Major Projects - Licensing Engineer - Davis Besse

Shippingport, Pennsylvania

Full time

40016658

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Job Summary

The major projects licensing engineer is responsible for licensing activities associated with power uprates at Vistra’s nuclear generating facilities. The role provides oversight and direction to contract resources involved in licensing activities, prepare/support development of licensing submittals and prepare/support regulatory evaluations. The licensing engineer will also support and coordinate with engineering and other project personnel throughout all project phases, including review of engineering products.

This integral role supports safe, compliant, and efficient execution of all major project licensing project phases, from scoping and application development through NRC approval and site implementation, while maintaining alignment with Vistra’s nuclear standards.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

• Support all phases of major project licensing activities including development, review, approval and submittal of license amendments and other regulatory correspondence.

• Support regulatory acceptance, review and approval of license amendments and other regulatory submittals.

• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements for plant changes necessary for project implementation

• Support environmental reviews associated with major licensing actions

• Support Vistra and contract engineering personnel to ensure quality and completeness of engineering deliverables necessary for licensing actions

• Oversee contract EPCs responsible for development of licensing-related deliverables

• Coordinate licensing activities with EPCs, OEMs, and project and site engineering.

• Travel as needed to industry meetings, Vistra sites, vendor facilities and NRC as required

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited program required

• Minimum of 10 years of nuclear industry experience required, including design engineering and nuclear licensing experience

• Prior experience involving major regulatory licensing actions strongly preferred, including regulator interactions

• Full Qualifications in design engineering processes strongly preferred, including experience with development and approval of engineering deliverables

• Full Certificationsfor 10 CFR 50.59 and 10 CFR 72.48 evaluations required

• Strong knowledge of NRC regulations, nuclear plant systems, and environmental reviews

• Prior Experience with industry codes and standards, we well as regulatory guidance documents, required

Key Metrics

• Zero violations of nuclear or safety processes during execution.

• On-time delivery of licensing milestones

• Compliance with NRC, industry, and fleet standards

• Minimal corrective actions from regulatory or third-party reviews

Job Family

Plant Operations

Company

Vistra Nuclear Operations Company

Locations

Shippingport, Pennsylvania

Ohio

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Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine.

Vistra is the largest competitive power generator in the U.S., with a capacity of approximately 41,000 megawatts, or enough to power 20 million homes, operating in all of the major competitive wholesale markets in the country. Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation and expansion with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability, powered by a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company continues to grow its zero-carbon resources, operating the second-largest fleet of competitive nuclear power plants in the country, substantial battery energy storage capacity, and a growing number of solar facilities.

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It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.

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