X-energy Careers

Description

• Define the fire and life safety basis for manufacturing and support operations by evaluating and analyzing buildings, equipment, processes, and procedures; implement and facilitate Fire Protection programs and procedures; and monitor the effectiveness of Fire Protection items relied on for safety (IROFS), limits, controls, systems, and equipment.
• Develop/review/revise Fire Hazard Analysis documents to identify and evaluate potential fire hazards and exposure scenarios for normal operations and process upsets of TRISO-X fuel fabrication processes and TRISO-X Facility operations, including processes involved in storage of flammable/combustible chemicals/gases, producing TRISO fuel forms, quality control activities, recycling/recovery of process materials, managing effluents and waste materials, and conducting maintenance activities.
• Develop/review/revise compliance plans that demonstrate Life Safety code requirements are being met.
• Develop/review/revise calculations by executing computer codes and models to support Fire Protection evaluations.
• Develop/review/revise/implement safety and compliance programs and procedures.
• Participate in Process Hazards Analysis activities with multidiscipline teams to identify potential criticality, radiological, chemical, and fire/explosion hazards to support the Integrated Safety Analysis (ISA) process.
• Consult with and advise operations, maintenance, and engineering personnel on the Fire Protection impacts of new or proposed changes to processes, procedures, and facility designs/modifications.
• Participate in design reviews.
• Conduct surveillances, inspections, walk-downs, investigations, and audits/assessments of manufacturing and support operations, and unusual incidents to ensure compliance with approved procedures and safety bases.
• Develop/revise/deliver Fire Protection training to operations, maintenance, and other personnel.
• Develop/revise Fire Protection postings and operator aids to implement administrative controls to ensure they are unambiguous, easily understood, and readily achievable.
• Provide support to the emergency response team. 
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager.

• Typically, ten plus years of experience in the fire protection field with emphasis on process fire safety for nuclear manufacturing, or a similar highly regulated industry such as chemical manufacturing.
• Comprehensive understanding of fire science and fire dynamics:  fire and smoke behavior, fire growth, combustion, material properties, and heat transfer.
• Experience using CFAST or other computer codes and models to define potential fire scenarios and consequences.
• Working knowledge of NFPA 801 or equivalent, and experience developing Fire Hazard Analysis documents.
• Working knowledge of relevant fire protection codes and standards, occupancy and hazard classifications per NFPA 101, NFPA 400 and International Building Code; fire test methods; and the interpretation of fire test data. Understanding and experience applying regulatory requirements, codes/standards, and guidance.
• Working knowledge of fire suppression, detection, and other active fire protection systems, including selection, design, installation, inspection, testing, and maintenance.
• Working knowledge of electrical classification per NFPA 497.
• Working knowledge of evacuation movement, human response to fire cues, and egress analysis.
• Experience communicating technical information effectively both orally and in writing to a wide variety of audiences, ranging from engineering, operations, and maintenance personnel to regulators and management.
• Experience developing written procedures to implement regulatory and code/standard requirements.