European Senior Licensing Engineer

Job Description Summary

The European Senior Licensing Engineer, New Power Plants and Products Licensing (NPPPL), will lead the completion of various regulatory work scopes and provide technical leadership and strategic advice for the deployment of BWRX-300 Advanced Nuclear Projects in mainly the European market, including operating fleet licensing support, customer plant support on GE Vernova Hitachi (GVH) / Global Nuclear Fuels (GNF) nuclear methods, and working with GVH / GNF Engineering and Licensing teams on major projects.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

The European Senior Licensing Engineer, New Power Plants and Products Licensing, will report to the Director of New Power Plants and Products Licensing, and will perform the following:

• Participate in industry working groups (i.e., IAEA, NEI, EU SMR Alliance and Owners Groups) on nuclear licensing matters
• Development of Licensing proposals, work plans and schedules and cost estimates for licensing deliverables
• Prepare, coordinate, and implement limitations and conditions for U.S. Licensing Topical Reports (LTRs) in support of new reactor licensing, including preparation of responses to customer and regulator questions
• Prepare licensing basis documentation in support of customer licensing applications for new reactor construction and operations, including Preliminary Safety Analysis Reports (PSARs), Final Safety Analysis Reports (FSARs), Technical Specifications, Technical Specification Bases, and Availability Controls Manuals
• Prepare licensing basis documentation and reports supporting customer License Amendment Request (LAR) and Exemption applications, including Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) markups and revisions and Technical Specifications changes
• Adherence to all applicable procedures and to project-specific work plans and instructions.
• Identify and originate Condition Reports to drive continuous improvements as necessary.
• Development of training and mentorship programs for NPPPL organization
• Process documents in the Product Lifecycle Management tool including uploading quality records and supporting documentation and creating change actions with assigned reviewers and approvals.
• Support customer requests for preparation or review of unreviewed safety question determinations, including preparation of Technical Safety Evaluation Reports and working with internal teams coordinating licensing status of various fuel design changes and fuel and reactor methods changes
• Interface with existing and prospective customers and regulatory personnel on regulatory issues, and to secure applicable permissions and approvals related to work scopes

Required Qualifications

• BS Degree in a science or engineering discipline from an accredited university or college, with a minimum of 7 years of related professional work experience including:
  – 4 years of new proposed nuclear power plant experience
  – 2 years of experience leading or independently completing complex projects, and providing regulatory guidance / direction to contributing functions (i.e., Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Analysis)

OR

• Master’s Degree in a science or engineering discipline from an accredited university or college, with a minimum of 6 years of related professional work experience including:
  – 3 years of commercial operating or new proposed nuclear power plant experience
  – 2 years of experience leading or independently completing complex projects, and providing regulatory guidance / direction to contributing functions (i.e., Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Analysis)
• Ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a site security clearance, including any required regulatory background check.
• Position is remote with relocation optional and negotiable within the first year of employment, with ability and willingness to travel up to 35% as needed.

Desired Characteristics

• International licensing and/or technical nuclear power plant experience
• Technical knowledge in new nuclear plant design and/or licensing including knowledge of IAEA requirements
• Experience working with industry groups (i.e., NEI and Owners Groups) on nuclear licensing matters
• Experiencing managing teams of Licensing Engineers involved in licensing activities for operating and new nuclear power plant design, construction, commissioning, and operations
• Technical knowledge of one or more areas, such as nuclear fuel, operating plants, deterministic safety analyses, probabilistic safety assessments, etc.
• Working knowledge of advanced Small Modular Reactor light water reactor systems, fuel, or operations
• Experience and demonstrated effectiveness in working / communicating with regulatory and customer personnel
• Excellent technical writing skills with the ability to create technical reports suitable for a wide range of audiences
• Effective interpersonal, communication, and facilitation skills
• Process skills related to coordinating and documenting complex technical documents
• Externally focused: takes action to enhance the reputation of the company / represents the company well at all opportunities
• Clear thinker: communicates messages clearly and concisely with the ability to make decisions with speed and accuracy based on the best available information / ability to sift through complex information and focus on critical few priorities

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

#LI-Remote – This is a remote position