Manager Nuclear Engineering - Fuels Probabilistic Risk Assessment

About the role

The Risk Informed Applications team within the Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) Organization is responsible for exercising Duke's PRA models (consisting of fault tree and data analysis (CAFTA,) Human Reliability Analysis (HRA Calculator,) accident analysis (MAAP), among others) to adopt and support risk-informed applications such as Risk-Informed ISI, Maintenance Rule, and Mitigating Systems Performance Index. This team is also responsible for site support of Maintenance Rule (a)(4) risk evaluations, NOEDs, SDPs, Licensee Event Reports, Component Risk Ranking (AOV, MOV, check valve), Time Critical/Time Sensitive Operator Action identification, and some LAR development, including Audit and Inspection support. These functions include additional ancillary accounting (invoice approval), budgeting, and project oversight of activities as needed to execute these responsibilities. This position requires high individual motivation and personal initiative to strategize plans, to identify and coordinate Application Updates with the Models group when new Models of Record are issued, interface with vendor, regulatory, and internal stakeholders to resolve emergent issues. This position also requires performance within a team-oriented environment that is very customer focused, thus placing a premium on well-developed communication, collaboration, and follow-up skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee SDPs, interfacing or ID'ing a PRA point of contact to lead the interface with Region II SRAs
• Maintain the expectation to schedule and hold Bi-annual site leadership updates on PRA activities
• Budgeting
• NOEDs
• LER inputs
• LAR inputs
• Support TS 3.0.4.b risk evaluations when requested by site
• Phoenix Risk Monitor tool content and site support for work week schedule planning and execution IAW Maintenance Rule (a)(4)
• Manage CAP assignments, ensuring that the team, prioritizing tasks, and completing on or before due date (no overdue actions!)
• Prioritizes needs for PRA support and assigns qualified PRA resources to both prepare and review the required analysis.
• Ensures individuals performing owner reviews for vendor prepared analyses possess and maintain qualifications.
• Conducts pre-job brief and post job critiques.
• Provides transmittal information to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
• Ensures timely and accurate communication with site management on projected completion times and needed information for risk evaluation projects
• Ensures site contacts are established and maintained with site orgs such as Operations, Regulatory Affairs, Engineering, Major Projects, and Training.
• Provides guidance on the scope and hazards to be included in any risk evaluation or product.
• Ensures the PRA Applications team plans, projects, and accomplishes budget spend projections to be predictable and meet Corporate Engineering and Enterprise expectations.
• Provides engineering/technical expertise and guidance in the identification, evaluation and resolution of routine problems in area of expertise.
• Leads PRA Applications team in the accomplishment of business goals and objectives through effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling, and monitoring of work activities.
• Ensure that the PRA Applications team prepares thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations, contracts, and products to meet company objectives and needs.
• Seeks efficiency and improvements in fundamental concepts, practices, processes and procedures and continues to acquire new skills and knowledge.
• Develops positive working relationships to effectively coordinate work activities. Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills. Maintains accurate records and files.
• Supports the company's goals and represent the company positively and professionally with external entities such as EPRI, PWROG, BWROG, NEI, NRC, and other utilities.
• Accommodates emergent work and effectively multi-tasks while keeping senior management informed.
• Ensures that the licensing basis, as documented in approved site-specific Safety Evaluatio

Additional Information

Important Application Submission Information In order to ensure your application is successfully received before the job posting expires, please submit your application by 11:59 PM on Monday, July 13, 2026 More than a career - a chance to make a difference in people's lives. Build an exciting, rewarding career with us - help us make a difference for millions of people every day. Consider joining the Duke Energy team, where you'll find a friendly work environment, opportunities for growth and development, recognition for your work, and competitive pay and benefits.

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