Senior Mechanical Project Engineer - Nuclear (Hybrid)

Sargent & Lundy; Elkridge (MD); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plans

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Sargent & Lundy is seeking a Senior Mechanical Project Engineer to support nuclear plant modifications and engineering projects at the Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center. The role requires 2–3 days on-site per week with the remaining days flexible for remote work.

You will provide senior mechanical direction, coordinate multidisciplinary activities, and interface with Constellation, CCCEC staff, vendors, and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or closely related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible mechanical engineering and project experience.
• Experience leading or coordinating mechanical engineering work for complex industrial, utility, power-generation, or nuclear projects.
• Experience developing or reviewing mechanical calculations, drawings, specifications, reports, and technical documentation.
• Experience coordinating technical work across multiple disciplines and managing interfaces among engineering, design, procurement, vendors, construction, operations, and client organizations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate technical information clearly to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Ability to work onsite at CCCEC two to three days per week and remotely the remaining days.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support mechanical engineering activities for nuclear plant modifications and related projects at CCCEC.
• Develop and review mechanical design inputs, calculations, evaluations, studies, reports, drawings, specifications, and implementation documentation.
• Support engineering for mechanical systems and equipment, including pumps, piping, heat exchangers, HVAC, balance-of-plant systems, supports, and mechanical interfaces, as assigned.
• Prepare and review Engineering Change packages and related conceptual, detailed, and implementation-phase deliverables.
• Evaluate system performance, equipment impacts, operating conditions, design requirements, and mechanical interfaces associated with plant modifications and power uprate activities.
• Review vendor drawings, calculations, specifications, equipment data, and other technical submittals; identify missing information and follow up on required vendor inputs.
• Participate in project kickoff meetings, technical focus meetings, design reviews, milestone reviews, field walkdowns, constructability reviews, comment-resolution meetings, and client coordination meetings.
• Coordinate mechanical interfaces with electrical, I&C, structural, civil, fire protection, licensing, procurement, construction, operations, and other disciplines.
• Support installation, testing, startup, outage, and implementation activities, including development or review of implementation and testing documentation.
• Serve as a technical liaison with Constellation and CCCEC personnel and communicate technical issues, assumptions, decisions, risks, and required actions clearly and promptly.
• Develop mechanical input to multidisciplinary budgets, schedules, work plans, proposals, and resource plans.
• Monitor assigned scope, budget, schedule, progress, and deliverable status; identify trends early and elevate risks before commitments are affected.
• Support project controls and change management, including evaluation of scope growth, schedule impacts, budget impacts, and changes to technical requirements.
• Ensure work is performed in accordance with applicable Sargent & Lundy procedures, client procedures, quality requirements, codes, standards, and project instructions.
• Support client presentations, proposal development, technical discussions, and identification of follow-on engineering opportunities.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Leadership

Multidisciplinary coordination

Calculations

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Sargent & Lundy is seeking a Senior Mechanical Project Engineer to support nuclear plant modifications and engineering projects at the Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center. The role requires 2–3 days on-site per week with the remaining days flexible for remote work.

You will provide senior mechanical direction, coordinate multidisciplinary activities, and interface with Constellation, CCCEC staff, vendors, and stakeholders.