Senior Licensing Engineer Energy - Remote

AtkinsRéalis

Oak Ridge (TN)

Remote

USD 90,000 - 150,000

Full time

2 hours ago

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Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Licensing Engineer Energy – Remote, based in Oak Ridge, TN. You will lead the development and integration of 10 CFR Part 70 license applications for fuel cycle facilities, set regulatory strategy, and provide technical direction.

You will oversee cross-functional teams, maintain the commitments framework, and interact with the NRC to defend licensing positions. This role requires strong regulatory knowledge and leadership in a remote setting.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Nuclear/ Chemical/ Mechanical Engineering or Health Physics; Master’s preferred.
Requires 7 years of nuclear licensing and regulatory experience.
Experience leading license applications and working with NRC or other authorities.

Responsibilities

Leads development and integration of 10 CFR Part 70 license applications for fuel-cycle facilities.
Sets regulatory approach and ensures quality across applications.
Provides technical direction to licensing engineers and interfaces with NRC.
Maintains commitments framework and traceability to regulatory bases.
Reviews content for regulatory adequacy and resolves conflicts; supports NRC responses.

Skills

Regulatory affairs

Licensing leadership

Technical writing

NRC engagement

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

Mentoring licensing staff

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nuclear Engineering

Master's degree desirable

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Licensing Engineer Energy – Remote. This remote position is based out of our Oak Ridge, TN office.

Your role

Leads the development and integration of 10 CFR Part 70 license applications for fuel cycle facilities.
Sets the regulatory approach for assigned scope, owns the integration and quality of the application package across content prepared by multiple organizations, and provides technical direction to licensing engineers.
Works with limited supervision, exercise independent regulatory judgment, and represent AtkinsRéalis with clients, subcontractors, and the NRC.
Leads development of assigned portions of 10 CFR Part 70 license applications, establishing the regulatory approach and defending it with the client and internally.
Owns application integration and quality assurance, including the crosswalk against NRC acceptance criteria, the assumptions register, and the section templates and drafting conventions used across the application.
Owns the licensing commitments framework, including identification of commitment language, traceability to source sections and regulatory bases, and control of commitments across content prepared by multiple organizations.
Reviews application content furnished by clients, subcontractors, and other contractors for regulatory adequacy and interface alignment, and resolves conflicts across sections.
Provides technical direction to subcontracted licensing scope, including scoping, review of deliverables, and integration into the application package.
Determines where bounding assumptions are appropriate in place of mature design information, and judges when an assumption must be closed.
Prepares and defends position papers where the existing regulatory framework does not directly apply, and leads interactions with the NRC including pre-application engagement, audits, and responses to requests for additional information.
Provides technical direction, review, and mentoring to licensing engineers, and checks their work before issue.
Accountable for the technical quality and timely delivery of assigned licensing scope, including identifying and resolving issues that affect schedule or regulatory defensibility.
Supports scoping, estimating, and proposal development for fuel cycle licensing pursuits.
Performs other duties as assigned.

About You

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Nuclear Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Health Physics, or a related engineering or technical discipline. Master's degree desirable.
Requires 7 years of relevant nuclear industry experience, with significant experience in licensing and regulatory affairs.
Demonstrated experience leading the technical and regulatory direction of a license application section or package, including content prepared by others.
Experience working directly with the NRC or another regulatory authority, including pre-application engagement or responses to requests for additional information.
Experience working with designers and engineers to develop safety analysis or licensing basis documentation.
Deep working knowledge of 10 CFR and associated NRC regulatory and industry guidance, with the ability to establish and defend a regulatory position.
Working knowledge of the licensing framework for facilities possessing and using special nuclear material, including 10 CFR Part 70 and the material control and accountability requirements of 10 CFR Part 74.
Ability to structure a license application against NRC acceptance criteria, including the guidance in NUREG-1520, and to maintain its integrity as content matures.
Ability to make and defend judgments about the use of bounding assumptions where design information is conceptual or incomplete.
Demonstrated ability to direct and integrate licensing content prepared by multiple organizations, including subcontractors and client-furnished sections.
Demonstrated ability to provide technical direction, review, and mentoring to less experienced licensing staff.
Excellent technical writing and communication skills, with the ability to present and defend licensing positions to clients and regulators.
Familiarity with fuel cycle facility processes, uranium chemistry, material forms, and radiological and chemical hazards is desirable.
Experience licensing facilities under 10 CFR Part 70, including license applications or amendment requests for fuel cycle facilities preferred.
Experience with the integrated safety analysis process, items relied on for safety, and management measures preferred.
Experience with fuel fabrication, conversion, deconversion, enrichment, or other fuel cycle operations preferred.
Experience with material control and accountability under 10 CFR Part 74, physical protection under 10 CFR Part 73, or transportation under 10 CFR Part 71 preferred.
Experience preparing Environmental Reports under 10 CFR Part 51, or with advanced reactor fuel supply chain projects including high-assay low-enriched uranium deconversion and fuel fabrication preferred.
Experience mentoring or supervising licensing staff preferred.
Professional Engineer (PE) license or other relevant nuclear industry qualifications are desirable. Must be a U.S. citizen and eligible to work under 10 CFR Part 810 without specific authorization.
Must be a U.S. citizen in order to be considered.

Rewards & benefits

At AtkinsRéalis, our values—Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, and Excellence—are more than just words. They are the foundation of who we are and how we work. These principles shape our culture, guide our decisions, and inspire us to create an environment where every team member feels empowered to grow, succeed, and make a meaningful impact. Depending on your employment status, AtkinsRéalis benefits may include medical, dental, vision, company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits, employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting, employee stock purchase plan, Paid Time Off, leaves of absences options, flexible work options, recognition and employee satisfaction programs, employee assistance program, and voluntary benefits. You can review our comprehensive benefits page here.

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. Find out more.

Additional information

Expected compensation range is between $90,000 - $150,000 annually depending on skills, experience, and geographical location.

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Overview

We are seeking a Licensing Engineer Energy – Remote. This remote position is based out of our Oak Ridge, TN office.

Your role

Our fuel cycle business supports clients designing, licensing, constructing, and operating facilities regulated under 10 CFR Part 70, including conversion, deconversion, and fuel fabrication facilities handling special nuclear material.
This work is growing as the domestic fuel supply chain expands to support advanced reactor deployment.
Authors assigned application sections and the evaluations that support them, working from the regulatory approach and assumptions set by senior licensing staff.
Works closely with engineering disciplines and other contractors to gather the inputs each section depends on, and will develop toward independent ownership of application content.
Prepares assigned sections of 10 CFR Part 70 license applications under the direction of senior licensing staff, which may include radiation protection, waste management, emergency preparedness, decommissioning, environmental protection and management measures.
Performs the licensing evaluations and applicability determinations that support assigned sections, using bounding assumptions established or approved by senior licensing staff.
Gathers and coordinates design, process, and operational inputs furnished by the client and other contractors, and documents the assumptions used where those inputs are not yet mature.
Reviews application content that interfaces with assigned sections for consistency and completeness, and raises gaps, conflicts, and open items to senior licensing staff for resolution.
Identifies licensing commitments in content as it is drafted and records them in the commitments register, maintaining traceability to source sections and regulatory bases.
Maintains traceability between assigned content and the applicable NRC requirements and guidance.
Supports responses to NRC requests for additional information covering assigned sections.
Prepares licensing presentations and supporting material for internal and external audiences.
Works to assigned schedules, ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of work, and raises issues that may affect delivery.
Receives instruction, guidance, and direction from senior licensing staff, and completes duties as assigned.
Performs other duties as assigned.

About You

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Nuclear Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Health Physics, or a related engineering or technical discipline. Master's degree desirable.
Requires 3 years of relevant nuclear industry experience, preferably in licensing and regulatory affairs.
Experience drafting and reviewing licensing applications, submittals, or comparable regulatory documentation.
Experience working with designers and engineers to develop safety analysis or licensing basis documentation.
Prior interaction with the NRC or another regulatory authority is desirable.
Demonstrated understanding of 10 CFR, along with associated regulatory and industry guidance.
Working knowledge of the licensing framework for facilities possessing and using special nuclear material, including 10 CFR Part 70.
Familiarity with NRC guidance applicable to fuel cycle facility license applications, including NUREG-1520.
Ability to prepare licensing documentation from conceptual and evolving design information using documented assumptions.
Strong technical writing skills, with attention to accuracy, consistency, and traceability.
Ability to work effectively with engineering disciplines and other contractors to obtain the inputs assigned sections depend on.
Ability to manage assigned work against fixed submittal dates and to raise issues promptly.
Familiarity with fuel cycle facility processes, uranium chemistry, material forms, and radiological and chemical hazards is desirable.
Experience with facilities licensed under 10 CFR Part 70, or with comparable NRC licensing processes preferred.
Familiarity with the integrated safety analysis process, items relied on for safety, and management measures preferred.
Experience with fuel fabrication, conversion, deconversion, enrichment, or other fuel cycle operations preferred.
Familiarity with material control and accountability under 10 CFR Part 74, physical protection under 10 CFR Part 73, or transportation under 10 CFR Part 71 preferred.
Familiarity with Environmental Reports under 10 CFR Part 51, or with advanced reactor fuel supply chain projects preferred.
Professional Engineer (PE) license or other relevant nuclear industry qualifications are desirable. Must be a U.S. citizen and eligible to work under 10 CFR Part 810 without specific authorization.
Must be a U.S. citizen in order to be considered.