Job Description

Title: Nuclear Licensing Engineer III - Engineering Projects

Location: Richland, WA 99354

Duration: 12 Months

Description:

• Provide regulatory support for significant station initiatives and/or Client’s objectives. This includes interface with Engineering Projects team members, other plant organizations, representatives of supporting vendors, peers in industry and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This individual provides the regulatory and technical support detailed below for assigned tasks following defined station processes. At the Engineer I level this requires the ability to perform basic tasks with a limited amount of independence.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Support project efforts by researching specified regulatory requirements and precedents and providing input, review and maintaining awareness of project activities and documentation to ensure alignment.
• Working with established guidance or directions, review project activities and documents to assess whether licensing basis changes are required.
• Support defined licensing basis changes by authoring and/or reviewing routine changes to the licensing basis that run the range from licensee authorized changes to NRC approved changes.
• Provide lifecycle support for routine licensing actions under NRC review including developing responses to NRC requests, and supporting direct NRC interface through audits, clarification calls and public meetings.
• Working with project management staff support others in completion of defined actions necessary for successful implementation of NRC approved licensing actions.
• Attending industry training and workshops for personal development and growth.
• Support Engineering Projects team members by offering limited topical level support for regulatory related project needs including assisting team members in performing regulatory fundamentals/processes.
• Provide regulatory and technical support to existing plant regulatory and technical organizations for basic (normal and emergent) station needs.

Required Education and Experience:

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university and seven years of engineering experience in a technical environment, at least two of which must be in a Department of Energy or Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulated nuclear environment; OR a PE license obtained by accredited examination and seven years of engineering experience in a technical environment, at least four of which must be in a Department of Energy or Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulated nuclear environment. A high school diploma or GED is required. At least one diverse assignment.

Required abilities and skills:

• Requires knowledge and ability to apply advanced engineering techniques, practices and theories, and methods to identify and solve complex problems.
• Ability to mentor others in advanced techniques and develop/maintain training materials on topics associated with Regulatory Affairs. Requires ability to use standard Microsoft Office suite products.
• Requires effective written and verbal communication skills with ability to cater to audiences which are non-technical or have varying levels of technical proficiency.

Desired Education and Experience:

• Experience in processing changes to or maintaining 10 CFR Part 50 or 10 CFR Part 52 licensing basis documents, especially complex changes to the licensing basis (e.g. power uprates or license renewals) requiring NRC approval.
• Experience participating in licensing related NRC interactions such as presubmittal meetings and audits.
• Established engagement in industry working groups and committees.
• Nuclear power plant operators license, basic/specialized plant engineering qualification or general plant certification.
• Two diverse assignments are preferred.

Desired abilities and skills:

• Basic understanding and use of company Core Values including Teamwork, Accountability, Mutual Respect and Trust, and Safety.
• Demonstrated operational experience in lieu of Senior Reactor Operator license or certification.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with overlapping schedules and varying priorities, with independent scheduling/prioritization.
• Experienced user of Adobe Pro and other general business software.
• Previous work experience in nuclear compliance or licensing.
• Strong questioning attitude and attention to detail.

About US Tech Solutions:

US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit .

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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