Licensing & Environmental Consultant

Job Description

Job Description

Licensing & Environmental Consultant

A major public-power organization is seeking a senior nuclear licensing consultant to shape the licensing and environmental strategy for a new nuclear development program. This consultant will lead preparation and quality control of construction-permit and operating-license documentation, coordinate closely with the reactor technology vendor, and advise leadership on complex regulatory issues.

The strongest candidate will bring at least 10 years of commercial nuclear power plant experience in Regulatory Affairs, Licensing, or Environmental functions, with direct NRC-facing work and deep familiarity with safety analysis reports, technical specifications, licensing-basis validation, and regulated submittals.

Location: Richland, Washington

Schedule: Monday-Thursday, four 10-hour days

Work Setting: Hybrid; onsite is preferred, with up to 50% remote work available

Role Type: Contract

Contract Duration: Long-term contract opportunity with the ability to extend over 5-10 years

Openings: 1

Citizenship: U.S. citizenship required

Pay Rate: $82.25-$96.50 per hour, depending on experience level and client approval

Benefits

• Eligible full-time CRG contract employees who work at least 30 hours per week may enroll in the CRG benefits program.
• Coverage begins on the first day of the month following 30 days after the hire date.
• Three Aetna medical plan options are available, including an HSA-compatible option; in-network preventive care is covered in full.
• Voluntary dental and vision coverage.
• Company-paid $25,000 basic life and AD&D coverage for employees enrolled in a CRG medical plan.
• Voluntary life and AD&D, short-term disability, long-term disability, and accident coverage.
• Employee assistance resources and benefit advocacy support.
• Weekly pay, direct deposit, referral bonus opportunities, and ongoing CRG recruiting and account-management support.
• 401(k) eligibility after 12 months as a CRG employee.
• Washington employees earn at least 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 40 hours worked. Over a 2,080-hour work year, that equals 52 hours, or 6.5 eight-hour days; unused balances of 40 hours or less carry over to the next accrual year.
• This is a summary only. Eligibility, coverage, exclusions, limits, waiting periods, payroll deductions, and employee costs are governed by official CRG plan documents and carrier materials.

Responsibilities

• Develop practical licensing and environmental strategies that support organizational milestones for a new nuclear development program.
• Advise management proactively on complex nuclear licensing, environmental, regulatory, and industry-guidance matters and translate them into project-specific actions.
• Interface with the reactor technology vendor, architect-engineer, and other suppliers to plan, develop, review, and control licensing deliverables.
• Manage preparation of the Preliminary Safety Analysis Report and Final Safety Analysis Report supporting construction-permit and operating-license applications.
• Lead development of plant technical specifications and the Technical Requirements Manual.
• Manage licensing documents and program descriptions supporting fire protection, emergency preparedness, physical security, cybersecurity, nuclear material control and accounting, radiation protection, the Offsite Dose Calculation Manual, inservice inspection and testing, and fitness for duty.
• Ensure licensing documents satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, align across disciplines, and are traceable to validated source documentation.
• Prepare for and conduct technical and management-level meetings with regulatory agencies; coordinate responses, commitments, and follow-up actions.
• Drive consensus across internal organizations and external partners while recognizing when the licensing basis requires a firm position.
• Support authorized business travel when required by the technical representative.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• At least 10 years of experience at a commercial nuclear power plant in Regulatory Affairs, Licensing, Environmental, or closely related licensing-basis roles.
• Working knowledge of NRC regulations, licensing processes, environmental requirements, and industry guidance applicable to nuclear facilities.
• Demonstrated experience developing, reviewing, validating, or managing licensing submittals and source-document traceability.
• Understanding of submittals made under oath or affirmation and the rigor required for complete, accurate, and auditable regulatory documentation.
• Ability to lead technical meetings and maintain effective professional relationships with regulators, vendors, engineering organizations, and management.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, sound judgment, and the ability to perform in a time-constrained regulatory environment.
• U.S. citizenship and willingness to complete required nuclear site-access and badging processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience with new-reactor, advanced-reactor, major licensing-project, or construction-permit and operating-license application work.
• Ownership of PSAR, FSAR, technical specification, licensing-basis, or environmental-report content and associated NRC interactions.
• Experience coordinating a reactor technology vendor, architect-engineer, specialist suppliers, and owner organizations across a complex licensing schedule.
• Experience with one or more operational program areas such as fire protection, emergency preparedness, security, cybersecurity, MC&A, radiation protection, ODCM, ISI/IST, or fitness for duty.