VP, Nuclear Engineering & Fleet Delivery

The Nuclear Company; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 250,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

401k with company match

Job summary

The Nuclear Company is seeking a Vice President, Engineering to lead the engineering organization for a fleet of nuclear power plants. You will build an owner’s engineering team and coordinate reactor technology, architect-engineer partners, EPCs, suppliers, utilities, regulators, and construction teams into a disciplined delivery model.

You will provide full lifecycle project support from design through construction, commissioning, and operations, emphasizing constructability, operability, and

Qualifications

• Senior leadership in nuclear engineering with strong design, construction, commissioning, operations, major projects, or asset management experience.
• Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and manage interfaces with licensing, procurement, construction, and operations.
• Strong understanding of nuclear plant systems, configuration management, design control, and industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering organization to build a high-performing multidisciplinary team.
• Establish engineering management systems, structure, authorities, and decision rights for multiple projects.
• Recruit and develop leaders across mechanical, electrical, civil/structural, I&C, systems, and engineering programs.
• Drive a culture of technical rigor, accountability, speed, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee full lifecycle engineering from site development through operations and turnover.
• Ensure engineering maturity supports procurement and construction with minimal rework.
• Incorporate constructability, operability, lessons learned, and lessons from operating reactors into design decisions.
• Interface with reactor technology providers, EPCs, utilities, and vendors to ensure integrated delivery.
• Develop repeatable fleet processes, standardization, and knowledge reuse.
• Provide executive technical leadership and clear communication to executives and stakeholders.

Skills

Nuclear engineering leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Project lifecycle management

Regulatory understanding

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Professional Engineer license preferred

Advanced degree

Job description

The Nuclear Company is seeking a Vice President, Engineering to lead the engineering organization for a fleet of nuclear power plants. You will build an owner’s engineering team and coordinate reactor technology, architect-engineer partners, EPCs, suppliers, utilities, regulators, and construction teams into a disciplined delivery model.

You will provide full lifecycle project support from design through construction, commissioning, and operations, emphasizing constructability, operability, and