Senior Geotechnical Engineer – Nuclear Site Development
Switzerland Global Enterprise
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: North Carolina • United States
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Salary
💰 $111,200 - $213,200 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead complex subsurface exploration programs, including geophysical surveys, deep borings, and cross-hole seismic testing
- Oversee the design of Seismic Category I foundations, deep soil mixing, or rock anchoring systems required below-grade containment structures
- Ensure all geotechnical lab testing and field inspections comply with NQA-1 standards
- Provide engineering input and, when needed, technical defense of the Geotechnical and Seismology section of an NRC, or similar international, license application
- Support the development of site-specific Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis (PSHA) and determination of Safe Shutdown Earthquake (SSE) parameters
- Review or develop 3D hydrogeological models to ensure groundwater chemistry and flow do not impact the longevity or safety of the reactor’s concrete foundations
- Review and confirm heavy-haul paths for arrival of heavy components and modules on site
- Anticipate and develop forward-looking mitigation strategies for geotechnical risks known to impact construction schedules, such as discovery of non-capable faults/voids, heaving of excavation floors, non-conforming backfill, etc
- Contribute to an engineering team that assures proposals and early works packages for selected sites are compatible with our standard product offering
- Establish and maintain strong working relationship with internal engineering teams
- Interface with external partners, customers, and other applicable country specific regulatory agencies as required on technical issues
- Work with proposal and early works teams to build estimates, schedules, and identify risks associated with different opportunities
- Provide guidance to external partner engineering resources to ensure the quality of deliverables
- Support commercial and marketing opportunities to develop new business opportunities
- Protect the Intellectual Property rights of GEVH
- Support GEVH initiatives, corrective action, process improvement and simplification
- Ensure adherence to GEVH’s standards for nuclear safety and compliance
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering Geology, or related discipline
- At least 10 years of progressive experience in geotechnical engineering
- At least 5 years of experience in the nuclear industry or equivalent large scale new build experience in the power generation industry
- Master’s or PhD in Geotechnical Engineering or Engineering Geology (desired)
- Professional Engineer registration in one or more states (desired)
- Deep expertise in soil-structure interaction (SSI) modeling, slope stability under seismic loading, and settlement analysis for heavy modular loads (desired)
- Strong knowledge of requirements associated with building-to-building seismic interaction (desired)
- Strong knowledge of NRC RG 1.132, RG 1.138, ASCE 7, IBC, ASTM D1557, and/or ISO 9001 (desired)
- Experience with nuclear site characterization and managing a split quality site (desired)
- Experience managing very large excavation projects (desired)
- Deep knowledge of soil mechanics, mass grading, and heavy excavation (desired)
- Advanced skills using Autodesk AEC Collection (Civil 3D), Bentley Infrastructure (OpenRoads), and/or equivalent site design suite (desired)
- Proven ability to be a liaison between organizations that are operating in separate geographic locations (desired)
- High performing individual with demonstrated ability to deliver results while exhibiting behaviors that promote strong team performance (desired)
- Proven interpersonal and leadership skills with the ability to think strategically, be creative and move quickly (desired)
- Demonstrated ability to lead a team of highly experienced engineers and balance multiple demands and priorities (desired)
- High performing energetic leader with demonstrated ability to deliver results while exhibiting behaviors that promote strong team performance (desired)
- Experience with project management skillset (communication, risk, planning/scheduling, change mgmt) (desired)
- EPC experience and knowledge; specifically, power plant (desired)
- Understanding of nuclear industry and technology (desired)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (desired)
- Demonstrated ability to document, plan, market and manage programs that further the knowledge, understanding and capability of the business (desired)
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
- access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
- retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
- access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
- tuition assistance
- adoption assistance
- paid parental leave
- disability benefits
- life insurance
- 12 paid holidays
- permissive time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
geotechnical engineeringsoil-structure interaction modelingslope stability analysissettlement analysisnuclear site characterizationheavy excavation managementsoil mechanicsprobabilistic seismic hazard analysisdeep soil mixingrock anchoring systems
Soft Skills
leadershipinterpersonal skillsstrategic thinkingcreativityteam performancecommunicationrisk managementplanning/schedulingchange managementability to balance multiple demands
Certifications
Bachelor of Science in Geotechnical EngineeringMaster’s or PhD in Geotechnical EngineeringProfessional Engineer registration