Advanced Rigger (Spring Outage)

The Nuclear Company
Multiple Locations, US

Who this role is best for

Aimed at experienced riggers with nuclear industry expertise who can manage complex lifting operations in dynamic, traveling project environments.

Best fit for

  • Experienced riggers with nuclear power generation background and advanced load calculation skills
    — “Minimum five years of industrial rigging experience, preferably within commercial nuclear power generation.”
  • Candidates with proven ability to coordinate with crane operators and signalpersons during critical lifts
    — “Coordinate lifting activities with crane operators, signalpersons, mechanical crews, and other personnel involved in the lift.”
  • Individuals who can interpret detailed lift plans and prioritize safety in high-stakes environments
    — “Read and interpret engineered lift plans, rigging drawings, equipment specifications, and applicable load charts.”

Things to consider

  • This role involves significant travel between multiple nuclear plant locations in the US.
    — “Multiple Locations: Brunswick Nuclear Station (North Carolina) and St. Lucie Nuclear Plant (Florida)”
  • Candidates must be prepared to work during the Spring Outage timeframe in March 2027.
    — “Spring Outage approximate timeframe March 2027 - April 2027”
  • The role demands strict adherence to nuclear safety and quality standards.
    — “Maintain compliance with Foreign Material Exclusion (FME), industrial safety, and nuclear quality requirements.”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize experience with nuclear-specific lifting and handling requirements in your resume.
    — “Candidates must have extensive experience with critical lifts, load calculations, rigging configurations, and nuclear lifting and handling requirements.”
  • Highlight your ability to work in restricted or congested spaces during complex rigging tasks.
    — “Perform equipment removal, installation, rotation, and positioning in restricted or congested work areas.”
  • Demonstrate your understanding of nuclear safety culture and human performance practices in interviews.
    — “Understanding of nuclear safety culture, human performance to”
  • Showcase your experience with a variety of rigging tools and equipment in your application materials.
    — “Select, inspect, and properly utilize wire rope slings, synthetic slings, chain slings, shackles, spreader beams, lifting beams, chain falls, hoists, and specialty lifting devices.”
  • Include specific examples of critical lifts you've executed in your resume or interview responses.
    — “Demonstrated experience performing complex rigging operations involving heavy, oversized, or irregularly shaped equipment.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • performing complex rigging and lifting operations involving turbine generators, pumps, motors, valves, heat exchangers, and other heavy mechanical equipment
Typical background
active NCCCO Level II Rigger certificationextensive experience with critical lifts, load calculations, rigging configurations, and nuclear lifting and handling requirements

Skills & requirements

Required

Rigging And Lifting OperationsLoad CalculationsRigging ConfigurationsNuclear Lifting And Handling Requirements

Preferred

Welding OperationsCNC, Robotics, And/or Machine ProgrammingReading Drawings And/or GD&T

Stack & domain

RiggingLifting OperationsTurbine GeneratorsPumpsMotorsValvesHeat ExchangersNccco Level II Rigger CertificationNccco Level II RiggerNuclear Energy

About the role

Original posting from The Nuclear Company via Greenhouse

The Nuclear Company is the fastest-growing AI-enabled startup in nuclear energy, bringing together experienced nuclear professionals, technologists, engineers, and builders to deliver the next generation of nuclear power. Through our design-once, build-many approach, we are creating a repeatable model for deploying nuclear fleets—combining the industry’s highest standards for safety, quality, and regulatory rigor with the speed and innovation required to meet the world’s growing energy needs.

We are building the future of nuclear work. Every employee is expected to use AI, technology, and our Nuclear Operating System (NOS) to strengthen engineering and operational decision-making, improve quality, eliminate inefficiencies, and accelerate execution without compromising safety. Our nuclear expertise shapes the continued evolution of NOS, enabling us to capture institutional knowledge, standardize best practices, and deliver complex projects with greater consistency and certainty.

We hire people who believe nuclear energy is essential to human progress. Our team is made up of mission-driven experts who respect the rigor of the industry while challenging outdated ways of working. They bring deep technical judgment, intellectual curiosity, high agency, and the humility to learn from others. Our values—Transparency, Responsibility, Unity, Scrappy, and Tenacity—guide how we hire, collaborate, and make decisions. Together, they form TRUST, the foundation of our safety culture and our commitment to intellectual honesty, personal accountability, open communication, and operational excellence.

TNC Services, the services division of The Nuclear Company, supports America's existing nuclear fleet by delivering specialized maintenance, outage execution, technical expertise, and workforce solutions. The organization includes the 25-year legacy and expertise of Powerhouse Resources while continuing to expand its capabilities through strategic growth, helping utilities maximize the reliability of today's nuclear fleet while advancing the next generation of nuclear energy.

Please Note [[OUTAGE - TRAVEL -  PROJECT WORK]]:

Multiple Locations: Brunswick Nuclear Station (North Carolina) and St. Lucie Nuclear Plant (Florida)

Pay Rate: $55.00/ hourly. Pier diem available

Spring Outage approximate timeframe March 2027 - April 2027 

One Application. Multiple Opportunities.

This posting is used to identify qualified candidates for current and upcoming outage and project work across our field services team.

Apply once, and we'll consider you for opportunities that match your experience, certifications, travel preferences, and availability.

If your background aligns with a current or future project, one of our recruiters will reach out to discuss the opportunity in more detail.

About the role

TNC Services is seeking experienced Advanced Riggers holding an active NCCCO Level II Rigger certification to support maintenance, repair, and outage activities at commercial nuclear power plants and other industrial facilities.

This position is responsible for performing complex rigging and lifting operations involving turbine generators, pumps, motors, valves, heat exchangers, and other heavy mechanical equipment. Candidates must have extensive experience with critical lifts, load calculations, rigging configurations, and nuclear lifting and handling requirements.

Responsibilities

Perform advanced rigging activities associated with turbine generators, pumps, motors, valves, heat exchangers, and other heavy industrial equipment.

Select, inspect, and properly utilize wire rope slings, synthetic slings, chain slings, shackles, spreader beams, lifting beams, chain falls, hoists, and specialty lifting devices.

Calculate load weights, centers of gravity, sling angles, sling tensions, and rigging capacities.

Read and interpret engineered lift plans, rigging drawings, equipment specifications, and applicable load charts.

Participate in the planning and execution of complex and critical lifts in coordination with Lift Directors, crane operators, and site supervision.

Perform equipment removal, installation, rotation, and positioning in restricted or congested work areas.

Inspect rigging equipment before use and identify damaged, defective, or unsuitable equipment.

Coordinate lifting activities with crane operators, signalpersons, mechanical crews, and other personnel involved in the lift.

Maintain proper load control using tag lines, chain falls, hoists, and other approved rigging methods.

Follow approved work packages, plant procedures, lifting and handling requirements, and nuclear work control practices.

Participate in pre-job briefs, job hazard analyses, lift plan reviews, and human performance activities.

Maintain compliance with Foreign Material Exclusion (FME), industrial safety, and nuclear quality requirements.

Assist mechanical crews with equipment disassembly, installation, and maintenance activities when required.

Recognize potential lifting hazards and exercise stop-work authority when unsafe conditions exist.

Support scheduled outages, emergent maintenance, and other field service activities as assigned.

Experience / Required Qualifications 

Current NCCCO Certified Rigger Level II certification.

Minimum five years of industrial rigging experience, preferably within commercial nuclear power generation.

Demonstrated experience performing complex rigging operations involving heavy, oversized, or irregularly shaped equipment.

Ability to calculate load weights, centers of gravity, sling tensions, and rigging capacities.

Experience working with overhead cranes, mobile cranes, gantry systems, chain falls, and specialty lifting equipment.

Ability to read and interpret lift plans, rigging drawings, equipment specifications, and work instructions.

Working knowledge of applicable OSHA regulations, ASME B30 standards, and industrial lifting practices.

Understanding of nuclear safety culture, human performance tools, and procedural compliance.

Ability to work independently and coordinate effectively with supervision and other craft personnel.

Ability to meet commercial nuclear power plant access authorization and fitness-for-duty requirements.

Willingness to travel extensively and work extended hours during scheduled and emergent outages.

Preferred Qualifications

Five or more years of commercial nuclear power plant rigging experience.

Experience supporting major turbine generator disassembly and reassembly.

Experience rigging reactor coolant pumps, main feedwater pumps, large motors, heat exchangers, and other balance-of-plant equipment.

NCCCO Signalperson certification.

Previous experience serving as a Lead Rigger or supporting Lift Directors during critical lift activities.

Experience with engineered lifting devices, hydraulic gantry systems, machinery skates, and heavy equipment positioning.

Previous experience supporting both BWR and PWR nuclear facilities.

Mechanical maintenance or millwright experience.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

This position requires working in commercial nuclear power plants and other industrial facilities, including turbine buildings, containment structures, mechanical equipment rooms, and other plant locations.

Candidates must be capable of working at elevated heights, climbing ladders and scaffolding, working in confined or restricted spaces, and performing physically demanding activities.

The position requires lifting up to 50 pounds, standing and walking for extended periods, and working in varying environmental conditions while wearing required personal protective equipment.

Extended shifts, nights, weekends, and holidays may be required during outage periods. Travel to nuclear power plants and other customer facilities throughout the United States is required.

EEO Statement

The Nuclear Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an environment of inclusion in the workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We prohibit discrimination in all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, transfer, compensation, and termination.

Export Control

Certain positions at The Nuclear Company may involve access to information and technology subject to export controls under U.S. law. Compliance with these export controls may result in The Nuclear Company limiting its consideration of certain applicants.

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Source: The Nuclear Company careers (Greenhouse)

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