Manager, Nuclear Licensing & Regulatory Engagement

About the role

The Manager, Nuclear Licensing & Regulatory Engagement is responsible for all phases of licensing projects to ensure project success, including overall regulatory strategy, application/submittal scope, schedule, and quality; NRC review efficiency; and NRC engagement plans. They provide leadership for a team of licensing engineers and other internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and direction for the new nuclear regulatory team in support of siting, licensing, and development activities for Duke Energy’s new nuclear efforts.
• Establishes priorities, aligns resources, and ensures licensing activities are integrated with overall project objectives.
• Leads and manages the company’s interface with the NRC for all new nuclear licensing projects, ensuring consistent, effective communication with agency staff.
• Ensures regulatory correspondence, licensing submittals, and other communications to the NRC and applicable regulatory agencies are complete, accurate, timely, and of high quality; provides review and oversight to confirm materials support the approved licensing strategy and project schedule.
• Develops, manages, and provides oversight of licensing scope, schedules, budgets, and work products associated with 10 CFR Part 50, Part 52, and potentially Part 53 activities; monitors progress, identifies risks, and drives resolution of issues that could affect licensing outcomes.
• Works closely with industry organizations and participates in NEI working groups to support industry learning, consistency, and standardization; monitors emerging regulatory developments and incorporates applicable lessons learned into Duke Energy’s new nuclear licensing approach.
• Develops and maintains licensing strategies for new nuclear development efforts, including identification of regulatory pathways, key milestones, stakeholder engagement needs, and actions necessary to support successful siting, application development, NRC review, and project execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other related degree
• 10 years’ experience in licensing/regulatory affairs interfacing with NRC
• Working knowledge of 10 CFR Part 50 and Part 52, and of NRC processes
• Graduation from a four-year college or university with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited program or state registration as a Professional Engineer (Master's degree in engineering will be considered in lieu of the B. S. engineering degree)
• Excellent communication skills – technical, verbal, written and presentation
• Demonstrated ability to maintain composure and clarity of thought and purpose when confronted with highly stressful situations
• Demonstrated effective analytical, problem identification, negotiation and resolution skills
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across multiple functional areas in an organization, coordinating resources to meet expectations
• Experience in new nuclear licensing projects

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other related degree
• 10 years’ experience in licensing/regulatory affairs interfacing with NRC
• Working knowledge of 10 CFR Part 50 and Part 52, and of NRC processes