Senior Nuclear Environmental Qualification Expert

AtkinsRéalis; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work culture

Flexible benefits

Time-off policies

Training & development

Competitive compensation

Employee recognition

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a senior Environmental Qualification professional to lead the development of plans and procedures for an EQ program at a nuclear power facility. You will apply your deep knowledge of EQ regulations and safety-critical systems to ensure compliance and timely deliverables.

With 10+ years in EQ and related fields, you will guide engineers and collaborate with I&C, Process Eng., and project teams on design evaluations, documentation, and regulatory interfaces throughout the

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Nuclear, I&C, or related engineering discipline (advanced degree preferred).
• Minimum 10 years of experience with Environmental Qualification (EQ) programs and related fields.
• Knowledge of EQ qualification processes, technical specifications for EQ, EQ-related EQRs, and EQ documentation.
• Identification of safety-critical systems and their EQ requirements, with focus on NPP designs including NSP/CANDU contexts.
• Understanding of safety design philosophy and CNSC regulatory requirements (REGDOC-2.5.2) and related standards (CSA N290.13:18, IEEE 60780-323, ASME QME-1-2023).
• Experience with EQ for new design vs retrofitting and strong project coordination across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop project plans and procedures for an Environmental Qualification Program for a nuclear power plant.
• Apply knowledge of domestic and international regulations related to Environment Qualification.
• Provide design solutions and assessments for environmentally qualifying plant systems, structures and components.
• Prepare and/or review design documents for Nuclear Power Plants.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership to engineers and technical staff.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Support Engineering Management with progress updates and deliverables.
• Interface with internal and external stakeholders as required; conduct site visits and walkdowns.

Skills

Project coordination

Interpersonal skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Engineering degree (Mechanical/Chemical/Nuclear/I&C)

Job description

Overview

AtkinsRéalis is one of Canada's largest private sector nuclear engineering groups. We have been providing a wide range of services to the nuclear industry in Canada and around the world since for more than 60 years. We are proud to be the steward of Canadian CANDU nuclear technology.

Overview

AtkinsRéalis is one of Canada's largest private sector nuclear engineering groups. We have been providing a wide range of services to the nuclear industry in Canada and around the world since for more than 60 years. We are proud to be the steward of Canadian CANDU nuclear technology.

Your role

• Developing project plans and procedures for an Environmental Qualification Program for a nuclear power plant.
• Working knowledge of domestic and international regulations and standards related to Environment Qualification of a nuclear facility.
• Provide design solutions and assessments for environmentally qualifying new, updated and modified plant systems, structures and components.
• Prepare and /or review design documents for Nuclear Power Plants.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership to engineers at lower grade levels and/or other technical employees.
• Ensure applicable code, standards and regulatory requirements are met.
• Ensure adherence to company quality program.
• Support Engineering Management with timely updates on engineering progress.
• Interface with internal and external stake holders as required.
• Perform walkdowns, attend site visits and meetings as required.

About You

• Degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Nuclear, I&C, or a related engineering discipline, with the following additional skills; an advanced degree, such as a PhD, is preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of experience with EQ program and related fields
• Qualification process, its requirements and results (technical specifications for EQ, requirements for EQ related EQRs, interpretations and acceptance of the environmental qualification results, component EQ status and completeness of EQ documentation.
• Identification of important to safety systems and their safety functions. Identification of the system's components implementing these functions and their EQ requirements.
• Identification of service conditions (operating and ambient) for EQ (normal and, and bounding DBAs).
• Understanding of EQ related characteristics such as accelerated aging, qualified life, replacement period, accident bounding conditions, EQ margins, etc.
• Knowledge of the development of requirements and approaches to equipment survivability assessment in BDBA states of NPP.
• Knowledge of CANDU Nuclear Plant design, specifically the NSP.
• Understanding of safety design philosophy/safety in depth principles of the NPP design.
• Familiarity with the CNSC current regulatory requirements of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) Regulatory Document REGDOC-2.5.2) and standards related to the Environment Qualification of equipment for nuclear power plants such as Canadian Standards Association (CSA) standard N290.13:18, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standard, 60780-323, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) standard, ASME QME-1-2023.
• Understanding of EQ program for new design vs retrofitting/refurbishing of EQ in existing installations.
• Excellent project coordination and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams, gather their input, and complete a large number of EQ deliverables. This role requires a significant amount of coordination and collaboration with other teams such as I&C, Process Engineering, etc., throughout the CANDU® MONARK™ project.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada.

Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.

Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.

And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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