Lead - Pre-Dev Coordination & Land Liasioning

Job description

**Responsibilities** **Reactor Island Engineering Delivery** - Lead engineering activities for the Reactor Island, including NSSS and safety-related systems. - Ensure timely development, review, and approval of engineering deliverables in accordance with project schedule. - Monitor engineering progress and identify potential bottlenecks affecting procurement, licensing, construction, or commissioning. - Coordinate design reviews and technical assessments across reactor island disciplines. - Ensure alignment between reactor technology supplier deliverables and project execution requirements. **Nuclear Systems Engineering & Design Integration** - Manage engineering integration for: - Reactor Core Systems - Primary Heat Transport System - Steam Generators - Pressurizers - Reactor Coolant Systems - Emergency Core Cooling Systems - Safety Injection Systems - Radioactive Waste Systems - Containment Systems - Fuel Handling Systems - Nuclear HVAC and Ventilation Systems - Radiation Monitoring Systems - Ensure consistency of design basis across all reactor island systems. - Coordinate multidisciplinary interfaces among civil, mechanical, electrical, I&C, and safety engineering teams. - Lead technical resolution of design conflicts and interface issues. **Design Authority & Configuration Management Support** - Support establishment and implementation of Design Authority processes under guidance of Head – Nuclear Engineering. - Review design changes and modifications affecting nuclear safety, reliability, operability, and constructability. - Ensure all engineering changes are assessed through appropriate configuration management processes. - Maintain design basis documentation and engineering records. **Technical Specification & Procurement Support** - Support development and review technical specifications for major reactor island equipment and packages. - Participate in bid evaluations and technical clarification meetings. - Review vendor engineering documents and manufacturing drawings. - Support long-lead equipment identification and procurement planning. - Assist QA/QC teams in technical inspections and supplier assessments. **Regulatory & Licensing Support** - Support preparation of engineering documentation required for: - Site Approval - Construction Consent - Regulatory Design Reviews - Commissioning Clearances - Operational Licensing - Coordinate technical responses to regulatory observations from AERB and other authorities. - Ensure compliance with applicable: - AERB Codes and Guides - IAEA Standards - ASME Nuclear Codes - RCC-M - IEC Standards - International Nuclear Best Practices - Participate in regulator interactions and technical presentations **Construction & Commissioning Engineering Support** - Resolve site engineering queries and non-conformances. - Support construction sequencing and constructability reviews. - Lead technical evaluation of field change requests. - Support commissioning procedure reviews and pre-operational testing activities. - Ensure engineering closure of punch points and commissioning observations. **Reactor Technology & Capability Development** - Develop in-house expertise in selected reactor technologies such as: - PHWR - VVER - AP1000 - EPR - SMR technologies - Capture and institutionalize lessons learned from global and Indian nuclear projects. - Mentor junior engineers and develop engineering competency within the organization. - Support implementation of digital engineering tools, engineering databases, and knowledge management systems. **Qualifications** - 15+ years in nuclear power, conventional power, or other highly regulated process industries. - Minimum 8–10 years of direct experience in reactor island engineering, systems engineering, design review, commissioning, or project engineering. - Exposure to PHWR and/or international LWR technologies. - Experience working with AERB, NPCIL, reactor vendors, or Owner's Engineers would be highly preferred