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Surry Power Station Site Engineering is looking for an Associate to Staff-level Engineer in its Secondary System's group. The position will be filled commensurate with candidates' experience.

Secondary Systems Engineering: Duties include the development and implementation of trending & monitoring plans to ensure system and component health, development of short- and long-term plans to improve system and component reliability, performance of causal evaluations to prevent equipment failures, as well as the development of engineering technical evaluations supporting plant operation. Additional duties include providing support for functional testing as well as both planned and emergent equipment maintenance.

The individual is responsible for ensuring assigned systems perform safely and reliably through system monitoring and trending of performance data and provide infield technical/engineering support for Maintenance and Operations (including callouts); troubleshooting, and testing (including callouts). The incumbent will perform causal determinations of equipment failures on assigned systems; review industry Operating Experience and identify needed changes; be an advocate for system changes to improve reliability; communicate system status to station management; establishing the preventative maintenance requirements and maintaining the basis; developing regular Maintenance Rule reports to meet 10CFR50.65; evaluate thermal performance; and supporting scheduled refueling outages and planned/unplanned unit shutdowns (extended hours).

Provides cost analysis as needed and develops recommendation based on calculations (e.g. cost for equipment upgrade) for management review. Levels are distinguished by increased complexity in application of engineering skills required. Under direction of supervisor or work leader, exercises independence in evaluating, selecting, and applying standard or well-defined engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria. Uses judgment in prioritizing and making moderately complex adaptations and modifications. Assignments have clear and specified objectives and require investigation of a limited number of variables.

Minimum required experience for entry into this job include the following:   

Associate Engineer: Under 2 years of engineering experience;

Engineer:  2 or more years of engineering experience;  

Sr Engineer: 5 or more years of engineering experience;

Staff Engineer: 8 or more years of engineering experience    

 Full knowledge of engineering theories and principles;   Skilled in use of advanced techniques and modification and extension of theories, precepts and practices of the field and related sciences and disciplines;   Strong leadership skills with proven ability to serve as team project lead;   Strong oral and written communication skills (includes technical writing);   Strong personal computer skills;   Ability to think analytically and solve complex problems;   Ability to interpret codes, regulations and practices;   In depth knowledge of various computer applications, with the ability to manipulate personal computer applications and perform engineering calculations using applicable software programs (e.g. Matlab, Excel, etc.);  Equally effective working independently or in team environment;   Proven decision making skills;   Ability to process information quickly and effectively manage multiple tasks;   Strong planning, organizational and project management skills.

Nuclear employees: Must have at least one year of Nuclear power experience.

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.

Required Degree (equivalency not accepted in lieu of required degree):

Bachelor's in Engineering, 

Engineering, Mechanical, or Mechanical with Civil experience, or Civil with Mechanical Experience

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.

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