Pay Rate – $77.33 – $82.85 hourly
Title: Mechanical Power Uprate Project Engineer
Hybrid: Need to be onsite on 1st week and during outage season
Contract Duration: 2 years (possibility of extension)
Job Summary:

• Acts as the Owner’s Engineer for the Salem Mechanical Power Uprate Project.
• Coordinates the planning, design, fabrication, installation, and commissioning of project modifications.
• Provides technical leadership throughout the entire project lifecycle.
• Ensures engineering accuracy, regulatory compliance, and successful integration of new or upgraded systems.
• Supports modifications across the nuclear generating fleet.
• Works in a hybrid model:
• Primarily remote during the planning and design phases.
• Travels to Hancock’s Bridge, NJ, and vendor facilities as required.
• Works on-site during installation and commissioning to provide project support.
• Collaborates with project teams, vendors, and client personnel to ensure successful project execution.
• Travel expenses are reimbursed according to the contractor’s employer policy and invoiced to the client under the applicable Master Services Agreement.

Job Responsibilities:

• Function as the Lead Responsible Engineer for the planning, scoping, and technical evaluation of plant configuration changes, ensuring alignment with nuclear safety, regulatory requirements, and station goals.
• Coordinate the development, review, and approval of engineering design documents, calculations, drawings, and specifications in accordance with plant procedures and industry standards.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams (mechanical, electrical, civil/structural, I&C) of internal and external engineering teams to ensure design completeness and technical accuracy.
• Oversee vendor/manufacturer development of fabrication details to ensure components meet design requirements, QA/QC standards, and nuclear procurement specifications.
• Support installation planning, including work instructions, field work packages, constructability reviews, and outage scheduling reviews.
• Provide field engineering support during installation to ensure technical issues are resolved promptly and design intent is maintained.
• Manage configuration control, ensuring changes are implemented in accordance with station modification processes and regulatory requirements (e.g., 10 CFR 50.59, plant design basis).
• Lead or support testing and commissioning activities, including development of test plans, acceptance criteria, and post modification testing execution.
• Interface with Operations, Maintenance, Licensing, and Work Management to ensure stakeholder alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support the Project Manager with accurate schedules of engineering activities and management of project risks, escalating issues and recommending corrective actions as needed.
• Prepare and deliver technical presentations, design review packages, and justification documents to internal stakeholders, safety committees, and regulatory bodies.
• Ensure all engineering activities adhere to nuclear safety culture principles, human performance tools, and station procedures.
• Support the turnover of completed modifications, including as built documentation, configuration updates, training materials, and long term equipment ownership transitions.
• Provide onsite engineering support as needed during refueling or forced outages

Job Specific Skills & Qualifications:
Required:

• BS or BE Degree in Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, or Nuclear Engineering or related technical degree
• Minimum 5 years of related engineering experience in a nuclear power plant or for a related support vendor
• Documented completion of engineering fundamentals and systems training and a US commercial nuclear power plant.
• Documented qualification as the responsible engineer under the Nuclear Energy Institute Standard Design Process, IP-ENG-001
• Documented qualification in preparing / reviewing design analysis calculations for nuclear configuration and design basis control
• Previous experience preparing / reviewing test plans for installation testing and commissioning of equipment configuration changes
• Independently multi-task and resolve conflicting priorities.
• Availability for shift work during project installation work windows
• Must meet and maintain federal requirements for unescorted access to the nuclear facility including random alcohol and drug testing, including marijuana.
• Must meet and maintain federal requirements for access to 10CFR810 export controlled information.

Desired:

• Previous power uprate experience at a US commercial nuclear facility
• Previous experience with engineering software modeling tools (e.g. Gothic, Retran, Proto-flo, Fathom, Proto-HX, AutoPipe, ME101)
• Professional Engineer’s License in NJ or other state
• Master’s Degree of Science or Engineering in a related discipline
• Previous experience with SAP computerized maintenance management system