Manager Nuclear Engineering – Fuels Probabilistic Risk Assessment
Duke EnergyCharlotte, NC
Good fit if
- You can work a hybrid schedule.
- You can cover an on-call and emergency-response rotation if assigned.
- You have 7 years of experience.
- You can travel 5 to 15% of the time.
Credentials that matter
Skills and tools
- PRA
- Risk-informed ISI
- Maintenance Rule
- SDP
- Lers
- Lars
- Phoenix Risk Monitor
- Phoenix Architect
- Cafta
- NRC Regulations
- 10 CFR 50
Required qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering from ABET-accredited program (or Master's degree in engineering)
- Minimum 7 years of engineering experience with at least 5 years directly in nuclear power industry
About this role
Lead Duke Energy's Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) Applications team to oversee risk-informed regulatory compliance, maintenance planning, and safety evaluations across nuclear sites. Direct PRA modeling strategy, NRC interface activities (SDP, LERs, LARs), and risk-informed Technical Specification evaluations. Manage team qualifications, budget, and cross-functional coordination with Operations, Regulatory Affairs, and Engineering to support licensing basis compliance and operational decisions.
Responsibilities
- Oversee Significance Determination Process (SDP) activities and serve as primary PRA interface with NRC Region II Senior Resident Inspectors
- Schedule bi-annual site leadership updates on PRA activities and maintain stakeholder communication across Operations, Regulatory Affairs, Engineering, and Training
- Manage budget, Notices of Enforcement Discretion (NOEDs), Licensee Event Reports (LERs), and License Amendment Requests (LARs) development and NRC transmittals
- Support Technical Specification 3.0.4.b risk evaluations and manage Phoenix Risk Monitor tool for work week scheduling and risk-informed decisions
- Assign qualified PRA resources to prepare and review risk analyses; ensure personnel maintain proper qualifications and conduct pre/post-job briefs and critiques
- Oversee PRA deliverables including Application Updates, Risk-Informed ISI, Maintenance Rule documentation, Component Risk Ranking analyses, and Time-Critical/Time-Sensitive Operator Action evaluations
- Guide scope, hazards, and communication accuracy for risk evaluations; ensure project timelines and information needs are clearly communicated
- Lead team planning, resource allocation, and performance monitoring; identify process improvements and support external engagement with EPRI, PWROG, BWROG, NEI, and peer utilities
- Ensure technical reports, correspondence, and documentation meet company and NRC regulatory objectives per approved Safety Evaluations and NRC-approved methodologies
- Identify and support team training needs through seminars and work group-specific courses
Preferred qualifications
- Minimum 3 years of PRA activities experience
- Knowledge of risk-informed applications: Risk-Informed ISI, Maintenance Rule, Mitigating Systems Performance Index (MSPI), NOEDs, SDPs, LERs, Component Risk Ranking, Time Critical/Time Sensitive Operator Actions, LAR development
- Proficiency with PRA software tools: Phoenix Risk Monitor, Phoenix Architect, CAFTA
- Demonstrated involvement in nuclear industry organizations (EPRI, PWROG, BWROG, NEI)
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Manager Nuclear Engineering – Fuels Probabilistic Risk Assessment
Duke Energy