Principal Engineer - Program

ENEC Operations; Barakah; On-site; AED 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

ENEC Operations in Barakah, United Arab Emirates, seeks a senior engineering program leader to guide development and execution of engineering programs supporting safe and reliable BNPP operation.

The role requires a Bachelor's in engineering, at least 15 years nuclear plant experience including 10 years as technical owner or lead engineer for Steam Generator, ISI, NDE or materials reliability/corrosion programs, and demonstrated expertise in degradation mechanisms, inspection qualification, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related Science.
• Minimum 15 years of nuclear power plant experience with 10+ years as technical owner or lead engineer for Steam Generator/ISI/NDE or Materials Reliability.
• Demonstrated expertise in degradation mechanisms, flaw evaluation, fitness-for-service, risk-informed inspection, outage planning, and licensing basis management.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-depth technical expertise to support plant personnel in implementing the engineering program.
• Lead support to plant personnel in gathering and communicating engineering program results to ensure accurate outcomes.
• Implement new concepts and techniques to improve equipment reliability or compliance with changes in engineering codes and standards.
• Monitor the execution of the engineering program including monitoring equipment or material performance to verify that it is executed properly.
• Endorse independent research, reviews studies and analysis in support of technical projects aiming at improving the engineering program.
• Support outage and emergency response organization to ensure safe, reliable operations; may require shift work/off-hours.
• Provide training feedback on program effectiveness with evaluation of operator performance to enhance training.

Skills

Nuclear program leadership

Degradation mechanisms

ISI/NDE programs

Materials reliability

Flaw evaluation

Fitness-for-service

Outage planning

Licensing basis management

ASME/NRC/EPRI standards

Long-term asset management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related Science

Job description

Guide the development, implementation and execution of engineering programs as well as ensure that governance, oversight, and control of these programs in place to support safe and reliable Barakah Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) operation.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Guide the development of engineering programs in accordance with the regulatory requirements and licensing basis to support safe and reliable operation of BNPP.
• Guide the development of the engineering, operational, inspection, and maintenance actions that control, within acceptable design limits, the effects of physical degradation of components occurring over time or with use to optimize the length of service of the subject equipment.
• Develop long-term plans for engineering programs, as well as policies, processes, procedures, guidelines, arrangements, and activities subject equipment performance management or issues at BNPP to enable consistent execution of the programs.
• Lead the implementation of adjustments to engineering program documents and delivered procedures based on the reference plant or industry best practices as appropriate to verify that they meet BNPP objectives and specific unique conditions and ensure organizational excellence.
• Guide the development of software tools as required to support engineering programs and verify the input baseline data in the related database to ensure data security and governance.
• Liaise the review of the corresponding programs for the reference plant, Shin Kori Units 3&4, to ensure that they meet BNPP objectives and specific unique conditions.
• Lead the development of the engineering program’s procedures, processes and guidelines, as required, to ensure that Maintenance and Operations personnel have references for executing the program properly and safely.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Provide in-depth technical expertise to support plant personnel in implementing the engineering program.
• Lead support to plant personnel in gathering and communicating engineering program results to ensure accurate outcomes.
• Implement new concepts and techniques to improve equipment reliability or compliance with changes in engineering codes and standards.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Monitor the execution of the engineering program including monitoring equipment or material performance to verify that it is being executive properly.
• Endorse independent research, reviews studies and analysis in support of technical projects aiming at improving the engineering program.

Outage and Emergency Response Organization (ERO) Support

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Support outage and/or the emergency response organization, as assigned, to ensure safe, reliable and continued operations; this may require shift work/off hours support.

Staff Training and Qualification

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Provide training feedback on program effectiveness with evaluation of operator performance to enhance training and qualification program quality.

Education and experience -

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related Science.

Minimum 15 years of nuclear power plant experience, including at least 10 years as the technical owner or lead engineer for Steam Generator, ISI, NDE or Materials Reliability/ Corrosion Programs. Demonstrated expertise in degradation mechanisms, inspection qualification, flaw evaluation, fitness-for-service, risk-informed inspection, outage planning, licensing basis management, and long-term asset management. Proven ability to independently interpret and implement ASME Code requirements, NRC regulatory expectations, EPRI guidance, and operating experience into plant programs, defend engineering positions during regulatory and independent reviews, lead complex technical investigations, and provide strategic direction for long-term program performance and nuclear safety.