Probabilistic Safety Analysis Engineer II - New Nuclear

KBH | Richland, WA | Contract

About Us

KBH Industrial is a trusted resource for utilities and channel partners across the energy and industrial sectors, providing project management, project controls, senior consulting, and specialized technical support. Founded on the principle of people-first, honesty, collaboration and safety, KBH places skilled professionals in critical individual roles, working side by side with client teams to deliver deep expertise and dependable results.

Job Summary

Perform various complex Probabilistic Safety Analysis (PSA) tasks requiring specialized skills and broad experience in the areas of probabilistic risk assessment methods, consequence and hazard analysis, defense-in-depth, use of available Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) standards and regulatory guidance, and other related PSA activities

• Provide independent engineering service and support to perform highly complex engineering tasks requiring specialized skills and broad experience in the application of engineering fundamentals in support of the design modification, operating, and independent assessment of Energy Northwest facilities
• Serve as an advisor to others
• Support our team with owners engineer oversight, construction, design reviews of new advanced reactor technologies, and progressive design/build contracts
• The position is responsible for activities such as supporting the Owners Engineer activities, assisting with site licensing and construction permit activities, participating in design reviews for new reactor technologies, supporting progressive design/build contracts and construction efforts, interpreting and reviewing Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations, Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) documents, providing schedule inputs and reviewing project timelines

Principal Accountabilities

Perform highly complex engineering analyses and designs in support of operations, systems, programs, audit inspections, and assessments requiring skills and experience gained through application of engineering methods and analysis, codes, standards, and regulatory requirements

• Work with minimal supervision
• Serve as an advisor providing advice and counsel on assignments concerned with specialized or unique engineering requirements.
• Solutions provided involve unconventional or innovative program solving techniques. 
• Provide technical leadership and training on highly complex or extended projects
• Tasks typically involve highly complex problem-solving techniques and require advanced application of practices and methodologies.
• Provide leadership of small groups to resolve complex issues. Available guidance generally does not exist to fit problems encountered and advanced technological skills are required to provide solutions
• Provide technical direction and leadership routinely to other engineers; serve as a mentor. Provide training to others.
• Identify need and initiate development of new policies, programs, plans, and procedures to meet strategic objectives.
• Assure compliance with regulatory and industry guidance. Provide interpretation of industry guidance for application.
• Identify potential problems in design, quality, or operation and initiate corrective action in accordance with plant Condition Report (CR) process

Skills and Experience

• Engineer II - New Nuclear Requires a Bachelors degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university and three years of discipline specific engineering experience;
• OR a high school diploma or GED and PE license obtained by an accredited examination and five years of discipline specific engineering experience
  

Desired KSAs 

• Knowledge of advanced nuclear reactor/plant design (i.e., High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor Design)
• Experience with large construction projects
• Knowledge in industry consensus standards for Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA), including ASME/ANS RA-S-1.4. Skill in PRA model development, plant operating state definition, initiating event analysis, event sequence analysis, and performance of quantitative uncertainty analyses and sensitivity analyses
• Knowledge of transient and accident analyses and radioactive source term analyses
• Ability to correctly interpret and apply results of PSA codes
• Familiarity with Seismic and Fire PRA
• Familiarity with NEI 18-04

Additional Information

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Schedule: 4 days x 10 hours
• Remote work: No
• Per Diem: No
• Expenses Eligible: Yes
• Being On Call required for role: No
• Badge Level: Blue Badge

The expected base salary for this position ranges from $56.77 to $67.53/hour

Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, market factors, and where applicable, licensure or certifications obtained

Benefits

KBH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid parental leave, a 401(k) program, and other employee perks to support your health, financial security, and work-life balance.