About this role
Principal Project Engineer for Power Uprate initiatives in Nuclear Services, leading design/engineering tasks, budget management, and multi-disciplinary coordination.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead strategic discussions
- Align team to deadlines
- Dive into problem-solving
- Manage budgets and proposals
- Client interactions
Technical Overview
Engineering design and proposal development for power uprate projects; requires PM/engineering leadership, budgeting, and nuclear site access.
Ideal Candidate
A lead-level engineer with 6+ years in nuclear or power engineering, PMP or PE credentials preferred, capable of managing budgets, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, and delivering proposals with unescorted site access.
Must-Have Skills
Design Engineering experience with the modification and implementation processcalculationsspecificationsetc. in power facilitiesMinimum of 6 years' experience in the nuclearpoweror industrial industries as an Engineer or Project ManagerBachelor's Degree in MechanicalElectricalNuclear or Chemical Engineering (or related) OR PMP Certification and 10 years' applicable experiencePE license strongly preferredAbility to understand and work with budget and accounting processesExcellent organizationaltime managementstrategic planningwritingcommunicationdecision-makingand presentation skillsEffective communication skills with demonstrated ability to work across disciplines and teamsWorking knowledge of MS WordExceland PowerPointAbility to gain and maintain unescorted access at nuclear sitesAbility to travel between 10-15% of the time
Tools & Platforms
Microsoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPoint
Required Skills
Design Engineeringbudget managementMS Word/Excel/PowerPoint
Hard Skills
Design EngineeringCalculationsSpecificationsBudget managementProject schedulingEngineering proposalsMS WordMS ExcelPowerPointInterdisciplinary coordinationClient interactionsRegulatory compliance
Soft Skills
LeadershipCommunicationDecision-makingTime managementPresentation
Certifications
Required
PMP Certification
Preferred
Professional Engineer (PE) license
Keywords for Your Resume
principal project engineerpower upratenuclearnuclear services groupengineering proposalsbudget managementproject managementclient interactionsunescorted accessnuclear sitesPMP certificationPE licenseMS WordMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelPowerPointbudgetingregulatory complianceengineering designPMPExcel
Deal Breakers
No PE license and no PMP certification, Less than 6 years of nuclear/power/industrial experience, Inability to obtain unescorted nuclear site access
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