Senior Consultant – Energy

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

📋 Description

• Provides services to both legacy and new-build nuclear clients involved in the design, construction, upgrading, operation, and maintenance of nuclear power generation and fuel cycle assets.

• Assists commercial nuclear projects as business and project requirements evolve.

• Offers advanced technical leadership and consulting in probabilistic risk assessment (PRA), risk-informed decision-making, and the incorporation of risk insights into licensing, design, operations, maintenance, and project execution.

• Supports both operational plants and new-build initiatives, including advanced reactor development and various nuclear facility projects in the U.S. and globally.

• Delivers senior technical leadership and consulting for PRA and risk-informed licensing efforts related to U.S. and international commercial nuclear projects.

• Aids in the planning, development, review, and implementation of Level 1, Level 2, and/or Level 3 PRA, tailored to project scope and maturity.

• Assesses PRA methodologies, models, assumptions, results, and supporting documentation for technical integrity, regulatory compliance, consistency, and appropriateness for purpose.

• Facilitates hazard identification, screening, evaluation, and risk quantification for internal events, shutdown scenarios, internal flooding, seismic activities, high-wind conditions, and other external risks.

• Analyzes plant response, system interactions, accident progression, system reliability, and significant risk contributors, including reliability assessments of plant processes, safety, balance-of-plant, and operational systems, to inform safety, licensing, design, operational, and maintenance decisions.

• Integrates PRA insights into licensing strategies, safety cases, SSC classification, technical specifications, maintenance strategies, operational programs, and design choices.

• Promotes risk-informed and performance-based licensing methodologies, including NEI 18-04 and RG 1.233 implementation, selection of licensing basis events, SSC classification, defense-in-depth evaluation, and related licensing documentation.

• Aids in the development and application of risk monitors, operational risk assessments, and other PRA applications as per project requirements.

• Develops, suggests, reviews, or provides advice on PRA methodologies, technical strategies, analysis assumptions, and model development approaches.

• Coordinates PRA interactions with deterministic safety analysis, severe accident analysis, source term development, emergency planning, fire protection assessments, and other nuclear safety analysis domains.

• Engages in regulatory interactions, technical meetings, audits, workshops, and responses concerning PRA and risk-informed licensing subjects.

• Assists in the preparation and examination of proposals, scopes of work, timelines, estimates, and execution plans for PRA and risk-informed licensing endeavors.

• Provides mentorship, knowledge transfer, and technical development support to engineers and analysts while fostering the growth of AtkinsRéalis’ PRA and risk-informed licensing expertise.

• Ensures that work adheres to relevant nuclear quality assurance standards, project procedures, PRA guidelines, regulatory directives, and client expectations.

• Performs additional duties as required.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nuclear Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering or technical field.

• At least 15 years of pertinent experience in the nuclear industry, with substantial experience in PRA, risk management, or risk-informed applications.

• Proven experience in applying PRA insights to nuclear plant licensing, design, operations, maintenance, or safety decision-making.

• Demonstrated comprehension of nuclear plant systems, plant response, accident progression, operational practices, and foundational reliability principles.

• Strong technical proficiency in PRA methods, risk-informed decision-making, and nuclear safety analysis.

• In-depth understanding of nuclear plant systems, operations, accident response, and safety functions.

• Capacity to quickly become familiar with various reactor technologies, plant designs, regulatory frameworks, and licensing strategies.

• Skill in interpreting PRA results and converting risk insights into actionable licensing, design, operational, and maintenance decisions.

• Knowledge of PRA software tools utilized for fault tree and event tree modeling, model quantification, external hazards analysis, risk monitoring, and associated risk-informed applications.

• Ability to assess the suitability, constraints, and quality of PRA software tools, models, and outputs for the intended technical, licensing, or operational use.

• Aptitude for effective collaboration across PRA, deterministic safety analysis, licensing, engineering, operations, and other nuclear safety analysis fields.

• Familiarity with applicable U.S. and international nuclear licensing requirements, PRA standards, industry guidelines, and quality assurance expectations.

• Excellent written and verbal communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.

• Capability to work autonomously, apply sound technical judgment, and manage multiple priorities.

• Experience with Level 1, Level 2, and/or Level 3 PRA preferred.

• Background supporting operating plants, advanced reactors, small modular reactors, new builds, refurbishments, or first-of-a-kind projects desired.

• Familiarity with risk-informed licensing methodologies, such as NEI 18-04 and RG 1.233, is a plus.

• Experience with internal events, shutdown risk, internal flooding, seismic PRA, other external hazards, severe accident analysis, source term development, or operational risk applications preferred.

• Knowledge of U.S. or international PRA standards, regulatory guidance, and industry practices is desired.

• Experience using PRA modeling, quantification, and risk-management software, including the EPRI Phoenix Architect software suite (e.g., CAFTA, PRAQuant, FRANX, and ACUBE), RiskSpectrum, or similar platforms is advantageous.

• Experience in developing, reviewing, maintaining, or applying fault tree, event tree, hazard, and risk quantification models is preferred.

• Experience in supporting regulatory interactions, technical audits, industry working groups, or client-facing PRA activities is desired.

• A Professional Engineer (PE) license and other relevant qualifications or certifications in the nuclear industry are desirable.

• Must be a U.S. citizen to be considered.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• Company-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability benefits

• Employer-matched 401(k) with full vesting

• Employee stock purchase plan

• Paid Time Off

• Options for leaves of absence

• Flexible work arrangements

• Recognition and employee satisfaction initiatives

• Employee assistance programs

• Voluntary benefits