Civil Engineering Lead – Energy

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Washington.

📋 Description

• Act as the leading authority on civil engineering design for nuclear facilities within AtkinsRéalis US Nuclear

• Anticipate potential internal and external business challenges and regulatory concerns

• Suggest enhancements to engineering processes and services

• Discover innovative solutions to distinctive and intricate problems with extensive business implications

• Lead civil engineering functional teams and possibly project teams, ensuring milestones and objectives are met

• Oversee research and resolve unprecedented technical challenges

• Provide supervision and oversight of the technical work conducted by senior professionals

• Collaborate with senior technical managers and all management levels

• Offer technical guidance across the organization

• Set technical criteria and deliver technical input and direction to project managers and team members

• Represent and advocate for the company's technical work to clients, regulatory bodies, and others, including serving as an expert witness

• Engage in technical and professional organizations at a distinguished leadership level

• Take part in technical quality assurance reviews and project review audits

• Create and sustain firmwide professional standards, guidelines, procedures, and design and QA review protocols

• Monitor staff adherence to technical standards and procedures

• Develop and execute internal technical development programs

• Coordinate staffing requirements and recruitment in the specialty technical area

• Assist in candidate identification, screening, recruitment, and onboarding

• Lead high-stakes, complex initiatives and formulate execution strategies

• Convey complex ideas effectively and persuade senior stakeholders

• Execute other assigned duties

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil Engineering

• Requires 15 years of experience; typical candidates possess 20–25 years of experience

• Professional Engineering (PE) License required, with the ability to be licensed in multiple jurisdictions

• Exceptional communication skills in a challenging, multi-tiered environment

• Strong organizational abilities

• Capacity to align goals among participants with varying interests

• Expert knowledge of essential design codes and standards for commercial nuclear facilities

• Expert knowledge of NRC Reg Guides 1.136, 1.142 and ACI-318, ACI-349, and ACI-359 concerning concrete structures

• Expert knowledge of NRC Reg Guide 1.243 and ANSI/AISC N690 for safety-related steel structures

• Familiarity with NRC guidelines for Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis for nuclear power reactors

• Expert knowledge in civil/structural design software codes, including ANSYS

• Participation in relevant national consensus standard/code committees is preferred

• Structural Engineering (SE) License is desirable

• Senior design professional experience on Commercial and Department of Energy nuclear reactor projects

• Senior design professional experience on Commercial and Department of Energy nuclear fuel cycle facilities

• Experience with Nuclear Steam Supply System (NSSS) Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits

• Company-paid life insurance

• Short- and long-term disability benefits

• Employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting

• Employee stock purchase plan

• Paid Time Off

• Leaves of absence options

• Flexible work options

• Recognition and employee satisfaction programs

• Employee assistance program

• Voluntary benefits

• Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities