Senior Nuclear Mechanical Project Lead — Hybrid

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Paid time off

401(k)

Job summary

Sargent & Lundy is seeking a Senior Mechanical Project Engineer to support nuclear plant modification and engineering projects at the Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center. The role requires ~2–3 days on-site weekly at CCCEC with remote work available other days.

You will provide senior-level mechanical direction, coordinate multidisciplinary activities, and act as a technical interface among Sargent & Lundy, Constellation, CCCEC staff, vendors, and project stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or 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 with project planning, budgeting, scheduling, progress reporting, change management, and risk identification.
• Strong written and verbal communication and ability to explain technical information clearly.
• 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

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Multidisciplinary coordination

On-site / remote flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Job description

Sargent & Lundy is seeking a Senior Mechanical Project Engineer to support nuclear plant modification and engineering projects at the Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center. The role requires ~2–3 days on-site weekly at CCCEC with remote work available other days.

You will provide senior-level mechanical direction, coordinate multidisciplinary activities, and act as a technical interface among Sargent & Lundy, Constellation, CCCEC staff, vendors, and project stakeholders.