Engineer, Principal Regulatory

Constellation Energy·Warrenville, Illinois·Posted today

Nuclear industryUS only

About this role

Principal Regulatory Engineer at Constellation, the nation's largest clean energy producer. Lead advanced regulatory and technical problem-solving for nuclear power plants as a subject matter expert in regulatory affairs. Drive fleet-wide NRC compliance, licensing strategy, and stakeholder engagement with direct influence over regulatory policy and plant operations.

Responsibilities

—Perform advanced regulatory and technical analysis supporting plant and fleet regulatory compliance activities
—Manage regulatory issues end-to-end, ensuring all regulatory products comply with licensing basis, industry codes, standards, and NRC requirements
—Conduct independent research, reviews, and in-depth analyses on plant safety, reliability, maintainability, and availability matters
—Provide regulatory/technical expertise and direct involvement in resolving complex regulatory issues across assigned programs
—Interface directly with NRC, INPO, NEI, and NERC leadership to influence regulatory decisions and shape policies
—Train, mentor, and coach station and corporate regulatory personnel in subject matter expertise areas
—Develop strategic recommendations on technologies and regulatory approaches to improve performance, reduce costs, and ensure compliance with regulatory changes
—Build key stakeholder relationships and serve as recognized external expert in assigned regulatory domains
—Support emergency response, department duty coverage, and outage activities as needed

Qualifications

—Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent technical degree
—Minimum 10 years of professional nuclear power or NERC experience with demonstrated exceptional performance
—Superior regulatory/technical expertise in specific areas (e.g., licensing actions, reportability, performance improvement) with internal and external recognition as regulatory resource
—Strong written and oral communication skills
—VP Licensing & Regulatory Affairs approval required for position classification
—Meet unescorted access or badging requirements and pass favorable medical examination per position duties