Nuclear waste management Project engineer

Ansaldo Nucleare fornisce servizi su misura di progettazione e ingegneria, produzione, assemblaggio, collaudo, messa in servizio, installazione in loco e logistica integrata per tutti i segmenti di mercato in cui opera: Nuove Costruzioni, Fusione, Assistenza al funzionamento degli impianti, Decommissioning e Waste management.

Il Gruppo Ansaldo Energia è uno dei leader mondiali della power generation. Il suo core business sono la fornitura e il service di componenti e soluzioni tecnologiche per la produzione di energia con macchine rotanti.

Con sede a Genova, il Gruppo conta oltre 3.300 dipendenti e ha una forte presenza internazionale grazie alle sue oltre 30 sedi nel mondo. Ansaldo Energia è tra i protagonisti del percorso di transizione e decarbonizzazione della produzione di energia elettrica. La sua flotta di turbogas è già oggi pronta a bruciare idrogeno tra il 40 e il 70%, con l’obiettivo di raggiungere il 100% entro il 2030.

Posizione:

Coordinate multi-disciplinary engineering design activities for nuclear waste management systems, with focus on plants based on pressurized light water reactor technology.

Main responsibilities:

• Ensure the execution and integration of conceptual and basic design activities for solid radioactive waste, liquid radioactive waste and gaseous effluent treatment systems.
• Coordinate the definition of system requirements, design bases, interfaces, operating philosophy, preliminary sizing criteria and system architecture.
• Support the development and review of process flow diagrams, P&IDs, equipment lists, system descriptions, technical specifications and design reports.
• Ensure consistency between radiological source terms, contaminant management strategy, process selection, nuclear safety requirements, operational constraints and maintainability needs.
• Coordinate interfaces with process, mechanical, I&C, civil, radiation protection, safety analysis, layout, licensing and procurement disciplines.
• Contribute to technical evaluations of suppliers and technology providers for waste treatment, conditioning, storage and effluent management systems.
• Support the preparation of design documentation for licensing, safety cases, design reviews, client meetings and internal technical gates.
• Plan, monitor and report engineering progress, risks, open points and technical decisions, ensuring timely closure of actions across the involved disciplines.
• Coordinate working groups and technical meetings with internal teams, partners, suppliers and clients in a multicultural project environment.

Requisiti:

• Master or equivalent Degree in Nuclear, Chemical, Mechanical, Environmental or Process Engineering or equivalent technical background.
• At least 20 years of professional experience in the nuclear sector, with significant exposure to radioactive waste management and nuclear plant system design.
• Excellent plant engineering knowledge for the management of liquid, gaseous and solid radioactive contaminants in nuclear facilities.
• Strong knowledge of the main processes for radioactive waste treatment, separation, filtration, decontamination, concentration, immobilisation, conditioning, storage and discharge control.
• Sound understanding of nuclear safety principles, ALARA approach, defense-in-depth, contamination control, radioactive effluent management and licensing expectations.
• Experience in conceptual and basic design phases, including design basis development, system integration, requirements management and interface coordination.
• Ability to coordinate multi-disciplinary engineering teams and manage technical decisions under schedule and quality constraints.
• Capability to prepare, review and consolidate technical documentation, specifications and design deliverables.
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment, with proactive attitude, personal drive and relationship orientation.
• Fluent in English language, spoken and written; willingness to travel.

Altre informazioni:

• For this position, the initial annual gross salary will be not less than €48.000
• Permanent contract
• CCNL industria metalmeccanica privata e installazione di impianti
• Premio di risultato and conditions in compliance with the second-level collective agreements.
• Canteen, occupational pension scheme, health insurance, welfare plan
• Flexible working hours

The compensation package will be determined based on the candidate professional experience and technical skills as assessed during the selection process.

This job advertisement complies with the pay transparency obligations set out in EU Directive 2023/970 and the corresponding Italian implementing Legislation