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Nuclear Civil Engineer - Principal

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NextEra Energy

Palo, IA (In Person)

Full-Time

Posted 4 days ago (Updated 14 hours ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 7/4/2026

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Job Description

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 Be part of history as we restart Duane Arnold Energy Center. As an experienced civil engineer, you'll tackle unprecedented technical challenges, developing innovative solutions for plant restoration, system recommissioning, and operational readiness. Your engineering expertise will drive critical decisions related to design, and modification of plant structures, regulatory compliance, and structural evaluations that support both the restart effort and long‑term operation of existing plant structures and systems. This is a long‑term role within the operating organization. You'll lead cross‑functional teams, provide technical consultation to leadership, and serve as a liaison across disciplines during this historic nuclear restart and throughout the operating life of the plant. This is engineering at its most impactful—powering Iowa's clean energy future through innovation and technical excellence.

To be successful in this role, you may also bring: Principal‑level structural engineering experience supporting commercial power generation facilities Experience with concrete and steel structures, seismic design, structural analysis, and evaluation of plant structures; familiarity with load handling systems and rigging Familiarity with pipe stress analysis and structural interface with piping systems, including ASME or nuclear design codes Experience working in licensed commercial nuclear power generation with established regulatory and configuration control processes Job Overview This job is responsible for developing technical recommendations to support complex nuclear projects and operations. Employees in this role perform advanced engineering activity and analysis that lead to the development of innovative concepts. Individuals participate in the development of new solutions involves the study of engineering principles, selection of areas for investigation, working through opportunities within scope, and communicating research findings. The successful candidate is responsible for interpreting, organizing, executing and coordinating assignments. Job Duties & Responsibilities Works independently to perform engineering tasks with little or no precedence Provides technical consultation to management Applies nuclear industry standards and regulations to solve new problems and address situations Manages project teams toward solutions using leadership prowess, problem solving, and conflict resolution techniques Represents supervisor interests and serves in a backup capacity when necessary Serves as technical liaison within and outside business unit Performs other job-related duties as assigned Required Qualifications Bachelor's - Engineering from an ABET-accredited program
Experience:
7+ years
Nuclear Experience:
0+ years
Preferred Qualifications None Special Requirements Nuclear Specific Requirements:
None NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click here to learn more.
Employee Group:
ExemptEmployee Type:
Full TimeJob Category:
EngineeringOrganization:
NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC 
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. #LI-DN1