Senior Project Engineer
Alva Energy
Senior Project Engineer
Alva Energy
Turnkey uprates for existing nuclear reactors
Project Management:
• Lead technical coordination between Alva, EPC, and site owner; define scopes, interfaces,
and deliverables and run design and progress reviews.
• Oversee technical performance of the EPC; review key engineering deliverables and
manage RFIs, design changes, and other technical issues.
• Work with supply chain to plan procurement of major equipment and materials; ensure
vendor compliance and support FATs and inspections as needed.
• Help translate engineering into construction-ready work packages and execution plans;
provide engineering support during construction, commissioning, and startup.
• Identify and manage technical and regulatory risks; ensure compliance with applicable
codes/standards and champion safety-by-design.
• Help define internal roles, support hiring and onboarding, and mentor engineers; improve
Alva’s standards, tools, and processes for project delivery.
Engineering Development:
• Plan and manage engineering maturity from FEL-1 through FEL-3 (or 30-60-90%), defining
deliverables, quality criteria, and gate reviews.
• Coordinate multi-discipline design (mechanical, piping, electrical/I&C, civil/structural,
BOP) to deliver an integrated, constructible, code-compliant plant.
• Draft and review engineering standards, technical specifications, and contract scopes for
EPC and major equipment.
Project Development:
• Support early-stage development, including technology configuration, process concept
selection, and trade studies on performance, cost, schedule, and risk.
• Work with commercial and finance teams to turn technical options into techno-economic
cases and support internal investment decisions.
Contribute to site evaluation, including footprint, access, constructability, interconnection,
and permitting; ensure findings are reflected in layout and basis of design.
• Lead preparation of RFPs for EPC and key vendors; lead or contribute to technical bid
evaluations and recommendations for award.
• Lead or contribute to technical bid evaluations and recommendations for award; support
negotiations on EPC and key supply agreements.
Qualifications
• 6–10+ years leading engineering and/or construction on large power or process-industry
projects (e.g., steam turbine or combined-cycle plants) with significant EPC or Owner’s
Engineer interaction.
• Experience in both project development and execution, including concept development,
site evaluation, and support for EPC / major equipment contracting.
• Strong technical understanding of steam turbine power plants or closely related thermal
facilities, including major equipment and balance-of-plant systems.
• Hands-on experience with stage-gated engineering (FEL-1/2/3 or 30-60-90%) and with
construction engineering, procurement, field execution, and QA/QC.
• Familiarity with relevant codes and standards (e.g., ASME, IEEE, ACI); experience with
nuclear or decarbonization technologies is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Civil, or related engineering
discipline.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills; willing to travel up to ~25% to
project sites and suppliers.
Turnkey uprates for existing nuclear reactors
Alva Energy upgrades existing U.S. nuclear reactors to boost their power output, focusing on uprates that retrofit plants with steam generator replacements and a second turbine generator to add about 200–300 megawatts per reactor. The company manages the entire uprate lifecycle—from NRC regulatory compliance and procurement to installation and commissioning—using standardized, turnkey delivery that makes upgrades repeatable and financeable. Its offering is designed for utilities and large power users (like hyperscale data centers) and uses off-balance-sheet financing to enable high-value power purchases without raising residential rates. Alva translates complex retrofit projects into predictable, regulated-safe processes drawn from proven uprates worldwide, and it aims to unlock up to 10 gigawatts of additional capacity across the existing U.S. reactor fleet.
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