Civil Engineering Supervisor, New Nuclear
About The Position
Seeking an experienced Civil Engineer/Supervisor to join our team supporting the Xe 100 advanced reactor project in Richland, Washington. This is a key technical role leading civil and structural design activities for a first of a kind deployment at a brownfield nuclear site. The position is responsible for activities such as supervising the Owner’s Engineer activities, assist with site licensing and construction permit activities, participate in design reviews for new reactor technologies, support progressive design/build contracts and construction efforts, interpret and review NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) regulations, NEI and EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute) documents, provide schedule inputs and review project timelines, and providing input to the manager on budget, schedule, staffing, and long-term planning.
Requirements
- Experience with nuclear, industrial, or heavy infrastructure projects
- Ability to lead cross functional engineering efforts for large capital projects
- Strong communication skills
- Comfort working in a fast-paced development environment
- Requires a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related/relevant technical field from an accredited college or university
- Minimum of six years of related technical experience. A maximum of two years of the required six years may be fulfilled by a master’s degree in engineering or related field
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or SRO license may be considered as equivalent to the Bachelor’s degree requirement
Nice To Haves
- Professional Engineering (PE) license (or ability to obtain) strongly preferred
- Knowledge of seismic design, geotechnical engineering, and complex foundations
- Bachelor's or Master's in Civil or Structural Engineering
Responsibilities
- Lead civil and structural design activities for a first of a kind deployment at a brownfield nuclear site.
- Manage civil/structural design for major site facilities.
- Oversee foundation engineering for nuclear and balance of plant structures.
- Manage seismic isolation systems and seismic design integration.
- Oversee geotechnical investigations and soil structure interaction considerations.
- Manage building layout, load path development, and structural configuration.
- Coordinate with licensing, safety analysis, and multi-disciplinary design teams.
- Oversee engineering deliverables from partners and subcontractors.
- Supervise and support the team with owner’s engineer oversight, construction, and design reviews of new advanced reactor technologies, and progressive design/build contracts.
- Manage employees using established Energy Northwest policies, procedures, and practices.
- Communicate a common vision consistent with that of the leadership team.
- Conduct pre-job briefs with staff to ensure mutual understanding of assigned work.
- Review and approve (per procedure) the work generated by the group and the owner’s engineer.
- Develop personnel strategies to achieve the department’s vision and mission.
- Ensure engineers maintain their qualification through required training.
- Conduct frequent observations of staff (including owner’s engineer) and provide constructive feedback.
- Perform periodic performance reviews of the engineers in the group.
- Work with the Engineering Manager to develop the group budget for each project.
- Conduct periodic reviews of group activities to compare status versus the plan.
- Identify and implement corrective actions when deviations occur.
- Conduct employee coaching.
- Evaluate status of the group’s budget and discuss deviations with the Engineering Manager.
- Take necessary actions to avoid budget overruns.
Benefits
- Substantial retirement benefits through three retirement programs including the Washington State Public Employees' Retirement System pension plan (PERS), a 401(k) savings plan with an employer match component, and a 457(b) savings plan.
- Multiple options for medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance coverage.
- Flexible spending accounts (FSAs).
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Student loan repayment.
- Childcare subsides.
- Health reimbursement arrangement (HRA VEBA).
- Health savings account (HSA).
- Supplemental life insurances.
- Credit monitoring/identity theft insurance.
- Personal time accrual rate of 160 hours per year.
- Nine paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
