Senior Civil Engineer - Site Development and Excavation

Job Description Summary

The Senior Civil Engineer for Site Development and Excavation will be part of a multi-discipline Civil/Structural technical team of dedicated engineers and scientists responsible for the application of GEH new plant technology (e.g. BWRX-300 Standard Plant) to each prospective customer site, including comprehensive engineering input to the development of new plant proposals, early works agreements and new product offerings.

In this position, you will lead the grading, excavation, and site development for new nuclear plant sites, and oversee the transformation of land into an engineered foundation capable of supporting nuclear plant structures. You will ensure that every cubic yard of earth moved meets the safety and quality requirements imposed by local and national regulations. Leveraging your subject matter expertise in civil engineering and site development, you will support the development of detailed statements of work for current and subsequent project phases, proposal technical write-ups, engineering estimates, schedule development and risk assessments in support of site selection, site permitting, and construction/operation licensing milestones.

• Lead the design for large-scale earthworks, including review and oversight of mass grading, erosion control, and deep excavation plans.

• Design and manage the development of cooling water intake/discharge systems, stormwater management, and utility corridors.

• Ensure all relevant site work complies with NQA-1 standards and NRC construction permit requirements.

• Partner with geotechnical teams to manage soil stabilization, rock anchors, and dewatering systems.

• Act as the technical lead for civil subcontractors, ensuring work is performed to the highest quality and safety standards.

• Contribute to an engineering team that assures proposals and early works packages for selected sites are compatible with our standard product offering.

• Establish and maintain strong working relationship with internal engineering teams.

• Interface with external partners, customers, and other applicable country specific regulatory agencies as required on technical issues.

• Work with proposal and early works teams to build estimates, schedules, and identify risks associated with different opportunities.

• Provide guidance to external partner engineering resources to ensure the quality of deliverables.

• Support commercial and marketing opportunities to develop new business opportunities.

• Protect the Intellectual Property rights of GEVH.

• Support GEVH initiatives, corrective action, process improvement and simplification.

• Ensure adherence to GEVH’s standards for nuclear safety and compliance.

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering or related discipline.

• At least 10 years of progressive experience in heavy civil construction or site development.

• At least 5 years of experience in the nuclear industry or equivalent large scale new build experience in the power generation industry.

• The preferred work location for this role is at the GEH Headquarters Wilmington, NC but highly qualified remote candidates will be considered.

• This role may require access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

• Master’s or PhD in civil engineering discipline or similar

• Professional Engineer registration in one or more states.

• Experience with nuclear site development

• Experience managing very large excavation projects

• Deep knowledge of soil mechanics, mass grading, and heavy excavation

• Advanced skills using Autodesk AEC Collection (Civil 3D), Bentley Infrastructure (Open Roads), and/or equivalent site design suite.

• Proven ability to be a liaison between organizations that are operating in separate geographic locations

• High performing individual with demonstrated ability to deliver results while exhibiting behaviors that promote strong team performance

• Proven interpersonal and leadership skills with the ability to think strategically, be creative and move quickly

• Demonstrated ability to lead a team of highly experienced engineers and balance multiple demands and priorities

• High performing energetic leader with demonstrated ability to deliver results while exhibiting behaviors that promote strong team performance

• Experience with project management skillset (communication, risk, planning/scheduling, change mgmt)

• EPC experience and knowledge; specifically, power plant

• Understanding of nuclear industry and technology

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Demonstrated ability to document, plan, market and manage programs that further the knowledge, understanding and capability of the business

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S.…