Lead Electrical Engineer - Nuclear (Multiple Locations)

Burns & McDonnell; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 160,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns & McDonnell’s Power Global Practice is seeking experienced electrical engineers for our Nuclear team, focusing on existing plants and new nuclear projects including SMRs, microreactors and advanced reactors. You will be part of a design team working on electrical systems for nuclear facilities, with responsibilities spanning design, licensing, and field support.

You will lead electrical design efforts, interface with clients, and contribute to proposals and technical reports.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited B.S. in Electrical Engineering with 7 years of experience.
• B.S. in Electrical or related Engineering Technology with FE exam.
• M.S. degree may substitute for 1 year of experience.
• Professional Engineer license preferred.
• Ability to obtain unescorted access at a U.S. nuclear facility.
• Strong knowledge of standard engineering techniques and procedures.
• Experience with ETAP, PowerTools, MS Office.
• Experience with nuclear plant electrical design and ASME NQA-1 requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience leading discipline design and delegating tasks.
• Strong critical thinking and analytical problem-solving.
• Ability to travel.
• Detail-oriented, collaborative, organized and proactive.

Responsibilities

• Perform and/or lead electrical design from concept through design completion.
• Support business development with effort estimates and qualifications summaries.
• Interface with clients to communicate progress and provide on-site support.
• Manage project budgets and schedules for technical deliverables.
• Lead the production of electrical drawings.
• Design electrical systems per project requirements set by PMs.
• Apply standard engineering techniques and procedures in nuclear design.
• Quality review drawings and data in CAD environments.
• Lead field inspections, measurements or calculations.
• Prepare and present technical reports for clients and publications.
• Coordinate with other engineering disciplines effectively.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Electrical design

ETAP

PowerTools

MS Office

Communication skills

Team leadership

Problem solving

Travel willingness

Education

ABET-accredited B.S. Electrical Engineering

FE exam route (Electrical/related Tech)

M.S. degree may substitute for 1 year

PE license preferred

Tools

ETAP

PowerTools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Description

Burns & McDonnell’s Power Global Practice is seeking to hire experienced electrical engineers to our Nuclear team focusing on both existing nuclear power plants and new nuclear power projects, including Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), microreactors and Advanced Reactors. Our Nuclear team has domestic and international experience providing consulting, design, analysis, and pre-construction planning services for operating nuclear power plants, nuclear refurbishments, as well as new SMRs and advanced reactors. We deliver solutions for these and other challenging projects every day.

As an electrical engineer, you will serve as part of our design team with the ability to work on a full range of projects in engineering, procurement, and construction management related to the design, operation, maintenance, modification, and licensing of nuclear generating stations.

Responsibilities

• Perform and/or lead electrical design of projects from the conceptual phase through design completion.
• Support business development efforts by providing level of effort estimates for proposals, developing capabilities/qualifications summaries, or identifying key pursuits.
• Interface with clients on projects to communicate progress, resolve comments and/or open items, and provide in-person presence for meetings or site technical support.
• Manage project budgets and schedules for technical deliverables.
• Lead the production of electrical drawings.
• Design electrical systems for project needs and requirements that are set forth by the project managers.
• Responsible for applying knowledge of commonly used electrical engineering/design concepts, principles, practices, codes, and procedures within the engineering services industry.
• Quality review production drawings for a variety of projects and project related data as required by the project managers to verify corrections are made within multiple CAD related software.
• Leads field inspections, installation, measurements or calculations for public and private clients.
• Prepare and present technical reports for clients and industry publications.
• Responsible for effective communication with other engineering disciplines.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program and 7 years experience. Required or
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical or related Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam.
• Master of Science Degree in Engineering may be substituted for 1 year of experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) License Preferred
• Ability to be authorized for unescorted access at a U.S. nuclear power generating facility.
• Strong knowledge in standard engineering techniques and procedures.
• Strong computer skills (e.g., ETAP, PowerTools, Microsoft Office Suite)
• Experience with nuclear plant electrical design, standard design process, plant modification packages, configuration management, and ASME NQA-1 (safety-related) requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with leading the discipline design for projects and delegating work tasks to team members. Ability to lead execution of work and resolve issues in a team environment.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills, ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment.
• Ability to travel.
• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications.

Compensation

$160,000.00-240,000.00 Yearly

The expected compensation range for this position is displayed in compliance with all local/state regulations. The expected compensation range for this position is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to: individual education, qualifications, prior work experience and work location. The total annual compensation package will consist of a base salary and eligibility to participate in our discretionary year-end incentive bonus program.

Benefits

Our extensive benefits package takes care of you so that you can focus on doing great work. From insurance and disability to time off and wellness programs, we provide the tools to meet your needs. As part of being 100% employee-owned, eligible employees participate in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in addition to our 401(k) retirement program. For more information, please visit the Benefits & Wellness page.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

Job

Electrical Engineering

Primary Location

US-MO-Kansas City

Other Locations

US-IL-Chicago

Schedule

Full-time

Travel

Yes, 25 % of the Time

Req ID

264982

Job Hire Type

Experienced #LI-JJ #PWR