Senior Nuclear Licensing & Environmental Strategy Consultant

Cross Resource Group; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CRG benefits program enrollment

First-day coverage after 30 days

Aetna medical options incl. HSA

Voluntary dental and vision

Company-paid life and AD&D $25,000

Voluntary life and AD&D, STD, LTD, and

Employee assistance resources

Weekly pay & direct deposit

Referral bonus opportunities

401(k) after 12 months

Paid sick leave in WA (52 hrs/yr)

Job summary

Cross Resource Group is seeking a senior Licensing & Environmental Consultant to shape licensing strategy for a new nuclear development program in Richland, Washington. You will lead preparation of construction-permit and operating-license documentation and coordinate with the reactor vendor to ensure regulatory readiness.

The role requires strong NRC regulatory knowledge, 10+ years of nuclear-plant experience, U.S. citizenship, and a contract arrangement with hybrid onsite/remote work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• At least 10 years of experience at a commercial nuclear power plant in Regulatory Affairs, Licensing, Environmental, or closely related licensing-basis roles.
• Working knowledge of NRC regulations, licensing processes, environmental requirements, and industry guidance applicable to nuclear facilities.
• Demonstrated experience developing, reviewing, validating, or managing licensing submittals and source-document traceability.
• Ability to lead technical meetings and maintain effective professional relationships with regulators, vendors, engineering organizations, and management.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, sound judgment, and the ability to perform in a time-constrained regulatory environment.
• U.S. citizenship and willingness to complete required nuclear site-access and badging processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop practical licensing and environmental strategies that support organizational milestones for a new nuclear development program.
• Advise management proactively on complex nuclear licensing, environmental, regulatory, and industry-guidance matters and translate them into project-specific actions.
• Interface with the reactor technology vendor, architect-engineer, and other suppliers to plan, develop, review, and control licensing deliverables.
• Manage preparation of the Preliminary Safety Analysis Report and Final Safety Analysis Report supporting construction-permit and operating-license applications.
• Lead development of plant technical specifications and the Technical Requirements Manual.
• Manage licensing documents and program descriptions supporting fire protection, emergency preparedness, physical security, cybersecurity, nuclear material control and accounting, radiation protection, the Offsite Dose Calculation Manual, inservice inspection and testing, and fitness for duty.
• Ensure licensing documents satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, align across disciplines, and are traceable to validated source documentation.
• Prepare for and conduct technical and management-level meetings with regulatory agencies; coordinate responses, commitments, and follow-up actions.
• Drive consensus across internal organizations and external partners while recognizing when the licensing basis requires a firm position.
• Support authorized business travel when required by the technical representative.

Skills

Regulatory affairs

Licensing strategy

Environmental compliance

Regulatory liaison

Stakeholder management

NRC knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Cross Resource Group is seeking a senior Licensing & Environmental Consultant to shape licensing strategy for a new nuclear development program in Richland, Washington. You will lead preparation of construction-permit and operating-license documentation and coordinate with the reactor vendor to ensure regulatory readiness.

The role requires strong NRC regulatory knowledge, 10+ years of nuclear-plant experience, U.S. citizenship, and a contract arrangement with hybrid onsite/remote work.