Lead Nuclear Island Project Engineer II (SMR)

Holtec International; Camden (NJ); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Hybrid work options

Medical/dental/vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Wellness program

Commuter benefits

Life insurance

Education assistance

Job summary

Holtec International is seeking a Project Engineer II for the SMR-300 program in Camden. This technical lead role coordinates engineering work, develops work packages, and supports cost/schedule control while interfacing with management, planning, procurement, construction, operations, and clients to translate scope into actionable deliverables.

The position requires 4–8 years in nuclear or similar industries, strong communication, and mathematical rigor, with on-site travel 10–20%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
• 4-8 years of progressive engineering, project engineering, or technical coordination experience in nuclear, power generation, EPC, heavy industrial, or similar complex programs.
• Experience supporting engineering scopes from definition through design, procurement, construction, and turnover.
• Working knowledge of project controls, cost and schedule management, WBS, estimating, change control, risk management, and performance reporting.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering, planning, procurement, construction, vendor, and stakeholder interfaces.
• Experience supporting technical queries, bid evaluations, design reviews, constructability reviews, interface issues, and site engineering activities.
• Ability to work within formal project procedures, quality programs, configuration control, and disciplined documentation practices.
• U.S. citizenship or general authorization to work under 10 CFR 810.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate assigned engineering scopes, manage technical interfaces, supports procurement and field execution, and reports performance against approved scope, cost, schedule, quality, and safety expectations.
• Develop and coordinate assigned engineering work packages, including scope, deliverables, estimates, WBS inputs, schedule inputs, and kickoff materials.
• Manage technical interfaces among engineering, project management, planning, procurement, construction, operations, maintenance, vendors, and client stakeholders.
• Monitor assigned scope, cost, schedule, quality, safety, procurement, and delivery performance; identify issues, risks, and required decisions.
• Coordinate resolution of technical queries, field clarifications, drawing holds, work-pack issues, constructability concerns, and construction readiness items.
• Support technical bid evaluations, procurement reviews, supplier coordination, and preparation of technical evaluation reports.
• Work with project managers and planning engineers to develop, maintain, and recover baseline schedules for assigned scopes.
• Prepare dashboards, status reports, action trackers, risk registers, change logs, and performance updates for assigned work orders or project areas.
• Participate in safety, design, constructability, procurement, readiness, and project execution reviews.
• Document scope impacts, variations, and potential changes for review and approval through established change control processes.
• Maintain compliance with project procedures, configuration control, quality expectations, and proactive safety practices.
• Support periodic travel as required, typically 10–20%.

Skills

Communication

Technical coordination

Cross-functional coordination

Project controls

Cost management

Schedule management

WBS

Estimating

Change control

Risk management

Performance reporting

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

PE/EIT/PMP preferred

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Holtec International is seeking a Project Engineer II for the SMR-300 program in Camden. This technical lead role coordinates engineering work, develops work packages, and supports cost/schedule control while interfacing with management, planning, procurement, construction, operations, and clients to translate scope into actionable deliverables.

The position requires 4–8 years in nuclear or similar industries, strong communication, and mathematical rigor, with on-site travel 10–20%.