Project Engineer 3

POSITION SUMMARY: The Project Engineer is responsible for supporting company projects by representing engineering in the planning, coordination, and execution of assigned project activities. This position will directly support the day-to-day maintenance of contracted deliverables as well as planning for future phases of engineering work across multiple disciplines.  The Project Engineer often serves as a central point of contact between the engineering team and other internal and external stakeholders for technical and process related issues. Typical internal stakeholders include project engineering manager, work planning and execution leads, and engineering contributors and managers. External stakeholders will typically include partner engineering firms and customers. Success in this role requires the ability to efficiently formulate plans and strategies to address new demands, as well as the ability to build strong relationships and teams. This position will occasionally be responsible for engineering process related developments and will at times be asked to coordinate cross-functional project activities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provide direction and coordinate project related activities through engineering leads, supervisors, and managers.
2. Have knowledge and competency in planning complex projects with internal and external stakeholder milestones
3. Possess a diverse understanding of engineering disciplines to be able to provide input and support on a wide spectrum of technical and process related solutions.
4. Support and coordinate engineering responses to customer requests.
5. Proactively identify and achieve resolution of project issues and anticipated challenges, including escalation of issues within the NuScale organization when necessary.
6. Develop and maintain processes and procedures needed for the efficient execution of the engineering projects.
7. Support project risk assessment and risk mitigation activities.
8. Interact with project and engineering management from multiple companies to manage cross-functional technical interfaces.
9. Perform other duties as assigned.

CORE COMPETENCIES: To perform the job successfully, the individual should demonstrate competencies in performing the essential functions of this position by performing satisfactorily in each of these competencies.

• Business Acumen: A strategic thinker with good business perspective and an understanding of the company’s business. Able to function comfortably in political interactions. Capable of developing strong interpersonal networks within and exterior to the organization.
• Problem solving: Decisive with good judgment. Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner, gathers and reviews information appropriately. Uses own judgment and acts independently; seeks input from other team members as appropriate for complex or sensitive situations.
• Oral/written communication: Strong communication skills, externally and internally. Listens carefully and speaks clearly and professionally in all situations. Edits work for accuracy and clarity, is able to create, read and interpret complex written information. Ability to develop strong interpersonal networks within the organization.
• Planning/organizing: Prioritizes and plans work activities, organizes personal and project timelines and deadlines, tracks project timelines and deadlines, and uses time efficiently.
• Adaptability: Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and is able to deal with frequent interruptions, changes, delays, or unexpected events.
• Dependability: Consistently on time and at work, responds to management expectations and solicits feedback to improve performance.
• Team Building: Develops strong interpersonal networks and trust within the organization. Leads consensus by involving all stakeholders, facilitating their understanding of differences, agreeing on requirements and constraints, and developing the best solution.
• Safety Culture: Adheres to the NuScale Safety culture and is expected to model safe behavior and influence peers to meet high standards.
• Quality Assurance: Commits to the understanding and implementation of quality assurance regulations, standards, and guidelines of 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR 21, and NQA-1.

MINIMUM SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND ABILITIES:

• Education: A minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an accredited college or university.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years’ experience in engineering with a broad range of responsibilities. Overall knowledge of the fundamental operating principles and systems associated with a nuclear power plant is required.  Must demonstrate strong technical writing skills as well as good communication, computer, presentation and interpersonal skills. Required to have exceptional organization skills and ability to manage complex projects with multiple work phases in enterprise project portfolio project software.
• Industry Requirements: Eligible to work under Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 810.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to understand and communicate clearly using a phone, personal interaction, and computers.
• Ability to learn new job functions and comprehend and understand new concepts quickly, and apply them accurately in a rapidly evolving environment.
• The employee frequently is required; to sit and stand; walk; bend, use hands to operate office equipment; and reach with hands and arms. 
• Ability to travel locally, nationally, and internationally using common forms of transportation. 

Disclaimer: Employee(s) must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation efficiently and accurately without causing significant safety threat to self or others. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employee(s) assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required of all employees in this classification.

NuScale Power, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability or handicap, or veteran status.

Pay and Benefits: 

The target pay range for this position is $108,908 - $131,441 annually.  The full pay range is $97,642 - $152,722.   

At NuScale, compensation decisions are determined using factors such as relevant job-related skills, full-time working experience, education and training, equity within the department. 

For information on employee benefits, please visit our Careers Overview page:  Employee Benefits | NuScale Power