Senior Project Engineer

United States Government - Naperville Park District, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Naperville Park District, IL

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The Senior Project Engineer position at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission involves serving as a region-based senior inspector within the Division of Operating Reactor Safety. The role focuses on managing the inspection program, providing regional program support, and ensuring compliance with NRC regulations for light-water reactors. The incumbent will lead inspections, assess operational performance, and integrate findings into overall licensee assessments, contributing to the safety and effectiveness of reactor operations.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Team Lead in managing the inspection program.
• Provide regional program support regarding operational and strategic activities associated with the implementation of the operating reactor inspection, oversight, and assessment programs.
• Lead, plan, conduct, report, and integrate findings associated with inspections of light-water reactors.
• Independently plan and determine the scope of inspections to be performed.
• Perform routine and complex inspections, allegation reviews, event response inspections, or area of emphasis inspections of reactor facilities.
• Prepare and coordinate a report of inspection findings to ascertain safety and regulatory compliance.
• Integrate inspection findings into overall licensee assessment.
• Perform miscellaneous duties in support of the region-based inspection program, including enforcement and performance assessment.

Requirements

• At least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level in the occupational series or similar duties.
• Knowledge of the theory, principles, and practices in a field of engineering, physical science, or related technical discipline as evidenced by a bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Specialized experience in nuclear engineering or other engineering disciplines such as mechanical, electrical, chemical, or structural.

Nice-to-haves

• Current Professional Engineer (P.E.) registration in a relevant discipline.
• Successful completion of the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) written examination.
• A related professional degree or at least 60 semester hours of specified engineering-related college courses combined with professional engineering work experience.

Benefits

• Telework schedules approved on a case-by-case basis.