Experienced Project Engineer

Working at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory we foster pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values:
Trust, Empowerment, and Collaboration. Our company promotes a positive culture while ensuring the safety and reliability of our nation's naval nuclear reactors, and training the Sailors who operate those reactors in the U.S. Navy's submarines and aircraft carrier Fleets. Looking for a lifetime career? Apply today!

Job Description The Facility Commissioning and Turnover (FCAT) unit is responsible for ensuring all Naval Spent Fuel Handling (NSFH) Facility systems are properly validated, documented, and prepared for turnover to end-users. As a Project Engineer, your role will focus on coordinating turnover activities across engineers, subcontractors, commissioning stakeholders, and the operations organizations. You will support development and maintenance of the facility turnover plan, facilitate system walkdowns, ensure turnover documentation meets requirements, create Power BI turnover metrics, and actively manage progress toward facility turnover milestones.

This position plays a key role in bridging construction, commissioning, and operations. You will ensure accurate and timely updates to the turnover SharePoint site including checklists, deliverables, redline updates, acceptance documentation, and training materials, while coordinating with end-users to align on operational expectations, testing participation, and turnover preparations. The Project Engineer contributes to issue resolution, schedule integration with project managers, and ensures turnover packages meet the NSFH Facility Turnover Plan requirements.

Required Combination of Knowledge and Skill Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in a related technical, engineering, science or construction field and a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience; or Masters degree from an accredited college or university in a related technical, engineering, science or construction field and a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience; or Doctorate degree from an accredited college or university in a related technical, engineering, science or construction field and a minimum of 1 year of relevant experience;

or Currently a Senior Reactor Training Engineer, Refueling Engineer, or Field (RPCO) Engineer at the Company.

Preferred Skills Share Point , Power BI, and documentation system proficiency (Prolog, Kahua, Cx Alloy)
Strong communication and coordination skills

Experience with facility turnover and commissioning

Strong technical writing skills.

Compensation and Benefits Health, Dental, Vision & Voluntary Benefits Disability, Life & Accident Insurance
401(k) Savings program & Capital Accumulation Plan Personal & Medical Time Off Paid Parental Leave Flexible Work Schedules Tuition Assistance for Eligible Employees Student Debt Benefit Personal Time Off Sell Program Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Wellness Program Visit us online to view all NNL benefits!

Pay Range $86,100.00 - $ annually Salary information provided is a general guideline only. Annual salary is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

The Naval Nuclear Laboratory is operated for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) by Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC (FMP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Fluor Corporation. Naval Nuclear Laboratory personnel are FMP employees who work at four DOE facilities:
Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, Kenneth

A. Kesselring Site, and Naval Reactors Facility, and at the U.S. Department of Defense-owned Nuclear Power Training Unit-Charleston. FMP employees also have an established presence at numerous shipyards, satellite, and…