Manager Nuclear Engineering – Fuels Probabilistic Risk Assessment

Responsibilities

• Oversee SDPs, interfacing or ID’ing a PRA point of contact to lead the interface with Region II SRAs
• Maintain the expectation to schedule and hold Bi-annual site leadership updates on PRA activities
• Budgeting
• NOEDs
• LER inputs
• LAR inputs
• Support TS 3.0.4.b risk evaluations when requested by site
• Manage CAP assignments, ensuring that the team, prioritizing tasks, and completing on or before due date (no overdue actions!)
• Prioritizes needs for PRA support and assigns qualified PRA resources to both prepare and review the required analysis.
• Ensures individuals performing owner reviews for vendor prepared analyses possess and maintain qualifications.
• Conducts pre-job brief and post job critiques.
• Provides transmittal information to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
• Provides oversight and direction for PRA products including Application Updates, maintaining the basis/input documents for Risk-Informed ISI, Maintenance Rule, and Mitigating Systems Performance Index, Maintenance Rule (a)(4) risk evaluations, Component Risk Ranking (AOV, MOV, check valve), Time Critical/Time Sensitive Operator Action identification, etc.
• Ensures timely and accurate communication with site management on projected completion times and needed information for risk evaluation projects.
• Sets up and maintains relationships with site orgs such as Operations, Regulatory Affairs, Engineering, Major Projects, and Training.
• Provides guidance on the scope and hazards to be included in any risk evaluation or product.
• Ensures the PRA Applications team plans, projects, and accomplishes budget spend projections to be predictable and meet Corporate Engineering and Enterprise expectations.
• Provides engineering/technical expertise and guidance in the identification, evaluation and resolution of routine problems in area of expertise.
• Leads PRA Applications team in the accomplishment of business goals and objectives through effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling, and monitoring of work activities.
• Ensures that the PRA Applications team prepares thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations, contracts, and products to meet company objectives and needs.
• Seeks efficiency and improvements in fundamental concepts, practices, processes and procedures and continues to acquire new skills and knowledge.
• Develops positive working relationships to effectively coordinate work activities.
• Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills.
• Maintains accurate records and files.
• Supports the company's goals and represent the company positively and professionally with external entities such as EPRI, PWROG, BWROG, NEI, NRC, and other utilities.
• Accommodates emergent work and effectively multi-tasks while keeping senior management informed.
• Sure that the licensing basis, as documented in approved site-specific Safety Evaluations, is followed for NRC-approved methodologies.
• Assures training needs for the group are met by activities such as attending seminars, computer-based training, and work group specific training classes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited program.
• A master’s degree in engineering will be considered in lieu of the B. S. engineering degree.
• Minimum of 7 years of engineering experience with 5 years of engineering experience directly related to the nuclear power industry.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in PRA activities.
• Knowledge of PRA risk-informed Applications such as Risk-Informed ISI, Maintenance Rule, and Mitigating Systems Performance Index, NOEDs, SDPs, Licensee Event Reports, Component Risk Ranking (AOV, MOV, check valve), Time Critical/Time Sensitive Operator Action identification, and some LAR development.
• Knowledge of PRA Software Tools such as Phoenix Risk Monitor, Phoenix Architect, CAFTA.
• Demonstrated involvement in Nuclear Industry organizations such as EPRI, NEI, BWROG/PWROG, ANS Code Committees, etc.
• Professional Engineer License or MBA (or business-related experience with case evaluations).
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Work experience at a Nuclear Site/Station within the Engineering, Ops, Maintenance or other support organization.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and/or work with a diverse team of individuals to meet a common goal or timeline.