Owner's Civil Engineer

Department: Engineering

Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom, DC - Chevy Chase, MD, Greater Houston

Employment Type: FullTime

Company Overview

Blue Energy’s mission is to unlock energy abundance, energy affordability, energy security, and turn-key decarbonization by developing the fastest path to deploying new nuclear MWs at scale. We are utilizing shipyard manufacturing supply chains and techniques from offshore oil and wind to reduce the cost of nuclear plants by over 60% and the manufacturing timeline to 24 months. Blue Energy is a platform technology that makes use of the latest NRC-approved reactors and is in negotiations with existing nuclear and industrial sites, enabling a much faster regulatory pathway to deploy our first unit. With our innovative centralized shipyard manufacturing approach, we can put nuclear power on a cost-reduction learning curve akin to wind, solar, and lithium-ion batteries.

Role Summary

The Owner’s Civil Engineer provides technical leadership and owner’s oversight for civil and structural engineering on Blue Energy’s nuclear new build projects. This role ensures EPC partners and vendors deliver civil works that meet safety, licensing, quality, constructability, and lifecycle performance requirements.

Acting as the owner’s representative, the role supports integration of civil design across the nuclear island, balance-of-plant, site infrastructure, and regulatory submissions.

Key Responsibilities

Design Oversight & Technical Assurance:

• Review and approve civil and structural deliverables from EPC and design partners, including foundations, seismic design, reinforced concrete structures, buildings, and site works.

• Ensure alignment with reference plant requirements, site conditions, and applicable codes and standards.

• Monitor compliance with nuclear requirements, including seismic category design, safety-related structures, and load combinations.

• Provide owner input into RFIs, design changes, and configuration control.

Regulatory & Licensing Support:

• Support preparation of licensing documentation (e.g., Safety Analysis Report inputs).

• Ensure civil analyses meet nuclear regulatory expectations for safety, seismic performance, and QA.

• Participate in regulator meetings, audits, and technical discussions as the civil SME.

Construction Readiness & Field Support:

• Support site preparation, excavation, foundations, and construction sequencing.

• Review construction work packages and contractor method statements.

• Resolve field engineering issues, non-conformances, and design–construction interface challenges.

Cross-Discipline Integration:

• Coordinate civil/structural design with mechanical, electrical, nuclear island, balance-of-plant, and modular construction teams.

• Evaluate interfaces between civil structures and major equipment.

• Ensure designs support constructability, modularization, and SMR deployment logistics.

Quality, Safety & Risk:

• Ensure compliance with the Owner’s QA Program (e.g., NQA-1).

• Support technical risk assessments, hazard analyses, and mitigation strategies.

• Participate in design reviews, constructability reviews, and readiness assessments.

Vendor & EPC Management:

• Serve as the owner’s civil engineering focal point for EPCs, vendors, and third-party engineers.

• Monitor contractor performance against technical scope, schedule, and contract requirements.

• Support procurement through technical specifications and vendor evaluations.

Documentation & Digital Engineering:

• Ensure civil engineering inputs align with digital engineering requirements (BIM, 3D models, data handover).

• Contribute to engineering reports, design basis documents, studies, and decision packages.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.

• Professional Engineer (PE/P.Eng/CEng) license or ability to obtain.

• 10–15+ years of experience in civil/structural engineering for large infrastructure, nuclear, or power projects.

• Experience with nuclear-grade design (e.g., seismic Category I, safety-related structures) preferred.

• Familiarity with deep foundations, excavations, and shaft construction preferred.

• Knowledge of applicable codes and standards (ACI, ASCE, AISC, NUREG/Reg Guides).

• Experience overseeing EPC contractors and reviewing vendor deliverables.

Key Competencies

• Strong engineering judgment and technical rigor

• Experience in regulated, QA-driven environments

• Cross-discipline coordination and stakeholder management

• Problem-solving and issue resolution

• Ability to represent owner interests during design and construction

• Clear technical writing and review skills

We look forward to your application and helping foster an era of safe, clean, affordable, and abundant energy.

Blue Energy is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this or other roles at Blue Energy now or in the future.