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Southern Nuclear · 1 day ago

Fleet Reactor Engineering- Lead Engineer

Birmingham, AL

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Southern Nuclear is a leader among the nation’s nuclear energy facility operators and an innovator in advanced nuclear technologies. The Lead Engineer in Fleet Reactor Engineering will provide technical leadership and drive strategic initiatives for reactor engineering performance across the Southern Nuclear Fleet, ensuring excellence and compliance in reactor engineering activities.

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Responsibilities

Provide technical and programmatic leadership for driving and executing strategic initiatives at a fleet level for reactor engineering performance

Responsible for driving results and providing technical leadership for activities related to reactivity management plans, core monitoring and predictions, fresh and irradiated fuel management, and reactor engineering governance

Serve as an extension of the functional area leadership for reactor engineering

Ensure fleet counterparts in reactor engineering perform in a manner commensurate with industry excellence

Formulate strategic decisions and recommendations that impact the nuclear fuel and reactor engineering functional area

Demonstrate creativity, foresight, and engineering judgement as they anticipate and solve challenging engineering problems and develop standards for the functional area with a high degree of autonomy

Provide coaching and mentoring to less experienced personnel within Nuclear Fuel and Analysis / Reactor Engineering

Augment Nuclear Fuel and Analysis / Reactor Engineering perform functions at the request of the Nuclear Fuel and Analysis leadership team

Travel to support fleet refueling outages to augment reactor engineering and provide supplemental reactor engineering leadership

Support the fleet Emergency Response Organization

Qualification

Reactor Engineering LeadershipCore Monitoring ExpertiseNuclear Fuel ManagementReactivity Management PlansNuclear Engineering DegreeTechnical Specifications KnowledgeANSI/ANS Standards ComplianceSouthern Nuclear Fleet TechnologiesMicrosoft Office ProficiencyProject LeadershipMentoring SkillsCommunication SkillsOrganizational SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited college OR Professional Engineer (P.E.) license/certification required

Recognized expertise of core monitoring and core predictor software and other applicable codes, standards, and regulatory requirements related to reactor engineering

Recognized expertise in nuclear fuel related FSAR and Technical Specifications and site procedures to perform fuel related operation support

Candidates must meet minimum ANSI/ANS 3.1 1981 standards requirements for reactor engineering; any equivalencies are evaluated on a case-by-case basis in accordance with ANSI requirements

At least 8 years of nuclear fuel or reactor engineering experience is expected

Ability to provide effective technical and project leadership to fleet peers who are outside of reporting structure

Must exhibit an exceptional degree of technical expertise, creativity, and resourcefulness to deal with unique or controversial problems

Ability to provide technical direction to other engineers and serve as mentor

Demonstrated aptitude for setting and communicating strategic direction; providing leadership/ direction for a broad functional area; balancing tactical with strategic objectives

Understanding of the other functional areas and interfaces between the various fleet organizations

Excellent written and oral communications skills. Comfortable providing and presenting information to all levels of the organization

Proven organizational skills with ability to balance multiple tasks simultaneously with little supervision or oversight

Ability to make sound decisions under pressure in difficult situations

Demonstrates willingness to challenge status quo and drive change

Ability to hold others accountable and reinforce standards and expectations

Ability to adapt to changing demands and priorities

Ability to use good judgment to make sound engineering and business decisions

Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work as a team

Ability to be a team player with emphasis on team contribution

Proficient in the use of Microsoft office products, specifically WORD, EXCEL and POWERPOINT

Role model for Safety First, Unquestionable Trust, Superior Performance, and Total Commitment

Honesty, respect, fairness and integrity drive behaviors

Keeps promises and has ethical behavior as a standard

Dedicated to superior performance and sets high expectations

Committed to success of employees, customers and shareholders

Self-directed with strong initiative

Results oriented and customer focused

Preferred

Degree(s) in Nuclear Engineering is preferred, but not required

Qualified Reactor Engineer is highly desired

Previous leadership experience in reactor engineering functions is highly desired

Proficiency with Southern Nuclear fleet reactor technologies including fuel/core design and operating/maneuvering strategies (AP1000, PWR, or BWR) is desired

10 years of nuclear fuel or reactor engineering experience is preferred; reactor engineering experience is preferred