Credentials that matter
Skills and tools
- Nuclear Facility Design
- Nuclear Licensing
- Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor
- Advanced Reactor Design
Required qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Nuclear, or related discipline) from an accredited institution
- Minimum 10–15 years of progressive engineering experience
- At least 5–7 years in a leadership or supervisory role managing multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Significant experience in nuclear facility design, construction support, or field engineering, preferably on large-scale nuclear new-build, demonstration, or advanced reactor projects
- Proven track record of interfacing with construction, procurement, quality, licensing, and regulatory entities to resolve complex onsite technical issues
- Strong understanding of nuclear design and licensing requirements
About this role
Lead the onsite engineering design team for TerraPower's Natrium Demonstration Project, an advanced sodium-cooled fast reactor under construction near Kemmerer, Wyoming. This role oversees multidisciplinary engineers (civil, mechanical, electrical) ensuring alignment between design, construction, testing, startup, and regulatory compliance with the NRC.
Responsibilities
- Lead coordination and oversight of multidisciplinary onsite engineering team (civil, mechanical, electrical engineers) comprising TerraPower employees and subcontracted resources
- Develop and recommend engineering staffing plans based on project management input, team skillset analysis, construction schedule demands, and long-range forecasts
- Oversee execution of design follow-on and field engineering activities supporting construction, testing, system startup, commissioning, and turnover to operations
- Perform technical review, approval, and issuance of drawing and design deliverables ensuring conformance to approved design basis, licensing commitments, and regulatory requirements
- Serve as primary onsite engineering interface with stakeholders including construction management, field engineering teams, licensing and regulatory affairs, quality assurance, utility owner/operator, procurement, suppliers, and external regulators (NRC)
- Resolve technical and engineering issues arising in the field efficiently and collaboratively
- Manage priority conflicts and resource allocation when competing demands emerge; escalate unresolved or high-impact conflicts to senior leadership
- Foster employee development through mentoring engineers, identifying training opportunities, and assigning growth-oriented tasks
- Support recruitment, onboarding, and indoctrination processes for new onsite engineers aligned with project standards and site-specific safety and security protocols
- Ensure all work processes, technical outputs, and deliverables adhere to contract requirements, TerraPower project standards, industry standards (ASME, IEEE, ACI), and nuclear regulatory expectations
- Manage performance, goal setting, coaching, succession planning, and employee development of direct reports
- May oversee team leads or subordinate supervisors depending on organizational structure
Preferred qualifications
- Advanced degree in Engineering or related discipline
- Professional engineering registration (PE)
- Familiarity with sodium-cooled fast reactor technology, advanced nuclear systems, or DOE-funded demonstration projects
Location, schedule, and travel
Onsite at Natrium Demonstration Project, Kemmerer, Wyoming; reports to Director of Site Engineering
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