale energy markets.
As of December 31, 2018, the company operated approximately 24,500 megawatts of net generating capacity. It serves approximately 10 million people through approximately 5 million customer accounts in the east and lower west coasts of Florida with approximately 75,200 circuit miles of transmission and distribution lines and 645 substations. The company was formerly known as FPL Group, Inc. and changed its name to NextEra Energy, Inc. in 2010. NextEra Energy, Inc. was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida.