Associate - Staff Engineer / Engineering Technical Specialist I,II,III Engineering Coord & Programs
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Job Summary
This role will be assigned a specific engineering program (for example: Maintenance Rule, Inservice Inspection, Inservice Testing, Snubbers, ASME Section XI, etc) as the site lead as well as serve as a backup to other program leads on the team. This individual will also be involved with the engineering department work processes, scheduling (online and refueling outage), and Department Self Evaluation Meetings (DSEM). This role does not function as a technician in modifying, operating or maintaining systems or equipment.
Provides technical support, direction and advice in analyzing and evaluating systems, equipment and programs.
Plans and conducts work requiring judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures and criteria.
Devises new approaches to problems encountered and develops engineering criteria ensuring compliance with design criteria and standards.
Implements technology within an engineering field.
Applies scientific and engineering principles and methods, along with technical skills, to support engineering activities.
May provide technical project management including scoping, scheduling, budget development, cost tracking and oversight of complex projects to meet cost and time objectives.
Work in coordination with the Outage & Planning department to ensure engineering work items are properly scheduled. Be able to participate in cross-functional team discussions involving the work planning and execution processes.
Participate in the regular occurring DSEM where the engineering department leadership evaluates the team’s performance and areas for improvement. Assist in developing actions to be taken to achieve exceptional team performance.
Perform other duties as requested or assigned.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Associate Engineer: B.S. Degree in Engineering and 0-2 years of relevant engineering work experience. Engineer: B.S. Degree in Engineering and 2+ years of relevant engineering work experience. Senior Engineer: BS Degree in Engineering and 5+ years of relevant engineering experience. Staff Engineer: BS Degree in Engineering and 8+ years of relevant engineering experience. Engineering Technical Specialist I: 0-2+ years of relevant engineering work experience plus degree or additional equivalent experience. Engineering Technical Specialist II: 3+ years of relevant engineering work experience plus degree or additional equivalent experience. Engineering Technical Specialist III: 5+ years of relevant engineering work experience plus degree or additional equivalent experience.
- In-depth knowledge of engineering principals, theories and practices.
- Ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline.
- Strong oral, written and graphical communication skills including technical writing; ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature.
- Ability to conduct standard tests, measurements and experiments.
- Ability to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes.
- Ability to function effectively independently and as a member on a technical team.
- Excellent organization and project management skills.
- Excellent personal computer skills including knowledge of applicable software programs.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Preferred:
- Experience with Maintenance Rule (M-Rule) activities and requirements.
- Experience with ASME XI Repair/Replacement activities and requirements.
- Experience with ASME XI Inservice Inspection activities and requirements.
- Experience with ASME XI System Pressure Test activities and requirements.
- Experience with CFR 50 Appendix J Primary Reactor Containment Leakage Testing for Water-Cooled Power Reactors activities and requirements.
- Experience with ASME XI/ ASME O&M Inservice Testing activities and requirements.
- Experience with ASME XI/ ASME O&M Snubber activities and requirements.
- Experience with Boric Acid Corrosion Control Program activities and requirements.
- Understanding of ASME Inservice Inspection and Inservice Testing as it applies to Pre and Post maintenance requirements.
- Experience with work scheduling and use of Primavera P6 scheduling software.
- Experience with walking down and understanding nuclear power plant piping systems (i.e. Non-Licensed Operator).
- Positive, optimistic team player with a solution oriented attitude.
- Prior SRO license and/or STA certification desired, not required.
- Demonstrated ability to understand a wide variety of topics and be sufficiently intrusive to ensure all work items under their area of responsibility are produced with the highest of quality including technical accuracy.
- Demonstrate high integrity, safety, professionalism and appropriate behavior driven results.
- Be a strong advocate to communicate and elevate issues in a timely manner
REQUIRED ENGINEERING CRITERIA:
For placement of a candidate in the Engineer job series, the following criteria must be met:
Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an ABET accredited Engineering program based on the year that the Engineering program was accredited by ABET, or
Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an institution outside of the U.S. which is accredited through the country's own Engineering accrediting body under the Washington Accord as a full signatory, and is a degree that was recognized by the country's accrediting body on or after the date that full signatory status was achieved, or
Possess a 4-year degree in Engineering (non-ABET accredited), Physics, Chemistry, Math or Engineering Technology and a post-graduate Engineering degree from an institution where the undergraduate degree in the same Engineering discipline is ABET-accredited based on the year the Engineering program was accredited by ABET, or
Holds or has previously held a valid U.S. Professional Engineer license.
Education Requirements
Required Degree (equivalency not accepted in lieu of required degree):
Bachelor’s in Engineering
BS Degree from ABET accredited college in Engineering is required; Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering preferred
For placement in Engineering technical specialist series candidate can hold a non-ABET accredited Technical degree in such areas as Computer Science, Science, Engineering Technology, or other technical field.
Licenses, Certifications, or Quals Description
Note: Dominion Energy minimum experience and education requirements may exceed stated ANSI standards and candidates must meet the Dominion Energy minimum requirements.
For Nuclear employees, this ANSI standard must be met, all of which is met or exceeded in the Engineer series job summaries with the exception of the Nuclear Power experience requirement of at least 1 year:
ANSI/ANS-3.1-2014, Section 4.6.1 Education requirements: Baccalaureate or associate degree in engineering or related science. Minimum experience for the position: Related experience which shall include 2 years; Nuclear power plant experience to include 1 year.
Working Conditions
Other Working Conditions
Test Description
No Testing
Export Control
Certain positions at Dominion Energy may involve access to information and technology subject to export controls under U.S. law. Compliance with these export controls may result in Dominion Energy limiting its consideration of certain applicants.
Other Information
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Dominion Energy is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin and/or status as a protected veteran or individual with a disability.
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