Nuclear Safety Licensing Technical Leader, UK

GE Vernova; City of Edinburgh; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in nuclear technology, GE Vernova, seeks a U.K. Licensing Technical Leader to oversee licensing tasks for the innovative BWRX-300 reactor projects. In this role, you will provide technical direction and manage a team of engineers, ensuring adherence to quality and regulatory standards. This position offers the flexibility of remote work while facilitating pivotal contributions in advancing nuclear energy solutions.

Benefits

Relocation assistance

Qualifications

• Experience in nuclear power plant operations or proposed projects.
• Experience leading complex projects.
• Ability to obtain regulatory security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop work plans and ensure schedule adherence.
• Prepare licensing basis documentation.
• Lead a team of licensing engineers.

Skills

Technical writing

Communication

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in science or engineering

Job description

Job Description Summary
GE Hitachi (GEH) has more than 60 years of experience in BWR (boiling water reactor) licensing, fuel, design and manufacturing, and building supply chains. Today, we continue boldly innovating to provide reliable, carbon-free, new nuclear power to the world with the deployment of the BWRX-300. Powered by proven and commercially available fuel, the BWRX-300 features an innovative and simplified configuration, resulting in less concrete and steel needed for construction. The BWRX-300 is a cost-competitive solution that can be deployed for electricity generation and industrial applications, including hydrogen production, desalination, and district heating.

The U.K. Licensing Technical Leader, Regulatory Affairs, will provide supervision and technical leadership for a team of Licensing Engineers for the completion of various technical licensing work scopes in the United Kingdom, including new reactor licensing for the BWRX-300 Advanced Nuclear Projects, operating fleet licensing support, customer plant support on GE Hitachi (GEH) / Global Nuclear Fuels (GNF) nuclear methods, and working with GEH / GNF Engineering and Regulatory Affairs teams on major projects.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Development of work plans and ensuring schedule adherence for all licensing deliverables while maintaining a high standard of quality.
• Adherence to all applicable procedures and to project-specific work plans and instructions.
• Identify and originate Condition Reports to drive continuous improvements as necessary.
• Ensure training of team members is up to date.
• Process documents in the Product Lifecycle Management tool including uploading quality records and supporting documentation and creating change actions with assigned reviewers and approvals.
• Prepare, coordinate, and implement limitations and conditions for U.K. Licensing submission in support of new reactor licensing, including preparation of responses to customer and regulator questions
• Prepare licensing basis documentation in support of customer licensing applications in the U.K. for new reactor construction and operations, including Preliminary Safety Reports (PSRs), Pre-Construction Safety Reports (PCSRs), Technical Specifications, Technical Specification Bases, and Availability Controls Manuals
• Prepare licensing basis documentation and reports supporting customer License application and site-specific licensing documentation
• Support customer requests for preparation or review of unreviewed safety question determinations, including preparation of Technical Safety Evaluation Reports and working with internal teams coordinating licensing status of various fuel design changes and fuel and reactor methods changes
• Interface with customers and regulatory personnel and to secure applicable permissions and approvals related to work scopes
• People leader responsibility for small to medium sized team of licensing engineers

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree or equivalent qualification in a science or engineering discipline from an accredited university or college, previous experience related to professional work including:
• commercial operating or new proposed nuclear power plant experience
• experience leading or independently completing complex projects, and providing regulatory guidance / direction to contributing functions (i.e., Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Analysis)
• Ability and willingness to obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance, including any required regulatory background check.

Desired Characteristics

• Technical knowledge in new nuclear plant design and/or licensing including knowledge of requirements such as ONR Safety Assessment Principles (SAPs)
• Experiencing managing teams of Licensing Engineers involved in licensing activities for operating and new nuclear power plant design, construction, commissioning, and operations
• Technical knowledge of one or more areas, such as nuclear fuel, operating plants, deterministic safety analyses, probabilistic safety assessments, etc.
• Working knowledge of advanced Small Modular Reactor light water reactor systems, fuel, or operations
• Experience and demonstrated effectiveness in working / communicating with regulatory and customer personnel
• Experience working with industry groups (i.e., Safety Case Forum, Owners Groups etc.) on nuclear licensing matters
• International licensing and/or technical nuclear power plant experience
• Excellent technical writing skills with the ability to create technical reports suitable for a wide range of audiences
• Effective interpersonal, communication, and facilitation skills
• Process skills related to coordinating and documenting complex technical documents
• Externally focused: takes action to enhance the reputation of the company / represents the company well at all opportunities
• Clear thinker: communicates messages clearly and concisely with the ability to make decisions with speed and accuracy based on the best available information / ability to sift through complex information and focus on critical few priorities
• Willing to travel as and when required domestic and international

We are currently operating remotely, with plans for a hybrid work model in the future. The office location for our Nuclear Business in the UK will depend on client contracts, potentially including sites in northwest England or multiple hubs between our existing GE Vernova offices in Stafford and Bracknell, based on employee proximity

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

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