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Salary: USD 150,000 - 173,000 / annual
The Nuclear Company, a Series A AI-enabled startup pioneering fleet-scale advanced nuclear reactor deployment, seeks a Siting Engineer to serve as the technical owner of nuclear facility sites across their full development lifecycle. This role bridges the Origination and Development functions, taking formal handoff of land and site technical baseline at FEL 0 admission and carrying the site through characterization, licensing, and design integration (FEL 1–3) to construction readiness.
You will be the continuity of site knowledge, ensuring that site promises at admission are validated through characterization, licensing, and construction. The ideal candidate combines hands-on site characterization experience with working fluency in NRC siting regulations and the discipline to produce licensing-grade documentation within a stage-gate framework.
Key Responsibilities:
Origination Support & FEL 0 Handoff: Provide technical siting support during screening including fatal-flaw assessments, hazard standoff analyses (NRC Regulatory Guide 1.91), buildable-area and cooling water evaluations, and population/exclusion criteria checks (10 CFR Part 100, Regulatory Guide 4.7). Validate candidate site packages against FEL 0 Entry Boundary Conditions and receive formal handoff of land control, geospatial baseline, and site technical data.
Site Characterization (FEL 1–3): Scope, procure, and manage geotechnical, geological, seismological, hydrological, and ecological investigation programs. Stand up and operate site meteorological monitoring programs (Regulatory Guide 1.23) meeting ESP/COL data quality and duration requirements. Maintain site GIS datasets, land control mapping, and survey baseline; manage characterization consultants and field subcontractors.
Licensing & Environmental Support: Prepare site-related portions of ESP and COL applications under 10 CFR Part 52, including SSAR/FSAR Chapter 2 inputs consistent with NUREG-0800 and NUREG-1555. Provide siting inputs to Environmental Reports and support NRC pre-application engagement, audits, and RAI responses. Reconcile site characteristics against the plant site parameter envelope and manage departures and open items to closure.
Construction Transition: Translate the characterized site into construction readiness through early site works permitting, site preparation and excavation input packages, and geotechnical baseline reports for constructors. Support constructability reviews and remain the site technical authority through mobilization.
AI & Technology: Leverage AI-powered tools, GIS platforms, and data analytics to accelerate characterization planning, data review, and decision-making. Maintain siting dashboards and databases within the Nuclear Operating System (NOS) to track characterization progress, land confidence, and gate readiness.
The company operates with an AI-first mindset, expecting every employee to leverage AI, technology, and NOS as integral components of their role. Regular site travel is required.
REQUIREMENTS:
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Geology, Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, Nuclear Engineering, or related discipline (Master's preferred)
- 5+ years of experience in power plant or large industrial facility siting, site characterization, or site licensing/environmental work
- Working knowledge of 10 CFR Parts 50, 52, and 100, and NRC Regulatory Guides 7, 1.91, and 1.23
- Hands-on experience scoping or executing field investigation programs (geotechnical, hydrological, meteorological, or seismic)
- Strong technical writing skills with experience producing licensing-grade or investor-grade documentation
- Ability to travel regularly to project sites
Preferred:
- Direct experience with ESP or COL applications, Environmental Reports, or SSAR/FSAR Chapter 2 development
- Familiarity with large light-water reactor site parameter envelopes (e.g., AP1000)
- Experience carrying a site into construction: early site works, excavation support, or geotechnical baseline reporting
- Knowledge of probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) and geologic characterization methodologies
- GIS proficiency (ArcGIS or equivalent) and experience with geospatial land control analysis
- Experience working in a stage-gate (FEL) project development framework
- Professional Engineer (PE) or Professional Geologist (PG) license
