Senior Mechanical Engineer

Overview

Our Fortune 300 Utility client s Nuclear Engineering and Fuel department is seeking a motivated and experienced engineer. The single role ( Fleet Lead Engineer ") will be filled at either the Staff or Senior Engineer level commensurate with the selected candidate s experience, knowledge, skills, and education. The role will be based at the Innsbrook office in Glen Allen, VA but will provide expertise to the fleet of four nuclear power stations.

• The Fleet Lead Engineer will be one of two team members who focus on the nuclear division s In-Service Testing (IST) and Appendix J Programs
  , and they will be responsible for program governance, oversight, and performance as they relate to the fleet s seven nuclear reactors.
• Provide oversight for major site/fleet program activities.
• Coordinate, develop, and maintain procedures governing the IST Program.
• Ensure the stations have a common, consistent approach for handling IST.
• Monitor completion of fleet commitments for the IST Program implementation.
• Provide support for the periodic IST Program health reports.
• Coordinate responses to findings that impact fleet processes or procedures.
• Review engineering products such as design changes, engineering technical evaluations and industry operating experience for impact on the IST Program.
• Provide oversight of and support for testing and inspection activities associated with IST components, including technical direction on ASME OM Code compliance, establishing or authorizing use of industry-accepted methodologies for the IST Program and reviewing IST Program Plans and bases as necessary.
• Lead program self-assessments that include all Dominion Energy plant sites.
• Coordinate peer group meetings and program-related training.
• Attend appropriate industry meetings on behalf of Dominion Energy.
• Maintain App J Program procedures and program documents.
• Initiate and support Licensing changes.
• Review daily site CR report, Appendix J Owner’s Group (APOG) participation (benchmark inquiries and annual meeting).
• Lead program self-assessments.
• Prepare program health report (outage frequency).
• Train and mentor personnel.
• Support emergent outage App J issues.
• Support review of completed App J related test packages which includes test data entry and trending.
• Develop/determine LLRT/ILRT requirements for post maintenance testing (PMT).
• Prepare INPO IRIS report for failed LLRT/ILRT.
• Prepare evaluations for use as is disposition on margin loss.
• Plan and schedule of all Appendix J Program Tests in accordance with applicable governing documents.
• Evaluate Appendix J component leakage history and modify test frequencies accordingly.
• Evaluate the Administrative Leakage Limits periodically for revisions based on historical performance.

The knowledge, skills, abilities and experience required for entry into this job include the following:

• Senior Engineer: 5+ years of relevant engineering experience
• Staff Engineer: 8+ years of relevant engineering experience
• Completed training in area of expertise through approved industry groups/vendors such as EPRI, ASME, APOG, etc.

Prior work experience with the following industry guidance:

• 10 CFR 50
• Appendix J
• Primary Reactor Containment Leakage Testing for Water-Cooled Reactors
• Regulatory Guide 1.163
• Performance Based Containment Leak Test Program
• NEI 94-01 (latest rev.)
• Industry Guideline For Performance-Based Option of 10 CFR Part 50
• Appendix J
• ANSI/ANS 56.8-1994
• Experience with preparing requests for relief from NRC requirements and interacting with the NRC to obtain approval
• Experience with the ASME Operations and Maintenance (OM) Code committees which include applicable work assignments, training, or work on ASME committees
• Familiarity with 10 CFR 50.55a, Codes and Standards
• Experience applying the ASME OM Code
• Familiarity with NRC Generic Letters, Information Notices, NRC Guides, and other regulatory and industry issues concerning the technical and design aspects of the IST Program.

Required degree (equivalency not accepted in lieu of required degree):

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