
Manager Engineering - NSSS
Cordova, ILJob$162–180K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
The Manager Engineering - NSSS manages the engineering function of accountability, addressing station needs and regulatory requirements. The role oversees engineering personnel performance and development, provides technical leadership for programs affecting site operations, and participates in business planning and performance reviews. It also contributes to organization-wide engineering initiatives and may support emergency response, outage activities, and departmental coverage.
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Full job description
Who We Are
As the largest private-sector power producer in the world and the nation's largest producer of clean and reliable energy, Constellation is focused on our purpose: lighting the way to a brilliant tomorrow for all. We have been the leader in clean energy production for more than a decade, and we are cultivating a workplace where our employees can grow, thrive, and contribute. Now integrated with Calpine, our portfolio includes 55 gigawatts of capacity from nuclear, natural gas, geothermal, hydro, wind and solar facilities, with the generating capacity to power the equivalent of 27 million homes.
Our culture and employee experience make it clear: We are powered by passion and purpose. Together, we're creating healthier communities and a cleaner planet, and our people are the driving force behind our success. At Constellation, you can build a fulfilling career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact. By doing our best work and meeting new challenges, we can accomplish great things. Join us in meeting the country's energy needs today and tomorrow.
Total Rewards
Constellation offers an extensive selection of benefits and rewards to help our employees thrive professionally and personally. We provide competitive compensation and a wide-range of benefits that support both employees and their families, helping them prepare for the future. In addition to highly competitive salaries, eligible employees are offered a bonus program, 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase program; comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits, including robust wellbeing programs; disability and life insurance benefits; paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick days; and much more.
Expected salary range of $162,000 to $180,000, varies based on experience, along with comprehensive benefits package that includes bonus and 401(k).
Primary Purpose of Position
Provide management of the engineering function of accountability.
Primary Duties and Accountabilities
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Provide management of the engineering function with respect to station needs and regulatory requirements
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Manage the performance and development of assigned engineering personnel relative to site and corporate objectives and provide focus on the attainment of high-quality engineering results
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Directly and through subordinates, fulfill engineering and technical leadership accountability regarding short-term and long-term programs that impact site operations.
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Participate in Business Planning, Budget, and Business Performance review regarding assigned staff.
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Participate as senior resource to NGG-wide programs and initiatives regarding standardized and enhanced engineering systems and processes.
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Perform other job assignments and duties as directed by management or pursuant to company policy, including but not limited to emergency response, departmental coverage, call outs, and support of outage activities in positions outside the department.
Minimum Qualifications
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Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Chemical, Civil/Structural, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical, or nuclear) OR related science OR License Professional Engineer OR Active/Inactive SRO License with 5 years of engineering or related experience, which shall include 1 year of nuclear power plant experience
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Must meet additional requirements as outlined in ANSI/ANS-3.1-2014 Standard, "Selection, Qualification, and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants"
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Maintain minimum access requirement or unescorted access requirements, as applicable, and favorable medical examination and/or testing in accordance with position duties
Preferred Qualifications
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Professional Engineer Registration
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Advanced technical degree, Master of Business Administration (MBA)
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Supervisory or managerial experience
Constellation is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and employees or applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to: age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
How this job compares
Set against the 5,365 open Engineering Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$162–180K/yr
- Illinois median$134–212K/yr128 salary ranges
- US median$148–254K/yr4,296 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $171K, is close to the Illinois median midpoint ($172K) — in the middle half of Engineering Manager salary ranges in Illinois.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 135 open Engineering Manager jobs in Illinois and 5,365 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
- Farnsworth Group14 open
- Deloitte8 open
- Northrop Grumman7 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Engineering Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (4,745 postings).
- Education
- 2,468 of the 5,365 open Engineering Manager jobs (46%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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