Consultant - External Events Design

The Department of Nuclear Safety and Security (NS) formulates and implements the IAEA's nuclear safety and security programme, which encompasses the Agency's activities to protect people and the environment from radiation exposure, and responds to the safety and security related needs of its Member States.

The objective of the Division of Nuclear Installation Safety (NSNI) is to achieve and maintain a high level of safety of nuclear installations worldwide that are under design or construction or in operation. The Division does this by establishing standards of safety for the protection of health, including standards for nuclear power plants and other nuclear installations and facilities, and by providing for the application of these standards through, among other things, support for the IAEA's Technical Cooperation programme, the rendering of safety review services, the promotion of education and training, the fostering of information exchange and the coordination of research and development. In addition, the Division helps ensure safety at nuclear installations by promulgating international safety instruments such as the Convention on Nuclear Safety and the Code of Conduct on the Safety of Research Reactors. 

• Finalize outstanding technical issues of the draft TECDOC "Seismic Isolation Systems for Nuclear Installations" and the draft TECDOC "Seismic Probabilistic Safety Assessment" and publish those documents;
  
• Draft a Safety Report or a TECDOC under the current framework of External Events Safety Section's Extra-Budgetary Project particularly Work Area 2.3 "Seismic Base-isolation";
  
• Review SEED mission reports conducted at embarking countries and identify common safety issues related to external events design and risk reduction for the safety of nuclear installations, develop a report reflecting the issues.

•    Structural Mechanics, Structural Analysis, Civil Engineering

•    IAEA Safety Standards

   

• University Degree in engineering;
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in structural and dynamic engineering;
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in project management in engineering;
• Knowledge of IAEA Safety Standards on the management system for safety of nuclear energy;
• Knowledge of IAEA Safety Standards on seismic hazard and seismic design;
• Fluency in written and spoken English. Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) an asset.

Remuneration

The remuneration for this consultancy is a daily fee of up to a maximum of € 300, based on qualifications and experience. In case duty travel is required within the assignment, a daily subsistence allowance (DSA) and travel costs are provided. Health coverage and pension fund are the responsibility of the incumbent.