Senior Engineer, Nuclear Safety

The Engineering & Projects operations are responsible for implementing Fortum's nuclear power projects. We are technology experts working on demanding tasks related to plant operations and maintenance at our own and co-owned nuclear power plants, employing around 150 top professionals. We support and carry out sales of world-class nuclear power services globally. We actively develop new innovative products and services for our customers' needs.

Are you ready to be part of a dynamic team dedicated to ensuring the safe and efficient operation of nuclear power plants? As a Senior Engineer in our Nuclear Safety team at Fortum, you'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of nuclear energy. In this role you will collaborate with a diverse group of experts to support operations at the Loviisa nuclear power plant, our co-owned units, and external nuclear customers. From evaluating plant concepts to developing emergency procedures and contributing to modernization projects, your work will have a direct impact on the safety and sustainability of our operations. If you're passionate about nuclear safety and ready to take on new challenges, we want to hear from you!

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Engineer, Nuclear Safety. Your position in the organization is in the Nuclear Safety team of Engineering & Projects (E&P) business area, located in Espoo, Finland. The Nuclear Safety team has a wide range of different competencies which are utilized in supporting safe and efficient operations of the Loviisa nuclear power plant, our co-owned nuclear units, external nuclear customers, and the development of new nuclear and nuclear R&D activities in Fortum.

Your responsibilities may include the following areas determined based on your experience:

• Nuclear newbuild projects: evaluation of plant concepts
• Emergency and incident operating procedures with focus on strategy development and EOP validation
• Severe accident management
• Safety design in modernization

About you

To succeed and thrive in this role you have

• a university level degree e.g. in energy engineering, or physics.
• knowledge and experience in nuclear safety
• You are required to have excellent Finnish and English language skills and the ability to express yourself well both in speaking and writing

Experience in FSAR and Operating Limits and Conditions, YVL requirements, safety classification, deterministic safety analyses is seen as a plus.

We offer you

For you, working at Fortum means exciting opportunities to develop your expertise and create a meaningful career. With mutual trust, believing in people, and taking care of everyone's wellbeing, we can reach even better results. Flexibility is the new normal and we apply hybrid way of working wherever possible.

Interested?

Submit your application at the latest by 14th of April 2024. For more information about the position, please contact the hiring manager, Kaisu Leino ([email protected]). You can also call +358 40 7553658, but preferably suitable call time is agreed in advance via email.

To be selected for the position, the applicant must go through background clearance and a health examination including drug testing.  

At Fortum, we are committed to building diverse teams where everyone feels included and is treated equally.

We are Fortum

Fortum is a Nordic energy company. Our purpose is to power a world where people, businesses and nature thrive together. We are one of the cleanest energy producers in Europe and our actions are guided by our ambitious environmental targets. We generate and deliver clean energy reliably and help industries to decarbonise their processes and grow. Our core operations in the Nordics comprise of efficient, CO2-free power generation as well as reliable supply of electricity and district heat to private and business customers. For our ~5 000 employees, we commit to be a safe, and inspiring workplace. Fortum's share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. fortum.com