Mechanical Engineer - Nuclear Power

Mechanical Engineer - Nuclear Power

Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success. As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Design mechanical systems supporting new nuclear power plant designs or modifications to operating nuclear power plants.
• Work collaboratively with various design engineering execution teams across the US.
• Perform all aspects of mechanical system design engineering and analysis for assigned systems of responsibility.

The Team Black & Veatch is engaged with securing nuclear energy's future through our commitment to the current operating fleet and to the new build market, including the latest advanced reactor designs. We are fully committed to assisting our clients meet the needs of a global nuclear power industry with quality engineering and turnkey Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC) solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Continues developing knowledge and may provide guidance and direction on design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and B&V policies.
• Provides technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines.
• Independently applies knowledge and complies with B&V quality program relative to assigned tasks.
• May be responsible for ensuring compliance with B&V quality program.
• Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts.
• Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects.
• Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection.
• May oversee collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work.
• Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles.
• Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements.
• Independently applies advanced engineering techniques and analysis problems and methods.
• Actively delegates appropriate tasks to lower level team members to develop depth of project execution staff.
• Reviews lower level engineering work or assignments.
• Is responsible for one or more of the following: leading production teams; coordinating multiple discipline activity; and serving as the responsible charge for a project.
• Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects.
• Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers on low to moderately complex projects.
• Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on low to moderately complex projects.
• Provides support to business development or pursuit activities and may offer other services to clients.
• Recognized as a technical specialist and has knowledge and skill set to provide consultation and guidance to project teams in a particular practice area.
• May design a complete project of moderately complex scope or support multiple projects on the complex technical challenges.
• Actively fosters knowledge management and provides mentoring.
• May develop and apply advanced engineering concepts and approaches to unique engineering problems.
• Typically assists with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required.
• May participate in career planning, and learning and development.
• Actively mentors lower level professionals and identifies successors to train in the specifics of their role.
• May assist with resource management strategy.
• May have responsibility of engineering resources for small groups of a single discipline.
• May be accountable for some administrative responsibilities that include but aren't limited to:
  Ensuring policies, procedures and processes are effectively implemented and communicated for work group. Ensuring adherence to corporate and division programs. Approving timesheets and expense reports.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Desired experience for this position includes expertise in some of the following areas:
  Nuclear Power Plant System design Condensate and Feedwater systems Cooling water, including closed cycle systems High Pressure / Intermediate Pressure / Low / Auxiliary Steam systems Instrument and/or Service Air Systems Demineralized (DM) water supply and make up systems. Service and Potable water supply system P&t Performing calculations such as pipe sizing calculations, pipe thickness calculations, pump sizing calculation, control valve sizing calculations, heat exchanger sizing, atm.
  
  tank sizing etc. Preparation of technical specifications for mechanical equipment, piping, and valves. Working knowledge…