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Nuclear Safety Manager

Aalo· Nuclear Operations
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Idaho Falls, IDfull-timePosted 5d ago

About the role

Lead development, implementation, and oversight of nuclear safety programs at the Aalo-X campus, ensuring compliance with DOE nuclear safety requirements, managing a safety team, and performing core safety analyses as a working manager.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development, review, and maintenance of safety basis documents, including Documented Safety Analyses, Technical Safety Requirements, and supporting hazard and accident analyses.
  • Personally author, review, and approve safety basis analyses, technical evaluations, and safety assessment documents.
  • Manage the Unreviewed Safety Question program, ensuring all proposed changes to the facility, procedures, and operations are properly screened and evaluated in accordance with 10 CFR 830.
  • Perform and document USQ screenings and evaluations, including serving as a subject matter expert reviewer for evaluations prepared by other team members.
  • Serve as the senior nuclear safety authority for the Aalo-X campus, providing expert guidance on safety basis interpretation, implementation, and compliance.
  • Build, mentor, and lead a team of nuclear safety analysts and engineers, fostering a culture of technical rigor, continuous improvement, and safety consciousness.
  • Conduct hazard identification, categorization, and analysis activities, including consequence and likelihood assessments for nuclear facility operations.
  • Direct the identification, classification, and functional requirements for safety-class and safety-significant structures, systems, and components.
  • Interface with DOE field and headquarters organizations on safety basis submittals, approval processes, and regulatory interactions.
  • Support facility readiness assessments, operational readiness reviews, and other startup authorization activities.
  • Oversee the integration of nuclear safety requirements into facility design, construction, commissioning, and operations through coordination with engineering and project teams.
  • Participate in facility walkdowns, design reviews, and operational assessments to verify implementation of safety basis requirements.
  • Manage the safety system oversight program, ensuring that safety systems are properly maintained, tested, and documented.
  • Develop and maintain nuclear safety procedures, training materials, and qualification programs for safety basis personnel.
  • Evaluate and disposition Potential Inadequacies in the Safety Analysis and implement compensatory measures as needed.
  • Support the development and implementation of the Integrated Safety Management System.
  • Coordinate criticality safety program activities, including reviews of fissile material handling and storage operations.
  • Maintain awareness of evolving DOE requirements, industry best practices, and lessons learned from across the DOE complex to continuously strengthen Aalo's nuclear safety posture.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, or a closely related technical discipline.
  • 15+ years of progressive nuclear safety experience in DOE nuclear facilities, including direct involvement in safety basis development, review, or oversight.
  • Demonstrated leadership experience managing nuclear safety teams or programs, including mentoring and developing technical staff.
  • Expert-level knowledge of safety basis processes, including DSA/TSR development, hazard analysis methodologies, and accident analysis techniques.
  • Thorough understanding of the Unreviewed Safety Question process and Potential Inadequacy in the Safety Analysis protocols.
  • Experience interfacing with DOE on safety basis submittals, reviews, and approval processes.
  • Working knowledge of DOE nuclear safety requirements, including facility safety, quality assurance, and personnel qualification frameworks.
  • Experience with nuclear facility hazard categorization and classification of safety structures, systems, and components.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex nuclear safety concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Proven ability to work effectively in fast-paced environments and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Skills

Required:Safety basis development and managementUSQ program managementDOE regulatory interfacing

Benefits

  • Competitive salary based on experience
  • Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Corporate Gym Membership
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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