Senior or Staff Engineer-BDB Program Lead Innsbrook

 

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Job Summary

We are currently seeking a motivated and experienced senior engineer or staff engineer for a Fleet Lead role for the Dominion Energy Beyond Design Basis/FLEX (BDB) Program. The BDB Program Fleet Lead works in the Nuclear Fleet Design Engineering and Programs department and is responsible for BDB program governance, oversight, and performance for the seven nuclear reactors in the fleet.  The Fleet Lead is responsible for the following key activities associated with management and implementation of the programs:

 

Fleet Lead Responsibilities 

• Maintaining FLEX strategy basis Engineering Technical Evaluations (ETE) and FIP (Final Integrated Plan) documents, including preparing or reviewing any needed revisions.
• Providing review/input to Licensing submittals to address the impact on FLEX strategies and equipment.
• Coordinating fleet program procedure review through appropriate peer groups and approval through the Equipment Reliability CFAM.
• Identifying and initiating FLEX procedure changes based on reason for change: (1) PWROG generic revision to addendum, (2) feedback from users (Operations, Engineering, Training), (3) design change, (4) IPE/PRA changes, or (5) other external inputs (Regulator, INPO, NEI, etc.).
• Ensuring each site’s FLEX Equipment List is maintained and updated as needed, including assessing any changes to the list for impacts to Program documents.
• Serving as industry point of contact (e.g., SAFER, INPO, EPRI, NEI) and participate or make presentations in industry meetings, forums, and boards.
• Ensuring each station's BDB program is maintained and updated as needed, including compliance with station commitments and applicable industry requirements.
• Verifying BDB Program compliance including identification of required documentation, or changes to the program, due to new or revised site engineering products.
• SME for issues with the testing of FLEX equipment that provide a mitigation strategy for core cooling/decay heat removal, containment cooling/ integrity, RCS inventory control, and SFP inventory/cooling.
• Developing and maintaining preventive maintenance (PM) strategies for BDB / FLEX equipment and interfacing with station Maintenance personnel to resolve PM or testing issues as they arise.
• Advocate for FLEX equipment upgrades and replacements as necessary to optimize Program performance.

The most qualified candidate for this position would have:

• Existing nuclear industry and nuclear power plant experience.
• Work experience with the following industry guidance:
  • NEI 12-06, “Diverse and Flexible Coping Strategies (FLEX) Implementation Guide”
  • 10 CFR 50.155 “Mitigation of Beyond Design Basis Events”
  • Reg Guide 1.226 “Flexible Mitigation Strategies for Beyond Design-Basis-Events”
  • Reg Guide 1.227 “Wide-Range Spent Fuel Pool Level Instrumentation”
  • NEI Efficiency Bulletin 16-17 Rev. 1, “Optimizing FLEX Equipment Preventive Maintenance Strategies and Sharing of Operational Experience”
  • NEI 12-02, Industry Guidance for Compliance with NRC Order EA-12-051, “To Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation”
  • INPO IER L1-13-10, “Nuclear Accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station”
• Experience with responding to Regulator review and inspection questions
• Effective communication skills for engaging nuclear management, station stakeholders, vendors, and the regulator.
• Track record of self-teaching and making decisions in the face of ambiguous or incomplete data

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience

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

• Senior Engineer 5+ years of relevant nuclear technical / engineering experience.  Staff Engineer 8+ years of relevant nuclear technical/engineering experience.
• Strong planning and project management skil