Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

If this sounds like an environment you would thrive in, we have an exciting opportunity for Lead Engineer – Nuclear Site & Building Layout.

 

This position is hybrid in nature requiring 2 days/week on-site at the Westinghouse Global Headquarters facility in Cranberry Woods, PA in the Greater Pittsburgh Area.  We are able to entertain all candidates authorized to work without sponsorship now and in the future as we are unable to sponsor Visa's for this opportunity.

 

Your Day-to-Day:

The position is within the Layout Engineering group in the Global Engineering and Component Services organization. The primary roles within this group include nuclear plant site and building layout, equipment, piping & HVAC layout, seismic interaction assessments, internal/external missile assessments, fuel handling and material handling equipment & tooling design, commodity clearance evaluations, flooding evaluations and other hazard protection evaluations. The position provides broad-ranging experience of advanced nuclear plant designs including interfaces with systems, equipment, structures, and physical plant arrangement. 

The Lead Engineer is a deputy manager role for the Layout Engineering Group by fulfilling lead/supervisor responsibilities. Provide leadership and coordination during preparation of proposals (work scope definition, coordination of technical descriptions, scheduling, resource estimates) Lead technical coordination between numerous functional disciplines, customers, and vendors to ensure overall plant design meets design parameters, requirements, and support the design, fabrication, construction, and maintenance of large-scale nuclear and non-nuclear projects. Lead the performance of physical arrangement assessments of the nuclear island structures, equipment, piping, commodities, and supports using multi-dimensional (3D) design software. Lead preparation of technical reports to satisfy applicable regulatory, code, and/or contract requirements. Lead engineering support and problem solving to design, fabrication, and construction organizations including responding to requests for information (RFI’s), identifying design changes, and addressing deviations by interfacing with engineers in different functional areas and global work locations. Drive continuous improvement and recommend alterations to development and design to improve quality of products, processes, and/or procedures, and contributes to development of new methods and processes, as well as their introduction. Support the group manager in workload planning and resource assignments. Support new engineer onboarding and training. Lead innovation and internally funded activities.

 

 

Who You Are:
As a successful candidate, you will bring the following to the team:

Proven engineering leadership not limited to: Managing teams in challenging situations. Frequent interactions with customers and vendors. Ability to ”get things done” within Westinghouse through extensive operational and organizational know-how. In-depth knowledge of nuclear plant layout, plant design, and Industry Codes and Standards. Strong technical interest, predisposition for multi-tasking, flexibility, understanding of project priorities and teamwork abilities. Strong visual and spatial design skills Strong written and verbal communication, organizational, and time management skills Strong problem-solving skills Strong leadership and program management skills A capability to embrace work in a highly diverse environment, with team members from diverse cultures and experiences in integrated global teams, respecting and leveraging each team member’s contribution. Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Civil/Structural/Architectural or Mechanical Engineer). 10+ years of related experience preferred. Professional Engineering License preferred.

Why Westinghouse?

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry’s first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

Safety and Quality Integrity and Trust Customer Focus and Innovation Speed and Passion to Win Teamwork and Accountability

Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being.  In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer:

Competitive Salary Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match Paid Vacations and Holidays Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements Educational Reimbursement Program Employee Referral Program

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

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