Program Engineer 4 (Plant Systems Engineering)

Role Description

The Program Engineer reports to the Senior Manager, Plant Systems Engineer and directly supports department management in the strategic, long-term planning and execution of functional area work scope and in the day-to-day coordination and technical planning of work activities.

• Work with discipline managers and project teams to plan project work that requires resources from the functional area.
• Develop detailed execution plans for internal and commercial projects, maintain and communicate the status of work activities, and analyze project cost and schedule data to assess project health.
• Identify issues, trends, and leading indicators to recommend changes to execution strategy and proactively address project challenges.
• Synthesize data into actionable insights for discipline managers.
• Support effective work execution in the functional area by monitoring and measuring resource allocation and leveling.
• Support the development of hiring plans and coordinate with project teams to address emergent issues to ensure efficient use of resources.
• Monitor and provide insights on organizational health signals such as workload imbalances, communication gaps, and work process deviations.
• Recognize opportunities for and help implement work process initiatives.
• Represent the functional area in coordination meetings, reporting, and other communications related to planning, execution, and resource management.
• Interface with project teams on behalf of discipline managers and leads to support work planning, schedule status updates, periodic reporting, evaluation of technical and performance risks, and functional area inputs to project change orders.
• Coordinate with other organizational areas (e.g., Licensing, QA, Supply Chain) and project teams to plan the implementation of approved design changes and project scopes.
• Work closely with counterpart roles in other engineering functional areas to ensure consistent processes, shared priorities, and smooth collaboration.
• Facilitate resolution of cross-functional work issues like scope ownership, project handoffs, and resource needs to support successful project execution.
• Serve as the initial/primary point of contact for initiation of new project scope and coordinate planning activities with leadership in the functional area.
• Prepare functional area resource estimates and execution plans for new commercial projects.
• Identify operational inefficiencies and support department, organization, and enterprise process improvement and standardization initiatives.
• Maintain organized, accessible documentation for planning, project execution, and reporting within the functional area.
• Standardize internal processes for project tracking, handoffs, decision-making, and communication.
• Support execution of contract work by developing technical statements of work and coordinating development of technical inputs to supplier work.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or construction management is required.
• Minimum of 8+ years’ experience working in a project-oriented work environment is required, preferably in the nuclear or power industries.
• Demonstrated understanding of engineering and/or manufacturing projects and terminology based on past work required.
• Solid technical writing and presentation skills.
• Good communication, computer, presentation, and interpersonal skills required.
• Eligible to work under Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 810.

Requirements

• Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner, gathers and reviews information appropriately.
• Listens carefully and speaks clearly and professionally in all situations.
• Prioritizes and plans work activities, organizes personal and project timelines and deadlines.
• Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands.
• Consistently on time and at work, responds to management expectations.
• Capable of developing strong interpersonal networks and trust within the organization.
• Adheres to the NuScale Safety culture and is expected to model safe behavior.
• Commits to the understanding and implementation of quality assurance regulations, standards, and guidelines.

Benefits

• The target pay range for this position is $127,104 - $153,401 annually.
• The full pay range is $113,955 - $178,237 annually.
• Compensation decisions are determined using factors such as relevant job-related skills, full-time working experience, education and training, equity within the department.
• For information on employee benefits, please visit our Careers Overview page.