Outage Management Intern
About The Position
Outage Management is responsible for safe, reliable, and continuous operations: by scoping, planning, preparing, and executing refueling and forced outages. Objective of refueling outage management is to refuel the reactor, perform surveillance tests, meet licensing commitments, perform necessary corrective and preventive maintenance, and perform plant modifications to improve unit availability and reliability. Objective of forced outage management is to identify and correct the cause of the outage, minimize the duration of the outage, and perform other staged work to the extent it can be accomplished within the parameters of the forced duration. Outage management is looking for a detail-oriented, analytical, and highly motivated summer intern to help support planning and preparing for future refueling outages. This role blends traditional outage planning with data analytics, visualization, and digital coordination tools, ideal for someone who enjoys organizing complex information, creating clarity through visuals, and improving team workflows. Interns will support milestone-based outage preparation activities, including: Update maintenance plans and operations in SAP Reconcile SAP discrepancies Research data and update risk codes in backbone schedules and SAP Attend Outage meetings and schedule reviews to support action item resolution Monitoring outage milestones and deliverables, including supporting visual dashboard or reports Develop scheduling website using Microsoft Sharepoint The successful intern will have the opportunity to lead and/or support activities as described above working with a team of experienced personnel. Additionally, the intern will gain knowledge of the operation of Diablo Canyon Power Plant through the work they will be performing.
Requirements
- Earning a bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering or computer science
- Students must be continuing education towards degree during and/or after the internship
- 3.0 GPA or greater in both cumulative GPA and major GPA
Nice To Haves
- Preferred degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical or Computer Science, or Data Analytics
- Ability to work in a team environment and support fellow team members
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written
- Takes initiative and can work independently with minimal direction
- Experience with Sharepoint, OneNote, Excel, Power BI and other visualization or organizational tools
- Experience with Mechanical/Electrical components (pumps, motors, circuit breakers, valves etc.)
- Previous internship and or work experience with power generation, transmission, project management
Responsibilities
- Update maintenance plans and operations in SAP
- Reconcile SAP discrepancies
- Research data and update risk codes in backbone schedules and SAP
- Attend Outage meetings and schedule reviews to support action item resolution
- Monitoring outage milestones and deliverables, including supporting visual dashboard or reports
- Develop scheduling website using Microsoft Sharepoint
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Career Level
Intern
