Intern - Wolf Creek Licensing Engineering

SUMMARY OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS

JOB TITLE: Intern – Wolf Creek Licensing Engineering 

REQUISITION:  NUC00BM

DEPARTMENT: Wolf Creek Nuclear Plant

LOCATION: Burlington, KS.  

PAY RANGE: $22.00 - $27.00

Internship Position for Summer 2025. 

Scheduled Work Hours: Flexible hours, 4-day week from Monday - Thursday, 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

It's never too early to start searching for your dream career. If you're ready to apply the principles you've been learning at school in the real world, Evergy is the place for you. Hands-on experience is what our intern program is all about. Our programs offer students an opportunity to gain insight and meaningful experience while also allowing us to identify talented prospective employees. Many of our interns go on to develop successful careers at Evergy.

As an Licensing Engineering Intern, you'll have real responsibilities, and you'll work on productive assignments with actual business interactions. We know that you work hard, so we help you play hard while you are here. We provide a number of intern events throughout the summer to burn some extra energy, including volunteer events, power plant tours, lunch and learns, and more.

Intern Description: 

This position provides students with a realistic engineering experience supporting the safe and efficient operation of a nuclear power plant. Student Engineers are matched with an experienced technical mentor and assigned meaningful real-world engineering projects. The engineering function in Licensing is a primary interface between the governmental regulator (primarily the Nuclear Regulatory Commission) and the company.  The Licensing Engineer performs technical analysis of information coming from or being transmitted to the regulator to ensure regulatory compliance is maintained and the Operating License is not invalidated. 

• Perform evaluations to assure Wolf Creek is designed, built, operated, maintained, and tested consistent with our license bases.
• Analyze and evaluate conditions for reportability to the NRC. 
• Coordinate, generate and prepare regulatory submittals in accordance with appropriate regulations and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate and manage NRC inspection activities.

This position requires good oral and written communication skills and knowledge of engineering practices and procedures in conjunction with a nuclear power plant.

Education and Experience Requirements:

Second, third- or fourth-year student actively pursuing a degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Nuclear, Civil, Chemical and industrial) will be considered.  This is an engineering student position preferring a completion of Sophomore Year (60 Hours) prior to start of employment.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities Required:

Must be dependable, self-motivated, and detail-oriented and have excellent organizational and proofreading skills.  Must possess the ability to work and communicate effectively with other company personnel. Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets and databases preferred.  Must be able to handle multiple priorities and operate efficiently and effectively in high stress environment.

Licenses, Certifications, Bonding, and/or Testing Required:

Must possess a valid driver’s license.

Working Conditions:

Normal office working conditions. Ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure required.  Occasionally some additional hours or weekends may be required.  Must have excellent work record including good attendance.

Evergy has a clear mission – To empower a better future. Evergy chooses to live this mission by valuing People First. We know that to lead the responsible energy transition and provide affordable, reliable, and sustainable service to our customers and communities, we need a team with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. So, our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. We are committed to celebrating diversity and building a team where everyone – regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status – has a voice and can bring their best every day. We know that the more diverse and inclusive we are, the better we will be. Evergy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

Disclaimer: The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.