Senior Nuclear Licensing Engineer - Major Projects

TXU Energy (Vistra Corp); Oak Harbor (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Vistra Nuclear Operations Company in Oak Harbor, Ohio seeks a Major Projects Licensing Engineer to oversee licensing activities for power uprates at its nuclear facilities. You will guide contract resources, prepare licensing submittals, and coordinate with engineering teams throughout all project phases, including NRC interactions.

This role supports safe, compliant execution from scoping to NRC approval, ensuring alignment with Vistra’s nuclear standards and environmental and regulatory

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited program.
• Minimum of 10 years of nuclear industry experience, including design engineering and nuclear licensing experience.
• Experience with major regulatory licensing actions and regulator interactions.
• Experience with development and approval of engineering deliverables.
• Certifications for 10 CFR 50.59 and 10 CFR 72.48 evaluations.
• Strong knowledge of NRC regulations, nuclear plant systems, and environmental reviews.
• Experience with industry codes/standards and regulatory guidance documents.

Responsibilities

• Support all phases of major project licensing activities including development, review, approval and submittal of license amendments and other regulatory correspondence.
• Support regulatory acceptance, review and approval of license amendments and other regulatory submittals.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements for plant changes necessary for project implementation
• Support environmental reviews associated with major licensing actions
• Support Vistra and contract engineering personnel to ensure quality and completeness of engineering deliverables necessary for licensing actions
• Oversee contract EPCs responsible for development of licensing-related deliverables
• Coordinate licensing activities with EPCs, OEMs, and project and site engineering.
• Travel as needed to industry meetings, Vistra sites, vendor facilities and NRC as required

Skills

Nuclear licensing

Regulatory interactions

Engineering deliverables

NRC regulations knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Vistra Nuclear Operations Company in Oak Harbor, Ohio seeks a Major Projects Licensing Engineer to oversee licensing activities for power uprates at its nuclear facilities. You will guide contract resources, prepare licensing submittals, and coordinate with engineering teams throughout all project phases, including NRC interactions.

This role supports safe, compliant execution from scoping to NRC approval, ensuring alignment with Vistra’s nuclear standards and environmental and regulatory