Senior Project Engineer

Title Senior Project Engineer

Position Number 39461

Company WA River Protection Solutions

City/State Richland, WA

Location 200E

Posted 09/25/2024

Closes 10/13/2024

Regular/Temporary Regular

Full/Part-Time Full-Time

Job Responsibilities/Duties

Be a part of history when you join Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS)!

WRPS, the tank farm operating contractor at the Hanford Site, is the largest environmental cleanup organization in the world with numerous dynamic engineering teams coordinated between nuclear operations and other critical projects to serve the WRPS mission. The mission is to safely store, retrieve, and treat 56 million gallons of legacy radioactive and hazardous waste dating back to the Manhattan Project and Cold War. The complex mission spans all competencies of engineering/science accomplished through a robust, highly integrated engineering organization.

At WRPS, you can grow your professional career, make the environment safer, and serve Hanfords mission! WRPS was identified as “One of Americas Safest Companies” in 2020; and was the recipient of the 2021 “Employer of the Year” by the Association of Washington Businesses.

The West Area Tank Farm Projects Engineering organization seeks Project Engineers to execute engineering on various near-term expense projects supporting longer-term capital projects responsible for treating West Area tank waste. The Project Engineer works within and is supported by the Project Engineering and Chief Technology Office Organization working closely with other project engineers, project managers and external agencies (e.g., the Department of Energy). The successful candidate will interface with other engineering groups to execute and implement upgrades to the West Area Tank farm infrastructure, acting in the capacity of a Project Engineer/Design Authority (DA) for an assigned project. The successful candidate will support the provision of engineering during design, procurement, fabrication, construction, testing, and turn-over of assigned projects.

The candidate should be a motivated engineer interested in joining a high performing team focused on project execution, worker safety and deploying innovative engineering solutions to handle Hanfords most challenging tasks.

Tasks include execution of all engineering aspects of assigned projects to include performing field walk downs, interfacing with craft/field crews, development of Engineering Change Documentation and Statements of Work (SOW) as well as working with various internal and external design A&E and fabrication vendors. The Project Engineer will also meet and interact with the WRPS customer (Department of Energy) and stakeholder organizations (e.g., Washington State Department of Ecology).

The Project Engineer will:

– Act as a fully competent engineer in all conventional aspects of the subject matter or the functional area of the assignments.

– Plan and conduct work requiring judgment in the independent evaluation, selection and adaptation or modification of standard techniques, procedures and criteria.

– Demonstrate interpolative patterned thinking and require minimal guidance.

– Work in an organizational team that encourages innovative solutions and technology development to streamline equipment removal, installation, decontamination and disposal.

Meet the following scope and expectations:

– Capability to support/oversee fabrication and construction of engineered items.

– Complete understanding and wide application of technical principles, theories and concepts in the field.

– General knowledge of other related disciplines.

– Set challenging goals for personal and team accomplishments.

– Develop and sustain productive customer relationships.

– Prepare Statements of Work, design products, procurements, specifications, etc.

– Lead teams or function as a team member consisting of both internal and external resources.

– Perform/support technical and cost/benefit evaluations and develop task plans and schedules.

– Prepare Engineering documents, evaluations, and calculations.

– Perform routine administrative activities/duties on time (routine training, safety meetings, timekeeping, continuing training, staff meetings).

– Ensure all documents prepared are of “stand alone” quality.

– Understand engineering work assignments and be self-directed.

– Be customer service oriented, completing assignments safely, on time, and within budget.

– Provide technical guidance to subcontractors in the execution of design (e.g., ensure use of correct design inputs, utilization of accepted analysis methodologies, design standards, and verification methods).

– Provide guidance and mentoring to junior staff members and interns.

Required Qualifications

Grade 18:

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Engineering or related technical discipline

Seven (7) years related experience..

Grade 19:

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Engineering or related technical discipline

Nine (9) years related experience.

Note the essential duties for this grade level are like that of the previous grade level, however the scope of responsibility is significantly larger, and the expected level of performance is greatly increased

Desired Qualifications

Previous experience as a Project Engineer and/or Design Authority.

Previous experience working in a nuclear facility or nuclear project.

Demonstrated ability to work in multidisciplined engineering/technical teams

Compensation & Benefits

In accordance with the companys philosophy on compensation for exempt and salaried non-exempt employees, WRPS takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining initial salary to include assigned job scope and responsibility, a candidates qualifications as compared to internal comparators performing in a similar role, and the external labor market. A salary offer will be made within the targeted hiring range posted. Note a candidates prior salary history will not be taken into consideration.

Hiring Range Minimum: $$104,175

Hiring Range Maximum: $144,325

WRPS offers a comprehensive benefits package to include medical/dental/vision, short-and long-term disability, life insurance, 401(k) with employer match, and paid time off. For a full list of benefits please visithttps://hmis.hanford.gov/hr/page.cfm/HEWTBenefits

Relocation Funding Provided Yes

U.S. Citizenship Required Yes

Clearance Required No

Job Classification Exempt

Shift Work Required No

This contractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.

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Family Medical Leave Act (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/fmlaen.pdf)

Employee Polygraph Protection Act

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