Civil/Structural Engineer - Design Authority - Hybrid

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

The ideal candidate will be a recognized specialist in their area of expertise with a high, in-depth level of knowledge and problem solving skills. This candidate will also have experience or professional exposure to Civil/Structural and design engineering.

• A Bachelor’s degree or a Master’s degree in Engineering or other science or technical field will be considered. Candidates with a Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree with emphasis in Design and/or Civil/Structural Engineering and a Professional Engineering (PE) license is preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience of practical application in Civil/Structural and/or design engineering is required with a preference for 8 or more years of experience with at least 2-3 years of that experience being in an industrial, chemical and/or nuclear environment.

The following skills are preferred:

• Must be able to independently perform and lead analysis and design activities ensuring plant dsigns and as-built facilities meet site requirements as well as Urenco’s design and engineering standards throughout the entire asset design life cycle.
• Must have strong interpersonal verbal and written communications skills.
• Must be able to represent the site on regulatory matters and articulate compelling arguments.
• Familiarity with NRC regulatory requirements, particularly 10 CFR70.72 is preferred.
• MS Office, SAP and other relevant information systems experience/knowledge is strongly preferred.

Job Details

• The work location for this position is Urenco USA, Eunice, NM - 25% onsite
• Work Schedule: Professional work schedule/ with minimal night/ weekend support. Some nights and weekend work may be required. Employees are also subject to call-outs as needed.
• Travel Required: 20% of the time or less as required.
• Security Clearance Requirement: Controlled Access Area (CAA) Access and an L or Q level security clearance is required.
• Work Environment: Radiological exposure expectations of < 100 mrem/yr. General Office, Plant Production Areas. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets etc.

Primary Functions

• Provide basic design of civil and structural components necessary for project development.
• Perform Civil/Structural design calculations and prepare calculation packages, details, coordinating with a team of design engineers, drafters, etc.
• Perform field work to include walk-downs, conceptual studies, checking construction drawings, and preparing project specs and material requisitions as needed.
• Perform conceptual studies to include cost and planning studies, layouts, design calucaltions, specification development and construction documents.
• Contribute to the delivery of Front End Engineer of future plant expansions and new construction.
• Develop procedures and procedure revisions in support of program implementation.
• Actively promote a pro-active safety culture and perform analysis to create and promote continual safety process improvement behaviors.
• Ensure advanced plant designs contain safety features based on best industrial practice and lessons learned from an industrial nuclear environment.
• Perform design reviews and approve, as delegated Design Authority the designs concerning the expertise area of Process Technology.
• Provide governance and oversight concerning detailed design and supplier manufacturing quality processes on request of site or group project managers.
• Establish, control, and maintain Group Reference Design and safety case standards and requirements including: Core UF6 enrichment, critical core UF6 support system requirements, relevant UF6 de-conversion requirements, and all design and safety case requirements in support of UTD activities.
• Lead Post Implementation Reviews to establish the feedback loop to design Authority from a safety /license compliance, operational and asset management perspective.
• Perform structural steel design for industrial structures, process structures, tail and truck loading structures, pipe and cable tray racks, platform steel design and other industrial designs as required.
• Perform reinforced concrete design for equipment foundations, concrete structures, containment systems, plant buildings, retaining walls and other industrial designs as required.

The duties and responsibilities listed above do not reflect the position description in full and in complete detail.

We are looking for an individual that can make a difference and add value to our existing team. The Civil Structural Engineer will be a senior level engineer with extensive, hands on, practical experience in Civil/Structural and design engineering in an environment where standards include (nuclear) safety requirements, site license requirements, regulatory compliance requirements and Urenco state-of-the-art, qualified systems and best practices.