Sr Structural Engineer Natrium (TFF)

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Project Overview:

Bechtel is the licensing, engineering, procurement, and construction partner on TerraPower’s Natrium team. Selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program, Natrium is participating in a DOE initiative to re-establish U.S. leadership in nuclear energy that provides matching funding to industry to design and build an operational advanced reactor. TerraPower, a leading advanced generation technology company founded by former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, will be deploying its 345 MWe sodium fast reactor (SFR), called Natrium. The Natrium plant features an advanced, cost-competitive reactor design that is safer, simpler, easier and less costly to construct, less expensive to operate, and able to provide energy that is competitive with fossil fuels. It also features an innovative molten salt energy storage system designed to be complementary to solar and wind power by evening out the peaks and valleys in production when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing. With the reactor and energy storage output combined, the plant can produce more than 500 MWe of power.

As subproject to the main Natrium project, TerraPower is constructing a separate Test and Fill Facility (TFF). The purpose of this facility is to perform functional testing of reactor equipment in simulated conditions that are expected during the operation of the main plant and to store and fill the main plant with Sodium. This facility is being designed and constructed to commercial requirements and is being licensed as an Industrial facility by the state of Wyoming. 

Other Team Natrium partners include GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Energy Northwest, PacifiCorp, and Duke Energy, along with support from a number of national laboratories and universities. This DOE Program has the potential to be the largest funding program for advanced nuclear power in U.S. history and will shape the future of nuclear energy for decades. 

 We invite you to join our team for this historic and interesting opportunity!

Job Summary:

This role will provide Structural engineering support to subcontracted engineering and construction of the Test and Fill Facility subproject occurring at the project site in Kemmerer, Wyoming. This role will require frequent travel to the project site in person to provide engineering support to ongoing subcontracted engineering, procurement, and construction activities.

This role will support the design development of Structural engineering designs for the project by preparing studies, drawings, calculations, specifications, and evaluations, in accordance with applicable procedures, codes, standards, and contract requirements. Work with other Structural engineers and technical disciplines in a team environment.  #LI-SB1

Major Responsibilities:

• Originate and check complex structural engineering deliverables, such as steel and concrete calculations, specifications, and material and service requisitions.
• Provide Engineering support to subcontracted scope including review and approval of subcontract submittals, managing the workflows, and consolidating comments.
• Provide Engineering support to Construction and assist in constructability reviews.
• Prepare technical reports related to specific design issues.
• Reviews and coordinates technical documents with/from other engineering disciplines.
• Provides technical direction to designers and less experienced engineers as directed.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in structural/civil engineering from an accredited college or university, and 10-13 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience.
• Possess the legal right to work and remain in the U.S. without sponsorship – US Citizen or Permanent Resident (Green Card holder)
• Experience in nuclear power plant design
• Must be able to complete a pre-employment drug screen, and background check.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Prior experience working in a Nuclear Quality and Safety Environment.

• Thorough knowledge of the provisions of ACI 349, AISC N690, ASCE 4-98, ASCE 7, and IBC codes.

• Ability to independently perform structural analysis of nuclear structures.

• Ability to express technical issues in a clear and concise manner, both written and verbally.

• Excellent listening, oral and written communication, planning and organizational skills are essential.

• Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Experience in Agile.

• Have a U.S. Professional Engineering (PE) license and the ability to obtain a license in the state of Wyoming.

• Understands Bechtel Engineering work processes of other disciplines and departments on projects.

• Prior work experience with Bechtel performing technical oversight of subcontracted Engineering and Construction scope.

• Prior experience specifying and overseeing IBC Special Inspections.

• Certification as a special inspector through the IBC, AISC, ACI, or other regulatory body for inspection of concrete, structural steel, and/or anchorage.

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