Job Description Overview
We are seeking a Civil Engineering Lead Energy – Remote. This remote position is based out of our Richland, WA office.
Your role
- Serves as the recognized expert on civil engineering design for nuclear facilities within AtkinsRéalis US Nuclear.
- Anticipates internal and/or external business challenges and/or regulatory issues.
- Recommends engineering process and service improvements, with a focus on their particular discipline.
- Takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions to solve unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business.
- Works independently with guidance only in the most challenging situations.
- Leads functional teams (e.g., civil engineering discipline) for projects, and may lead project teams, meeting milestones and objectives.
- Regarded as an expert in their discipline, with in-depth expertise in their discipline and broad knowledge of other disciplines within Nuclear facility design, construction, operations, and maintenance.
- Directs research and solves unprecedented technical problems of considerable scope and complexity, the solution of which may have a far-reaching impact on extensive technical activities of the firm.
- Receives general administrative direction.
- Executes independent decisions and resolves important questions concerning area of expertise, being recognized as a technical authority in his/her field of expertise, on a regional or national basis, both within and outside the company.
- Provides oversight and supervision of the technical work of senior professionals.
- Interfaces with senior technical managers and all levels of management throughout the firm.
- Provides technical direction throughout the company within field of expertise.
- Establishes technical criteria on projects related to field of expertise and provides technical input/direction to project managers and team members.
- Represents/defends company's technical work to client, regulatory agencies and others, serving as expert witness at hearings and legal proceedings.
- Participates in technical and professional organizations at a prominent leadership level.
- Participates in technical quality assurance reviews.
- Assists management in conducting project review audits involving specialty discipline.
- Participates in development and maintenance of firmwide professional standards, guidelines and procedures, including design procedures and technical quality assurance review guidelines for application to project production.
- Monitors utilization and compliance by technical staff relative to these standards, documents, guidelines and procedures.
- Participates in the development and implementation of in-house technical development programs and coordinates with operating managers to selectively involve appropriate engineering staff in these in-house programs as well as in outside technical development opportunities (conferences, seminars, student coursework, etc.)
- Coordinates with operational managers to identify staffing needs, deficiencies and opportunities for recruitment in technical specialty area.
- Assists in the identification, screening, recruitment and orientation of qualified candidates to fill key vacancies within specialty field.
- Leads initiatives with considerable risk and complexity; develops the related strategy for execution.
- Solves unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business; requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop unprecedented solutions.
- Impacts the direction and resource allocation for initiatives, projects or services; works within general functional policies.
- Communicates complex ideas, anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
About you
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil Engineering.
- Requires 15 years of experience.
- Typical incumbent has 20-25 years of experience.
- Professional Engineering (PE) License required, with ability to be licensed in multiple jurisdictions.
- Strong communication skills in a challenging, multi-tiered environment.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Ability to foster and achieve goal alignment among participants with differing interests.
- Expert knowledge of key design codes and standards for commercial nuclear facilities required.
- Participation in appropriate national consensus standard/code committees preferred.
- Codes and standards include