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Civil/Structural Engineering Site Lead, Plant Design Oversight

TerraPower·Kemmerer, WY, USA·Posted today
Nuclear industryUS only

About this role

TerraPower seeks a Civil/Structural Engineering Site Lead for the Plant Design Oversight team on the Natrium advanced nuclear reactor project. You'll oversee all civil/structural engineering activities across the Nuclear Island, Energy Island, and Balance of Plant, coordinating with construction and engineering teams to ensure field work conforms to design and NRC regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate with Constructor and TerraPower Construction teams to identify and resolve issues that arise during construction
  • Ensure field issue solutions are identified, reviewed, and approved using project field change processes
  • Support Constructor and TerraPower Construction teams to facilitate understanding of field changes and ensure timely, accurate information relay
  • Coordinate activities of other TerraPower civil/structural engineering personnel located on site
  • Monitor and appraise design organizations, partners, contractors, and subcontractors' performance to ensure technical requirements and processes are followed
  • Support design and integration reviews and resolution of cross-functional technical issues
  • Coordinate approval of field changes that may occur during construction

Qualifications

  • B.S. degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent or higher
  • 10+ years of project experience on large, complex projects
  • 2+ years of experience as an on-site/field engineer for large, complex projects
  • Excellent writing and communication skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work independently with minimal direction
  • Experience with new nuclear power plant projects
  • Experience with commercial codes and standards (IBC, ACI 318, AISC 360, ASCE 7)
  • Experience with nuclear codes and standards (ACI 349, ACI 359, AISC N690, ASCE 4, ASCE 43)
  • Experience working on projects with NRC or DOE regulations
  • Experience working to quality standards on design activities (ASME NQA-1 or ISO 9001)

Desired

  • Ability to deliver projects with multiple competing objectives and design constraints
  • Experience with multi-disciplinary project approaches
  • Self-starter mentality with ability to coordinate with internal and external engineering and construction teams with minimal direction

Job details

FieldEngineering
LocationKemmerer, WY, USA
IndustryNuclear energy
PostedJun 2026

About the company

TerraPower

A nuclear innovation company founded by Bill Gates, building the Natrium sodium-cooled fast reactor and advancing medical isotope production.

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