Company Profile
Southern Company
Company Overview
With 4.4 million customers and nearly 46,000 megawatts of generating capacity, Atlanta-based Southern Company is the premier energy company serving the Southeast through its subsidiaries.
A leading U.S. producer of clean, safe, reliable and affordable electricity, Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states — Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power, and Mississippi Power — and a growing competitive generation company — Southern Power –– as well as a licensed operator of three nuclear generating plants — Southern Nuclear — and fiber optics and wireless communications — Southern Telecom and SouthernLINC Wireless, respectively. Southern Company brands are known for energy innovation, excellent customer service, high reliability and retail electric prices that are below the national average.
Southern Company and its subsidiaries are leading the nation's nuclear renaissance through the construction of the first new nuclear units to be built in a generation of Americans and are demonstrating their commitment to energy innovation through the development of a state-of-the-art coal gasification plant.
Company History
For a fun and factual overview of Southern Company's early days click the link below (or copy into your browser) and watch the video: http://www.southerncompany.com/about-us/history/home.cshtml
Notable Products / Brands
Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power, Mississippi Power
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
- In 2014, Southern Company was one of only three Georgia-based companies named on the 40 Best Companies for Diversity list by Black Enterprise magazine
- Southern Company annually ranked one of DiversityInc's "Top 10 Companies for Blacks" for 2011 through 2013. (2013 was the last year the list was compiled)
- Among the top ranked energy companies and no. 3 overall in the 2014 DiversityInc Top 10 companies for veterans and among the 25 Noteworthy Companyies.
- One of Fortune Magazine "World's Most Admired Companies" in the electric and gas utilities segment from 2010 to 2015
- CEO Thomas A. Fanning named No. 4 among the power generation industry's "25 most influential people over the last 25 years" by Power Engineering magazine, November 2013
- Southern Company has been named a 2014 Top Employer for Hispanics by Hispanic Network Magazine.
- For seven consecutive years, Southern Company has been named a "Best Diversity Company" by the readers of Diversity/Careers in Engineering and Information Technology magazine.
- Southern Company is among the 2014 100 Best Places to Work in IT, according to Computerworld magazine. The company has made this list since 2007.
- G.I. Jobs magazine ranked Southern Company 1st among utilities in its Top 100 Military Friendly Employers for 2015; this is the eighth consecutive year the company has held this top ranking.
- Military Times EDGE magazine designated Southern Company the industry's top "Best for Vets" employer in 2014.
- CivilianJobs.com named Southern Company among its 2014 Most Valuable Employers (MVE) for Military®. This is the fifth consecutive year the company has received this ranking.
- U.S. Veterans Magazine named Southern Company a "Best of the Best" Top Veteran-Friendly Company for 2013.
- Recognized as one of the 2013 AARP Best Employers for Workers Over 50, cosponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management.
- U.S. Department of Defense 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award to Southern Company, the highest honor given by the defense department for support of employees who serve in the National Guard or Reserve.
Benefits
Total Rewards
It pays to work for a company that invests in you! Southern Company's market-competitive performance-based compensation program sets the standard for you to meet your career goals. Our benefit plans are flexible and your insurance coverage begins on the first day of employment.
Performance-based Compensation
We offer base salary and variable pay to compensate employees at competitive levels. Base salary is the foundation of the company's compensation program and is dependent on job classification, market pay levels and individual performance. Base salary may be adjusted over time based on individual performance through the annual merit program, promotions and other pay adjustments. Variable pay is designed to focus employees on and reward them for meeting and exceeding short- and long-term goals.
Benefits
We offer a wide variety of market-competitive benefit choices to full-time and regular part-time (minimum 20 hours per week) active employees and their families. Benefits and services listed may not apply to employees covered by a collective bargaining unit agreement. A complete package of your job-specific benefit choices will be made available to you at the time of your employment with Southern Company. Learn more (PDF 68KB).