Licensing Engineer, Licensing Analyst, Project Manager- Birmingham

Southern Nuclear Licensing Engineer / Licensing Engineer Analyst

Southern Nuclear Operating Company’s (SNC) Regulatory Affairs Department is seeking a high performing professional. Experience related to nuclear licensing and/or regulatory compliance is a plus. This position is primarily responsible for supporting inspections, reportability assessments and regulatory compliance requested licensing actions (e.g., license amendment requests, Inservice Inspection Alternatives, Inservice Testing Alternatives) for the SNC operating fleet.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university is required for the engineer position. Advanced degree in Engineering or Law a plus. Applicable Nuclear experience, including military, will be considered for the analyst position.
• Experience with understanding, evaluating, and dispositioning industry, regulatory, or technical issues is highly desired.
• Prior NRC experience (resident or regional inspector, NRR experience, etc.) or previous SRO license or certification is highly desired.
• Plant specific knowledge of SNC plant Farley, Hatch or Vogtle (including AP1000 design) is desired but not required.
• Work experience in Licensing (e.g., writing license amendment requests) or Compliance (e.g., experience with NRC Reactor Oversight Process) is desired but not required.
• Working knowledge of industry codes and standards, associated regulations, and design documentation sufficient to prepare response to regulatory actions and effective interpretations requested licensing actions is desired.
• Strong understanding of the Corrective Action Program preferred.
• Ability to communicate well, to make presentations to senior SNC management, and to build trusting relationships with the NRC personnel is required.

• Must exhibit the Southern Values – Safety First, Intentional Inclusion, Act with Integrity and Superior Performance.
• Demonstrate initiative and ability to work independently.
• Holding oneself accountable for personal safety and modeling safe behavior for peers.

• Relocation to Birmingham, AL required.
• Up to 25% travel is required.
• Availability for after‑hours plant support.
• SNC emergency response organization support.

• Supporting resolution of regulatory compliance, reportability, and licensing issues actions impacting SNC sites and supporting resolution of these issues.
• Supporting sites during NRC inspection activities.
• Providing expertise in plant licensing basis, as well as generic and plant-specific licensing issues.
• Performing research, as required, to develop or support formal Regulatory positions.
• Providing complete task management of regulatory issues.
• Interfacing with the NRC staff regarding SNC compliance and licensing activities.
• Participating in and representing SNC at industry forums in support of SNC compliance and licensing objectives.
• Influencing industry and NRC in development of regulations generic licensing actions to benefit the sites.
• Interfacing with SNC corporate and plant engineering departments in support of licensing activities.
• Updating SNC procedural guidance and requirements to reflect latest industry requirements and best practices.

Southern Nuclear , a subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), is a leader among the nation’s nuclear energy facility operators and an innovator in advanced nuclear technologies. It operates over 8,200 MW across eight nuclear energy units in Alabama and Georgia at the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant near Dothan, Ala., the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant near Baxley, Ga., and the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Waynesboro, Ga.

Southern Nuclear recently achieved commercial operation on Vogtle Units 3&4, representing a historic achievement for the nuclear industry and the country. Vogtle Units 3&4 are the first new nuclear units to reach commercial operation and be built in the United States in the last three decades. Southern Nuclear is a recognized leader in the industry in nuclear and fuel innovation, having been the first to deploy Accident Tolerant Fuels and winning over 10 consecutive Top…