Junior Planner 3 – Nuclear

Sargent & Lundy•Bridgman, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Sargent & Lundy is seeking a Junior Planner 3 with an instrumentation and controls and/or electrical background to support project and outage execution at the D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant. The role supports work package development, schedule readiness, field coordination, and execution planning within the client’s organization. The planner works with project managers, schedulers, construction leaders, engineers, test personnel, and station stakeholders to turn activities into practical, field-ready plans. It is suited to an early-career professional seeking to develop planning experience in a nuclear environment. The role includes supporting online and outage planning, preparing and maintaining planning documentation, coordinating materials and work-package prerequisites, and helping resolve planning risks and conflicts. The planner conducts field walk-downs, defines procedures, drawings, equipment, and materials for planned work, and coordinates notifications, impairments, and permits. Work must align with station procedures, quality requirements, configuration control expectations, and owner-directed execution practices. The position is on site at D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant and requires the ability to obtain and maintain nuclear site access. Sargent & Lundy does not sponsor U.S. work authorization for this position.

Requirements

Meet one of the following qualification paths: a BS or MS in Engineering from an ABET-accredited program and at least 3 years of industry experience; a two-year associate degree and 3 years of industry experience; or a completed apprenticeship program (Journeyman) and 3 years of industry experience.
Work effectively in a structured, procedure-driven environment with strong attention to detail.
Have a basic understanding of work packages, scheduling logic, resource coordination, and execution readiness.
Have strong organizational, communication, and follow-through skills.
Be proficient with Microsoft Office tools and able to learn site systems and planning tools quickly.
Be able to work on site at D.C. Cook and interface effectively with cross-functional plant and project teams.
Be able to obtain and maintain nuclear site access.
Have U.S. work authorization; the employer does not sponsor work authorization for this position.

Nice To Haves

Background in instrumentation and controls, electrical systems, digital upgrades, plant troubleshooting, testing support, or related field execution support.
Prior experience supporting nuclear plant work management, outage planning, maintenance planning, or engineering project execution.
Familiarity with work orders, tagging, clearances, material readiness, procedure use, and turnover processes.
Experience with Primavera P6, Maximo, SAP, or similar planning and scheduling systems.
Exposure to field walk-downs, schedule coordination, testing interfaces, electrical isolation planning, loop checks, point-to-point verification, or construction package support.
Knowledge of nuclear safety culture, quality assurance expectations, and configuration control discipline.
Interest in learning and effectively using emerging technologies where relevant to the role; experience with AI, automation, programming, or similar technologies is valued where relevant but is not required unless specified elsewhere.

Responsibilities

Support development of field-ready work plans and planning packages for baseline work, modifications, corrective actions, and outage scope, emphasizing instrumentation and controls and electrical activities.
Assist with online and outage planning, including work package assembly, task sequencing, schedule input, and readiness reviews.
Coordinate with project managers, schedulers, construction managers, test engineers, procedure writers, procurement, and station personnel to support execution.
Prepare or update planning documentation, material coordination inputs, status updates, turnover information, and closeout support.
Help verify scope definition, walk-down needs, resource assumptions, schedule constraints, and execution prerequisites for assigned work.
Support work management and outage teams in identifying risks, resolving planning conflicts, and escalating emergent issues.
Maintain alignment with station procedures, quality requirements, configuration control expectations, and owner-directed execution practices.
Build and preserve site knowledge through documentation quality, structured handoffs, and consistent coordination with site leadership.
Evaluate and approve material procurement recommendations needed to execute work packages.
Conduct field walk-downs to identify and analyze corrective and preventive maintenance, modification, and surveillance activities.
Collaborate with work management, supply, operations, and engineering to address work package issues and improve work package quality.
Define procedures, drawings, equipment, and materials for planned work packages.
Coordinate out-of-service notifications, plant barrier impairments, and permits.
Verify work-instruction adequacy and compliance with applicable station procedures.