Nuclear Safety Engineer

Nuclear Safety Engineer Opportunity

UDR is seeking qualified candidates for a Nuclear Safety Engineer opportunity for our customer in Richland, WA to support the Hanford. The candidate shall support the client with senior Nuclear Safety Support. This scope will include the generation of Criticality Safety documentation, nuclear safety support to Operations, and will include interface with permanent staff as well as subcontract staff preparing nuclear safety deliverables.

The Contractor shall support nuclear safety activities associated with developing, implementing, interpreting, and enforcing facility Documented Safety Analysis (DSA) and Technical Safety Requirements (TSR). Nuclear safety personnel shall support the following activities:

• Prepare, review, and verify implementation of Nuclear Safety Basis, DSA and TSR documents and requirements.
• Resolution of Unreviewed Safety Question (USQ) Determinations (USQD) issues.
• Provide factual accuracy review of Safety Evaluation Reports (SER).
• Nuclear safety-related assessments and/or walk-throughs.
• Nuclear safety-related DOE orders and regulations compliance support, including implementation of USQ guidance.
• Support in performance of routine and ad-hoc reviews, assessments, and oversight walk-downs of nuclear safety program adequacy, implementation, and compliance verification/oversight activities.
• Training and mentoring of nuclear safety staff and operations staff on nuclear safety policies and programs.
• Provide USQ screenings, USQ determinations, and/or application of USQ categorical exclusions for work control documents, procedure revisions, modification packages, or other identified documents/changes.

Requirements:

• Must be a US Citizen
• Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Art degree in engineering, mathematics, physics or a related technical field.
• Client accepts an education equivalency of two (2) years of experience for one (1) year of education.
• Minimum of 15 years in the nuclear safety industry, of which at least eight (8) years must be directly related to the required area of expertise as a nuclear safety engineer as defined under 10 CFR 830.
• Must have related experience in performing all of the tasks outlined above.

UDR Consulting, INC is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Woman-Owned, Minority-Owned, Small Disadvantaged Business. An Equal Opportunity Employer that considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected Veterans, or individuals with disabilities. UDR also supports a drug-free work environment.

UDR offers highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs. We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.