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Minnkota Power Cooperative

Plant Engineer

ND · On-site

$74K/yr

Young Station is a two-unit coal-fired power plant, providing a stable energy source for our ... Work with consultants and contractors as necessary to accomplish engineering objectives.

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Sr-Staff Civil Engineer_Licensing - Nuclear

PSEG

Hancocks Bridge, NJ • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 20 days ago

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Company rating: 8.8 out of 10

Based on 79 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

6th of 53 rated energy and utility

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Job Summary
Provide technical support in the Engineering Service Department for the Subsequent License Renewal Project for both Hope Creek and Salem Generating Stations. The job includes preparation or review of all necessary
analyses, documentation, assessments, quality reviews and supporting activities related to the subsequent
license renewal project.
Job Responsibilities
Performs reviews of technical documents.
Supports Subsequent license Renewal project for both sites.
Provides support to the application process.
Review or update Aging management program documents.
Participate in benchmarking activities through industry assessments.
Interface with vendor/contractor subject matter expert's personnel, supporting the project.
Communicate and coordinate with Corporate and both Stations AMP owners.
Support procedure revisions implementing the subsequent license renewal application.
Perform other assigned duties as determined by the Engineering Manager.
Job Specific Qualifications
Required:
BS Degree, preferably in Civil Engineering with a minimum of 10 years of Nuclear Power Plant experience
Basic knowledge of licensing and power plant operations
Must meet Nuclear's requirements for Unescorted Site Access
Demonstrated project management skills including Microsoft product usage (Excel, Work, PowerPoint)
Desired:
Working knowledge of NRC regulations and guidance that apply to licensing and license renewal of nuclear
power plants
5-7 years of experience in nuclear power plant Engineering or Operations
2-5 Years of Licensing and/or Regulatory experience
Previous or current SRO certification
PE License

Experience with license renewal services including studying business cases for proceeding with License
Renewal - (LR) or Subsequent License Renewal - (SLR), Generic Aging Lessons Learned - Subsequent
License Renewal - (GALL-SLR) gap analysis, preparing LR or SLR applications, Time Limited Aging Analysis -
(TMAA), Aging Management Plan - (AMP) upgrades and Period of Extended Operation - (PEO) implementation

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This is an exciting time to be joining PSEG. Our commitments, which include safety, integrity, customer focus, and diversity & inclusion, are the fabric of our culture and help drive the success of our business. We are fortunate to have an outstanding workforce of diverse and highly skilled talent who move us forward in our operational excellence journey. PSEG has more than 12,000 employees who are dedicated to the communities we serve and embody our vision: People providing Safe, Reliable, Economic and Greener Energy.

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Clean energy services

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10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Newark, NJ, US

Year founded

1903

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