[Hiring] Senior Nuclear Advisor @Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Role Description

The Risk and Environmental Assessment Group seeks a Senior Technical Advisor to guide nuclear safety, licensing, regulatory strategy, and spent nuclear fuel management activities for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and other sponsors. The position integrates regulatory insight, nuclear operations experience, and executive advisory capabilities to address complex challenges involving:

• Nuclear facilities
• Decommissioning
• Spent fuel storage and transportation
• High level radioactive waste disposal

The advisor will provide authoritative technical judgment where established practices are limited, develop practical approaches to regulatory and programmatic issues, and advise senior sponsor and laboratory leaders. The successful candidate will bring a nationally recognized record of nuclear technical leadership, build consensus across disciplines and organizations, and strengthen PNNL capabilities through:

• Program development
• Staff mentoring
• Knowledge transfer

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:
  • BS/BA and 13 years of relevant experience -OR-
  • MS/MA or higher and 11 years of relevant experience
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Relevant education and professional qualifications in nuclear, marine, mechanical, or another relevant engineering or scientific discipline.
  • Prior or current reactor operator licensing, reactor inspector qualification, nuclear plant test engineering certification, DOE accident investigation certification, or comparable professional training is desirable.
  • Senior nuclear leadership with ten or more years of progressively responsible technical, program, or organizational leadership.
  • Extensive experience interpreting and applying NRC requirements and DOE nuclear safety expectations.
  • Leadership in licensing, safety analysis, or regulatory program management for spent fuel storage, reactor decommissioning, high level waste repositories, or nuclear facility restart and construction completion.
  • Experience evaluating spent fuel acceptance, storage, transportation, and disposal options.
  • Demonstrated success implementing or improving safety culture and management effectiveness.
  • Experience with nuclear quality assurance, including NQA-1 requirements.
  • A record of resolving complex technical issues through regulator interactions, licensing reviews, inspections, or public technical meetings.
  • Success sustaining sponsor relationships and developing business or program strategies.
  • Experience developing and delivering nuclear technical or leadership training.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship
• Background Investigation: Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation.
• Drug Testing: Subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.

Benefits

• Employee assistance program
• Business travel insurance
• Company funded pension plan and 401k savings plan (once eligibility requirements are met)
• Health insurance
• Flexible work schedules