What is the Opportunity?At Aecon Engineering Services Inc. (United), we are a team of engineers, builders, planners, and thinkers that design and build today's infrastructure, for tomorrow. We come to work every day committed to drive growth and deliver projects that matter for our clients, ourselves, and our communities. Through our work in the nuclear, conventional generation, renewable and power delivery markets, we create resilient infrastructure to last generations.
In December 2024, United Engineers and Constructors was acquired by Aecon Group Inc. Aecon and United have a proven working relationship and the United team continues to operate in the market as an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company.
We are seeking a Senior Licensing Engineer with nuclear engineering experience to support work at the Detroit Edison Fermi nuclear station. The successful candidate will be part of a team of engineers supporting plant licensing efforts.
Due to the nature of work that United Engineers & Constructors (an Aecon company) performs, candidates must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident of the United States with ability to obtain unescorted access to a Nuclear Power Plant.
What You'll Do Here:- Prepare and review engineering and licensing documents assessing the safety analyses impacts of nuclear plant modifications and license.
- Prepare and review technical responses on behalf of client for eventual submittal to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) correspondence, including bulletins, information notices, generic letters, and requests for additional information from the NRC pertaining to installation, modification, or license activities at an operating nuclear power plant.
- Engage in and maintain an awareness of nuclear industry regulatory trends and changes that relate to operating nuclear power plants, nuclear power plant decommissioning, spent nuclear fuel, and ISFSI operations.
- Work with the project team to develop licensing, quality assurance, and environmental compliance positions and strategies.
- Perform regulatory reviews of impact or changes to nuclear plant UFSAR, Operating License, Technical Specifications & Bases, Plans and Programs to ensure they do not reduce regulatory effectiveness or commitment.
- Prepare and review licensing procedures, documents, regulatory interpretations, and reports to management.
- Perform and/or review a License Amendment Request (LAR) along with justification, to the NRC, when there is a potential reduction or reduction in regulatory effectiveness/commitment.
- Perform and/or review 10 CFR 50.59 and 10 CFR 72.48 Screens and Evaluations of plant activities
- Maintain a working knowledge of applicable NRC Regulatory Guidance documents, NEI Guidelines and Industry Standards.
What You Bring To The Team:- B.S. in nuclear engineering or a related engineering discipline from an accredited 4-year university.
- 10 years' overall licensing experience.
- Professional Engineering (PE) license in US (preferred)
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Must be able to obtain unescorted access to nuclear plants and other facilities requiring background checks and pre-employment/random.
- Field experience at an operating nuclear plant (preferred)
Benefits Include: - Health Insurance Benefits (Comprehensive Plan- Dental/Medical/Vision)
- 401K (comprehensive match plan)
- Paid Vacation - (vacation/wellness days)
- Health and Wellness Home Benefit - (wellness subsidy for fitness/health)
- Tuition Reimbursement - (strong career growth support for approved degrees, diplomas and courses)
- This role is eligible to participate in Aecon's discretionary Short Term Incentive Plan (STIP)
- Green Home Energy Benefit ( A subsidy that can be used for approved green home energy expenses)
