Job Description Summary
Risk and Reliability engineering is a cross-functional engineering discipline centered on an approach, mindset, and process. All activities consider both the business and the technical needs of the customers with the goal of providing a quality product that meets the users needs. The discipline executes a robust process of development risk analyses, and communication of risk insights to support optimization of systems and component design for safety and reliability. This requires identification and quantification of inputs for all modes and all hazards probabilistic risk evaluations, development and communication of insights for selection of alternate system designs, and implementation of final plant designs into rigorous probabilistic risk models in support of licensing activities. This is a process that proceeds from concept to production to operation, including customer support for engineering services in the currently operating fleet.
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This role contributes to the overall strategy and manages complex issues that support GEH Engineering concerning the application of Risk and Reliability methodologies to BWRX-300. Demonstrates accountability for integrating the probabilistic risk assessment into licensing documents in support of license to operate for BWRX-300.
High levels of operational judgment are required to achieve outcomes required.
Job Description
Essential Responsibilities:
As the Canadian Senior PRA Licensing Specialist, Regulatory Affairs, you will have the following roles and responsibilities:
- Complete various technical licensing work scope in Canada, including new reactor licensing for the BWRX-300 Advanced Nuclear Project, operating fleet licensing support, customer plant support on GE Hitachi (GEH) / Global Nuclear Fuels (GNF) nuclear methods, and working with GEH / GNF Engineering and Regulatory Affairs teams on major projects in the areas of safety analysis.
- Prepare the Safety Report updates integrating the PRA engineering support documentation.
- Analyzes regulatory-driven requirements to ensure that the PRA analysis demonstrate compliance with CNSC regulatory framework for PRA analysis.
- Represents GEH to customers and regulators
- Supports the Safety Analysis Licensing Technical Leader by articulating work plans regarding PRA supporting documentation for integration in the Safety Report.
- Interprets PRA Engineering documents and integrates them into licensing documents (Safety Report).
- Uses high level of judgment to handle complex tasks or problems in areas of PRA operational impact. Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders. Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and is able to construct and provide recommendations.
- Communicates difficult concepts and may influence others on particular topics. May guide others to consider a different point of view.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Computer Science from an accredited university or college
- 7 years cumulative experience in executing PRA fundamental skills of Data, Human Reliability Analysis, Accident analysis, Severe Accidents, Source Term assessments and related analytical skills.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience performing or providing input into nuclear safety evaluations applicable to safety analysis at nuclear power plants, including experience in CNSC regulatory documents and Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Standards applicable to PRA.
Desired Characteristics:
- M.S. or Ph.D. in nuclear engineering discipline.
- Proven problem analysis skills with demonstrated ability to clearly communicate results.
- Have experience with development and implementation of PSA and Severe Accident analysis in accordance with REGDOC-2.4.2 and REGDOC-2.5.2 and international guides and regulations as EPRI and ASTM.
- Have a good understanding of PRA analysis comprising understanding of the models of nuclear plant design and operational capabilities by logic and sequential modeling of fault scenarios, Human Reliability Analysis, Accident analysis, Severe Accidents, and Source Term assessments.
- Demonstrated understanding of Importance Analysis, Uncertainty Analysis, and Failure Modes & Effects Analysis, 3+ years of experience in one or more.
- Applied experience in development of Level 1 and Level 2 PRA.
- General knowledge in Boiling Water Reactor operation and safety analysis.
- Experience in Licensing Modernization Process and other current risk informed regulatory topics
- Experienced in PRA internal and external hazards analyses, including Flood, High Winds, Fire and Seismic PRA.
- Experience in support and implementation of programs for Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Inspectability (RAMI) to influence plant design.
- Experience in operations, maintenance, or engineering.
- Ability to interface effectively with all levels of the organization and external customers
- Familiarity with a variety of engineering areas
- Knowledge and experience in power / nuclear plant operations and quality system requirements
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and cope under pressure
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
- Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Canada for this opening. This position requires access to and/or use of information subject to U.S. Export Control Laws, which mandate all citizenships be from the U.S. Department of Energy's List of Generally Authorized Countries (10 CFR Part 810 Appendix A); otherwise a specific authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy will be required. More information can be found here: https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/10-cfr-part-810.
You must have legal authorization to work in Canada and any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation. The drug screen requirement in the background check process is not required if the role is based in Canada.
Strong consideration will be given to Indigenous persons. The term Indigenous refers to individuals who identify as being descended from the original inhabitants (the first peoples) of what is now known as Canada. In this context, Indigenous people are First Nations, Métis and/or Inuit
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes