Senior Manager, Nuclear Engineering Analysis

Location: Bellevue,Washington,United States

TITLE:  Senior Manager, Nuclear Engineering Analysis

LOCATION: Bellevue, WA

TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPower’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the company’s activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications – all for significant human health benefits.

TerraPower is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced nuclear reactor research and development and influencing change within the nuclear power landscape and bringing forward the critical production of medical isotopes.  TerraPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, as a federal contractor, TerraPower has instituted an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) in an effort to proactively recruit, hire, and promote women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.

Senior Manager , Nuclear Engineering Analysis

The Nuclear Engineering Analysis Senior Manager, a manager of managers,  leads the operations, assignments , activities, and resources of the engineering group.  They are responsible for the technical adequacy of their scope, ensuring the appropriate quality, as well as delivering the scope within budget and schedule in collaboration with the assigned Project Manager. The Senior Manager reports to the Department Director. 

Responsibilities:

•  Manage the execution of the design, analysis, and/or type of engineering work products associated with the assigned scope using appropriate standards, technical best practices, corporate and project execution practices, Quality Assurance and safety procedures, and other requirements.

•  Work with, senior managers, managers , technical staff, Project Manager(s), and PMO to develop plans and activities to support the project delivery goals and cost constraints.

•  Manage engineering resources allocation across multiple teams that report to  their group and ensure qualified engineers are performing work.

•  Develop and manage a highly effective group of managers and technical staff through training, qualification, coaching, and mentorship, and ensure that clear expectations are communicated and met.

•  Provide technical direction to ensure the engineering team, partners, and suppliers successful deliver high-quality work products that are on schedule and within budget as defined by the Natrium leadership and Project Management teams.

•  Use high level of judgement to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems.

•  Identify staffing  needs and engage HR support to assist in the recruitment and selection of additional staff and develop and refine the group organizational structure to enhance performance.

•  Provide technical oversight of contractor, supplier, and partner work where applicable.

•  Keep managers, technical staff, and Natrium leadership informed of major emerging technical issues.

•  Provide input to technical risk harvesting exercises and ensure that these risks are properly defined and managed.

•  Provide reviews and approvals attesting to technical adequacy of work products.  

•  Ensure design conducted in accordance with project requirements, configuration management and change control plans and practices.

•  Ensure interface with regulators, stakeholders, and customers on scope design issues is carried out in a technically sound, accurate, and complete basis.