Commissioning Engineer III

Talascend is currently seeking a Commissioning Engineer III for a contract opportunity with our client in Bellevue, Washington (State).

Overview

This position requires a high potential individual who will focus on nuclear island commissioning and plant operations related aspects of the Natrium Demonstration Plant being developed including scheduling, planning, and testing product development.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for coordinating geographically diverse design and commissioning team members to develop supporting design and testing documentation.
• Develop and implement commissioning administrative programs and procedures.
• Develop and coordinate the creation of an integrated nuclear plant commissioning schedule across multiple organizations.
• Provide subject matter expertise to the project team regarding regulations, company policies, and industry best practices related to nuclear plant commissioning.
• Support the develop, maintenance, and refinement of plant level and system level requirements, specifications, and strategy documents related to commissioning, plant operations and maintenance activities over the lifecycle of a nuclear facility.
• Apply engineering principles, methods, and tools to the design of nuclear and industrial facilities and its systems and operations.
• Develop and lead commissioning and design efforts to evaluate plant integrated control and transient event responses and provide recommendations/optimizations to deliver efficient plant operational strategies to influence design.
• Support teammates and contractors in the plant development efforts through oversight and interface activities.
• Support continuous learning and application of nuclear industry best practices to maintain the highest quality of engineering design and proactively identify process change/enhancement opportunities.
• Support licensing activities associated with Safety Analysis Reports.
• Provide leadership and oversight of nuclear island commissioning programs, processes, and procedures to ensure testing meets design criteria.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Nuclear, Mechanical, Electrical, or other relevant engineering discipline from an accredited university or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years direct nuclear power plant experience commissioning safety-related (or equivalent) systems and components.
• 5+ years direct experience in commercial nuclear reactor operating experience, including Senior Reactor Operator qualification or equivalent.

Requirements

• Previous experience related to EPC contracts preferred.
• Experience in developing and/or using nuclear plant commissioning administrative processes and procedures.
• Experience in implementing integrated plant design of nuclear systems, including complex systems and structures highly desired but not required.
• Experience developing and/or approving nuclear plant operations and maintenance procedures is preferred.
• Experience using P6 Primavera or a similar application to develop long-term schedules is preferred.
• Knowledge of the implementing requirements for and licensing basis criteria for nuclear work control, maintenance strategies, and operational programs.
• Deep understanding of the nuclear regulations, plant work control processes, operational design philosophies, and integrated plant operations during normal and off-normal events.
• Deep understanding of configuration management principles, as well as knowledge of design control tools application on nuclear or similar complex industrial applications.
• Knowledge of Risk Informed methodologies for integrated plant design or similar probabilistic methods in design, desired but not required.
• Excellent technical writing, communication, and presentation skills, including periodic training development and presentation.
• Attention to detail and aspiration for technical excellence.
• Candidate must be a high potential, self-starter and possess ability to coordinate and support a design team’s effort with minimal direction.
• Ability to handle projects that include many competing objectives and design constraints, with ability to resolve conflicts between objectives.
• Ability to work on tasks that require a multi-disciplinary approach.
• Experience working to quality standards NQA-1 or ISO 9001.
• The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.