Principal Construction Engineer - Electrical

Seeking a Principal Engineer to support our federal government client in Aiken, SC.

Application Deadline: Wednesday, 05/28/2025 at 12:00 noon EDT.

Requirements:

The Contractor will provide engineering program and support to superintendents, directs assigned personnel in meeting cost and time schedules, verifies materials, equipment, workmanship and assures results meet design requirements. If designated, leads construction engineers in a broad range of construction engineering work within a specific engineering discipline or a particular area of the site.

• Manage and coordinate with field engineering staff on a daily basis to resolve problems and support project management needs.

• Manage and support turnover activities. Represent construction at project and site-related committee meetings.

• Review national codes / standards and site specifications and procedures.

• Administration and approval of performance evaluations, ranking, career development and training of field engineers.

• Provide design agencies with construction technical input for design development.

• Monitor compliance of EPA and South Carolina Waste Management regulations and site-specific procedures.

• Monitor contractors activities and work performance and resolve their concerns through coordination with other SRNS departments.

• Review and manage the implementation of project design and maintenance activities using existing specification, national codes and standards, drawings, and the latest construction techniques.

• Interface and coordinate all aspects of construction with design, procurement, security, safety, operations, health physics, quality control, scheduling cost, management and supervise the daily field engineering activities.

• Maintain continuity with quality control to ensure work quality meets the requirements.

• Coordinate with design agencies to ensure timely issuance of new design or design changes.

• Perform constructability inspections and provide technical expertise for construction methods and practices.

• Responsible to ensure that construction work is done correctly and completely.

• Provide leadership, continuous improvement guidance, re-engineers processes, builds teaming relationships, and safety

Work Hours: A 40 hour work week is scheduled. SRNS utilizes various work schedules including 5/8s (8 hour/day; five days per week), 4/10's (10 hours/day; four days per week), and 9/80's (9 hours/day, five days on week AA and four days on week BB. Work week excludes SRNS holidays. Each workday has 30-minute lunch. Overtime will be expected at times to meet deliverables and will be utilized at the discretion of the Manager. The anticipated work schedule is Monday - Thursday, 6:00 am to 4:30 pm (this can very).

Area Security Access: Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE "Q" security clearance. An active DOE clearance is not initially required to perform assigned duties. After the award, the selected candidate will be notified when to apply for a clearance based on specific work assignments.

Qualifications:

Required

• A general knowledge of system testing and operations is helpful to ensure the system turnover scope is adequate in regard to pre-operational testing

• Training in planning and scheduling is beneficial to appreciate the planning and scheduling outputs

• Leadership training is essential ingredient in methods of improvement, total quality, and re-engineering

• High level of knowledge of national electric codes and standards including NFPA, NEC, etc.

• Experience with electrical commodity and equipment installation designed and constructed in accordance with national codes and standards.

• Ability to review and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, standards, and other design basis documents

• Must be capable of obtaining and maintaining a DOE "Q" security clearance

Education

• Bachelor's Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and 8 - 10 years of practical experience in construction engineering or related areas.
• An Associate's degree and 10 - 12 years of practical experience would be considered equivalent.
• A high school diploma and 12 - 16 years of practical experience would also be considered equivalent.

Preferred

• Candidates who have possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years
• Professional registration with the state of practice is desirable
• At least (2) years of experience performing NQA-1 electrical work.
• At least (2) years of experience managing a field engineering functional group.
• Experience developing construction work scopes in the form of work packages to complete designed installations
• Adequate knowledge of schedule and cost performance and tracking.
• Experience performing task specific hazard analysis for construction activities.
• Ability to perform field walk-downs and inspections to document as-built conditions.
• Knowledge of nuclear facility design including the application of safety class and safety significant codes and standards.

NOTE: US Citizenship is required to perform this government contract.

Additional Information:

OUTSOURCE Consulting Services, Inc. (OCSI.co) embraces equal opportunity. We are dedicated to building an inclusive workforce that embodies a diversity of experiences, views, and skill sets.

OCSI.co provides great benefits to our federal contractors: PTO, Holidays, Healthcare, Dental, Vision, Short/Long Term Disability, Life Insurance,Flexible Spending Account (FSA), 401(k) Savings Plan, and Direct Deposit.

To learn more about OCSI.co, please visit our corporate website at www.ocsi.co. Thank you for your interest in our jobs. We look forward to seeing your resume!

Note: We are unable to sponsor H1B Visa's and/or subcontract to Third Party Vendors.