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# Traveling Safety Watch, FME, & Plant Support (Nuclear Outage Support) at The Nuclear Company

- **Company:** The Nuclear Company
- **Location:** Multiple Locations (Traveling Project Work)
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-10-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-07
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenuclearcompany/jobs/5462098008

## Job description

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 Our team is made up of mission-driven experts who respect the rigor of the industry while challenging outdated ways of working.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]]:

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.
- Compensation, travel, and per diem packages may vary depending on the specific project, location, and duration.

Overview:

We are seeking traveling field professionals to support current and upcoming outage, maintenance, and construction projects across nuclear, power generation, and industrial facilities. These hands-on roles are essential to safely supporting maintenance activities, providing access solutions, and assisting field operations on critical infrastructure projects.

Typical backgrounds we’re looking for:

- FME Monitor / FME Technician / FME Coordinator
- Fire Protection Watch / Fire Watch Attendant
- Hole Watch / Open Hole Attendant
- Confined Space Attendant / Sentry
- Safety Watch / Safety Attendant
- Gas Watch
- Material Control or Tool Room Attendant
- Outage Support Staff
- Decontamination Support

This Role Is a Fit If You Have:

- Experience supporting nuclear power plants or nuclear outage environments (strongly preferred)
- Experience in fossil power generation, construction, or heavy industrial settings (also considered)
- Experience in one or more areas such as fire watch, hole watch, confined space attendant, gas watch, FME monitoring, tool control, or outage support
- The ability to stay alert, follow site procedures, recognize and communicate changing conditions, and support a safe work environment
- Familiarity with work permits, job briefings, safety documentation, and plant access or material control requirements
- A strong commitment to safety, quality, and following established procedures
- Willingness to travel for outage and project-based assignments throughout the United States

## 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.

Recruiting Fraud Alert Your safety is our priority. The Nuclear Company will never request payments or sensitive financial information (such as bank account details or social security numbers) during the interview or offer process. This information is only collected securely as part of official onboarding after an offer has been accepted. We encourage candidates to verify opportunities and apply directly through our [our official careers page.](https://www.thenuclearcompany.com/careers) The Nuclear Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or staffing agencies. Please do not contact The Nuclear Company employees directly about candidate placements.

## About The Nuclear Company

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: The Nuclear Company is a fleet-scale nuclear deployment platform that integrates AI-driven software (NOS) with full-stack construction, servicing, and operations to deliver clean, reliable baseload power across the United States.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A, $46.3M led by Eclipse; total funding $66M)
- **Headquarters**: Lexington, Kentucky, United States
- **Founded**: 2023
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Nuclear Electric Power Generation
- **Target customers**: B2B – utilities, energy developers, and grid operators seeking large-scale, carbon-free baseload power
- **Mission statement**: “We’ll meet the nation’s surging energy demand with safe, reliable, clean baseload power” – enabled by fleet-scale nuclear deployment and a digital, AI‑driven operating model.

## Products & Services
- **Fleet-Scale Nuclear Deployment**: A “design once, build many” approach that standardizes reactor designs across multiple sites to drive down costs and shorten timelines through repeatability.
- **Nuclear Services (via Powerhouse Resources)**: World‑class maintenance, outage execution, turbine services, and electrical / I&C support for existing nuclear plants.
- **NOS (Nuclear Operating System)**: A purpose‑built, AI‑driven software platform that integrates data and workflows across the entire nuclear lifecycle – from siting and development through operations, maintenance, and security – making projects measurable, controllable, and repeatable.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$66M** (Seed $19.7M in May 2024; Series A $46.3M in June 2025 led by Eclipse)
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Eclipse (lead Series A investor); no other named partners publicly
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount grew **+350% YoY** to 129 employees (as of mid‑2026)
  - Operations in 5 countries (US, Canada, Nigeria, Norway, UK)
  - Key executive hires: Jason Thompson (President & CFO), former U.S. NRC leader as VP of Regulatory Affairs
  - 37 active job postings; monthly job growth +2.8%, annual +19.4%
  - Team includes veterans from Southern Nuclear, Fluor, Microsoft, and Redwood Materials

## Competitive Advantages
- **Full‑stack vertical integration** – controls deployment, services, and software under one operating model, eliminating hand‑off risks
- **Proprietary AI platform (NOS)** – only purpose‑built AI in the West for nuclear infrastructure; provides real‑time guidance to construction crews and automates compliance
- **Fleet‑scale replication** (“Design Once, Build Many”) designed to break the historical pattern of one‑off builds running over budget and behind schedule
- **Deep domain expertise** – leadership team collectively has hundreds of years of experience in large‑scale energy projects, including the most recent US nuclear builds

## Strategic Focus
- Deliver “on‑time, on‑budget” construction of new nuclear fleets at scale
- Expand service contracts for existing plants while generating operational data to feed NOS improvements
- Continue building the engineering and skilled‑trades workforce (currently hiring Senior Recruiter, Lead Metallurgical Process Engineer, General Counsel, Director of Product Engineering, etc.)
- Position nuclear as the reliable baseload partner for AI‑driven energy demand

## Why Work Here
- **Mission‑driven culture** – employees work at the intersection of energy security, clean technology, and national infrastructure
- **Hybrid work model** – employees engage in a mix of remote and on‑site work, with offices in Lexington, KY and Washington, DC [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/the-nuclear-company)
- **Rapid growth environment** – 350% YoY headcount increase, recent Series A, and active hiring across technical and leadership roles
- **Engineering & skilled trades focus** – 40% of the workforce is in technical roles; opportunities for software engineers, research scientists, electricians, machinists, and project managers
- **Notable perks** – free food mentioned in company updates; employee rating (1 review) scores compensation 5/5 and career 5/5, though culture rated 1/5 (single data point)

## Sources
1. [thenuclearcompany.com](https://www.thenuclearcompany.com/) – Official website (services, NOS, mission)
2. [linkedin.com/company/the-nuclear-company](https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-nuclear-company) – Company page (headcount, funding, executives, growth)
3. [builtin.com/company/the-nuclear-company](https://builtin.com/company/the-nuclear-company) – Job listings, office locations, hybrid policy
4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenuclearcompany](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenuclearcompany) – Active job postings (provided by user)

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