NextEra Energy
Reactor Operator - License Class (Duane Arnold Energy Center)
2 days ago
About the Job
Requisition ID: 87953
NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale generators of electricity, leveraging all forms of energy across renewables, storage and nuclear. We offer customized energy solutions that drive economic growth, protect the environment, support communities, and help customers meet their energy needs. Ready to make a lasting impact? Join our innovative, world-class team today!
Position Specific Description
NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Inc. is seeking Reactor Operator candidates at the Duane Arnold Energy Center. This single unit nuclear facility is located just outside Cedar Rapids, Iowa. License Class expects to start as early as December 2025 (onsite date prior to July 2025). Successful candidates will have superior execution skills, be detail-oriented and have technical aptitude in electronic, hydraulic, and mechanical systems.
While employed in this position, the primary responsibility will be familiarization of the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) in preparation for the potential restart of DAEC. During this time, employees selected for this position will also prepare for License Class and perform duties as assigned.
Job Overview
The Reactor Operator (RO) candidate is required to make satisfactory progress in preparation for passing the NRC RO exam, pass the NRC RO exam and complete the program to become a Reactor Operator.
This position requires participation and completion of the License Class, a preparatory program for the job of Reactor Operator. In order to participate in License Class, six months of commercial nuclear experience is required. During this time, employees selected for this position will also prepare for License Class and perform duties as assigned.
Employees in this position must successfully complete the entire program. Individuals partake in several training programs including the Reactor Operator (RO) training program, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) RO license exam, The position requires employees to perform reactor operating duties, reactor engineering tasks, direction to field operators and assigned maintenance duties. Other duties as assigned including ensuring safe and efficient operation of the nuclear plant while maintaining critical control systems critical for plant operation.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Completes the site Reactor Operator (RO) License
- Develops planning, organizing, and directing skills
- Practices controlling shift operations
- Develops up-to-date knowledge of plant operating conditions and limitations established by technical specifications and the plant operating license
- Practices performing as a reactor operator
- Progresses in knowledge to pass the NRC RO exam and program completion
- Completes and passes any other training course, instruction, event, simulation, and on-the-job performance
- Support qualification of all licensed and non-licensed operators
- Successfully completed a physical exam that meets ANSI standard; ANS. 3.4, ANSI N546-1976 (licensed operator physical)
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or the equivalent
- Pass the Plant Operator Selection System (POSS) test
- Candidates for an RO license shall have one of the following qualifications:
- Six months as a qualified non-licensed operator at the Nuclear facility identified
- Twelve months as a qualified non-licensed operator at a comparable facility or eighteen months at a non-comparable facility
- Six months as a licensed operator at a comparable facility or twelve months at a non-comparable facility
- Eighteen months experience in a position equivalent to a reactor operator at a military reactor
- Twenty-seven months experience at a non-nuclear facility
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree
Special Requirements
Nuclear Specific Requirements:
- ACAD 10-001 (Guidelines for Initial Training and Qualification of Licensed Operators) apply to this position
- Rotating shift work
- Successful completion of a Licensed Operator Physical
- Ability to obtain and maintain unescorted Nuclear Access, including participation in Fitness for Duty Program
- Condition of employment:
- Successful completion of the RO license class and attainment of NRC RO license
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Employee Group: Non Exempt
Employee Type: Full Time
Job Category: Operations
Organization: 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. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.
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.
About the Company

NextEra Energy
<p>NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) is a leading clean energy company headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida. NextEra Energy owns two electric companies in Florida: Florida Power & Light Company, which serves more than five million customer accounts in Florida and is the largest rate-regulated electric utility in the United States as measured by retail electricity produced and sold; and Gulf Power Company, which serves more than 460,000 customers in eight counties throughout Northwest Florida. NextEra Energy also owns a competitive energy business, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which, together with its affiliated entities, is the world’s largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun and a world leader in battery storage. Through its subsidiaries, NextEra Energy generates clean, emissions-free electricity from eight commercial nuclear power units in Florida, New Hampshire, Iowa and Wisconsin. A Fortune 200 company and included in the S&P 100 index, NextEra Energy has been recognized often by third parties for its efforts in sustainability, corporate responsibility, ethics and compliance, and diversity. NextEra Energy is ranked No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry on Fortune’s 2019 list of “World’s Most Admired Companies” and ranked among the top 25 on Fortune’s 2018 list of companies that “Change the World.”</p>
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