Probabilistic Risk Assessment Practitioner

Callaway Energy Center is a nuclear facility in mid-Missouri with over 800 employees and contractors. The center has a 30-year record of safe operation and serves as a highly efficient, low-cost, sustainable electricity source for Ameren Missouri’s 1.2 million customers.

Responsibilities

• Develop skills and knowledge to advise Nuclear Division personnel on PRA-related issues.
• Participate in plant program groups that use risk insights, such as the Maintenance Rule Expert Panel.
• Develop skills to evaluate plant design and licensing changes for their quantitative impact on plant risk.
• Achieve qualifications to independently perform PRA activities, including PRA model maintenance and risk-informed applications.
• Learn, maintain, and document Callaway PRA (computer-based) models to determine quantitative risk associated with plant operation and maintenance.
• Assist in evaluating the risk significance of plant events and interact with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as needed.
• Consult with nuclear division personnel on qualitative and quantitative nuclear safety topics, including Maintenance Rule, MSPI, NRC Significance Determination Process, risk-informed Technical Specifications, and risk-informed licensing actions.
• Learn and maintain department procedures related to PRA.
• Assume Emergency Response Organization (ERO) duties per the Callaway Energy Center Radiological Emergency Response Plan (RERP), including responding to assigned ERO facilities within required response times.

Requirements

The technical career path level depends on the applicant’s credentials. Qualifications vary by level:

• Associate Practitioner: Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Advanced Mathematics, Engineering Technology, or a related field from an accredited institution. Training in nuclear Probabilistic Risk Assessment (Probabilistic Safety Assessment) or two or more years of nuclear Operations experience preferred.
• Practitioner: Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Advanced Mathematics, Engineering Technology, or a related field from an accredited institution. Two or more years in nuclear Probabilistic Risk Assessment (Probabilistic Safety Assessment) or nuclear Operations required.
• Career Practitioner: Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Advanced Mathematics, Engineering Technology, or a related field from an accredited institution. Minimum 5 years of professional post-degree experience in nuclear Probabilistic Risk Assessment (Probabilistic Safety Assessment) or nuclear Operations required. Demonstrated expertise in advanced PRA methods, communication, and leadership skills preferred.
• Consulting Practitioner: Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Advanced Mathematics, Engineering Technology, or a related field from an accredited institution. Minimum 8 years of professional post-degree experience in nuclear Probabilistic Risk Assessment (Probabilistic Safety Assessment) or nuclear Operations required. Demonstrated expertise in advanced nuclear PRA methods, communication, leadership, and mentoring skills required. Nuclear industry participation and recognition in the nuclear PRA industry preferred.

Successful candidates will also demonstrate strong leadership, decision-making, human relations, and communication skills. Security screening is required for Callaway Energy Center access.

Benefits

• Medical coverage starting on date of hire.
• 100% employer-paid cash balance pension plan.
• 401(k) with company match, fully vested on date of hire.
• Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays.
• Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave.

Pay

Compensation range: $60,600.00 – $172,200.00. This range encompasses multiple levels of the role, with career level and compensation determined by applicant credentials. Base salary is one component of a competitive compensation package, which may also include annual incentive payments based on individual and company performance.

Schedule

The Probabilistic Risk Assessment Practitioner works a standard day shift in an office/plant/field setting at the Callaway Energy Center. Additional hours, callouts, and/or rotating shifts may be required during refueling outages and emergent plant activities.