Senior Manager, Nuclear Power Safety

Union of Concerned Scientists

Senior Manager in Nuclear Power Safety at UCS, conducting research and advocating for nuclear safety. Responsible for leadership, analysis, and external representation in public forums.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeRemote • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $122,884 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide thought leadership, science direction, and technical, analytical, and public outreach support to advance the UCS goal to promote the safety and security of nuclear power and the nuclear fuel cycle.
Conduct research and analysis in support of UCS’ nuclear power safety project and energy campaign and work collaboratively with coalition and grassroots partners.
Serve as a spokesperson and technical expert representing UCS in public forums and with media, policymakers, regulators, and stakeholders.
Design and implement research and analysis in accordance with legal requirements for human subjects and environmental protection and upholding principles of scientific excellence.
Work with leadership and colleagues to ensure that organizational and programmatic goals, strategies, priorities and decisions are grounded in, and informed by, the best available science and advance campaign goals and objectives.
Identify strategic opportunities for new areas of research including novel analytical or policy work.
Implement collaborative work across programs to develop and test evidence-based solutions for policy, regulatory, and other decision-making challenges.
Manage research and analysis projects on nuclear power and nuclear safety issues, including scoping, planning, execution, and evaluation.
Write, edit and review peer-reviewed papers, reports, fact sheets, issue/policy briefs, and other materials highlighting the results of various analyses following UCS protocols for review, production, and presentation of results.
Communicate and uplift UCS’s priorities online and through social media by writing blog posts, web copy and other digital content.
Support fundraising and development efforts through donor meetings and other efforts to cultivate relationships.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field, such as nuclear engineering or physics. A Master’s degree is preferred.
7+ years of comparable and relevant experience, which could include academic-related work experience. Experience in nuclear power plant operations is particularly desirable.
Familiarity with nuclear safety and security regulatory standards and regulations, including those of the NRC, DOE, and International Atomic Energy Agency.
Broad familiarity with one or more technical areas of nuclear power and fuel cycle facility safety and security for both the operating light-water reactor fleet and for new designs (small modular light-water reactors, non-light-water reactors), such as accident analysis or radiological assessment.
Qualitative and quantitative analytical skills, experience in designing and carrying out scientific research and analysis; familiarity with computer codes such as MCNP/OpenMC, SCALE, MELCOR, and MACCS/HYSPLIT, and experience in conducting radiological consequence assessments of nuclear facility accidents, are desirable.
Understanding of how science, economic and technical analyses, and advocacy inform public opinion, public policy, and litigation.
Innovation skills; ability to develop novel applications for existing data streams.
Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills, internally and with external stakeholders from various backgrounds.
Experience with coalitions, legislative process, advocacy skills, and policy/planning analysis.
Excellent writing and presentation skills; ability to communicate effectively with technical experts and other professionals; ability to communicate complex scientific matters to non-expert audiences.
Project management skills.
Ability to work both independently and in teams in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple projects and deadlines.
Experience with incorporating equity, inclusion, and justice into work/projects; demonstrated experience centering equity in technical analysis.
Knowledge and familiarity with racial equity and inclusion principles and how race and other identities intersect in the work, particularly in scientific, policymaking and environmental communities. Must be comfortable talking about identities such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, class, ability and its present-day implications.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Excellent benefits
Rewarding work environment
12% salary differential for CA residents

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Hard Skills & Tools

nuclear engineeringphysicsnuclear power plant operationsnuclear safetyaccident analysisradiological assessmentqualitative analysisquantitative analysisscientific researchradiological consequence assessments

Soft Skills

collaborationrelationship-buildingwritingpresentationcommunicationproject managementinnovationadvocacyequityinclusion