HLW - Plant Ops Engineer 3 - Richland, United States - Amentum

Description

The HLW Plant Engineer job family is responsible for technical activities relating to operations and maintenance of plant equipment during Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) and Commissioning and Operations. The Plant Engineer provides technical support and issue resolution needed for HLW Plant Operations, Plant Engineering and Maintenance program development and input for HLW and related facility design. The position also supports the HLW Plant Management team with technical evaluations, understanding of system operating principles, and represents the team with interfacing groups.

This position shall be performed under the day-to-day direction, control, and supervision of WTCC

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES/TASKS

• Implement HLW Plant Management program elements, as assigned
• Develop, review, concur with and/or assess engineering technical documents
• Develop, review, concur with and/or assess management control procedures, technical procedures, or guides
• Assess facilities, systems, and/or process anomalies or degraded conditions
• Resolve condition report issues or other similar discrepancies as assigned
• Develop or request support to develop engineering products for system or equipment repair or replacement
• Ensure the health and safety of self and staff by implementing the principles of ISMS
• Ensure that personal conduct of work is consistent with nuclear safety and quality culture expectations
• Meet training requirements and maintain qualifications to perform work
• Support design, construction, operations, maintenance, and commissioning of the WTP HLW Facilities
• Remain apprised of design status and ongoing modification activities
• Provide technical review of facility/system related procedures and work instructions
• Assist with resolution of design issues necessary to support plant operations and/or maintenance
• Review Project design and other documents for operations, maintenance, and testing impacts and providing alternative solutions
• Interface with subcontractors, vendors, and project support groups
• Ensures timely and accurate oral and written technical reports on assigned activities
• Complete required training and maintain qualifications associated with assignments
• Support the Waste Treatment Plant Nuclear Safety Quality Culture by emphasizing the values of safety and quality in the performance of work to protect self, others, and the environment
• This job description is not intended to include every duty, task or instruction for which an employee is responsible. Other tasks may be assigned, based on business needs and the department supervisors request.

Education: Bachelor of Science degree (or equivalent education) in an appropriate engineering discipline or related science from a four-year accredited college or university.

Experience: Minimum of ten years of professional experience. Experience in system engineering in an operating plant preferred, including experience with monitoring and troubleshooting system performance issues, determination of optimal maintenance strategies based on system functional importance, and evaluation/development of necessary design changes to correct deficiencies or optimize performance. Experience in processing facilities, DOE facilities, High Radiation area Remoteability and preparation of System Design Descriptions at DOE facilities also preferred. (Nuclear Experience when used in reference to Nonreactor Nuclear Facilities, is experience acquired at any facility in which radioactive materials are routinely handled, stored, processed, or utilized.)

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

NA

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

(EFNM) Exposed Field Non-Manual- Performs desk work, including writing, computer workstation processes, and telephone operation. Arranges for and/or performs presentations, oral reports, planning meetings, and other formal and informal contacts, requiring long periods of sitting. Oversees field activities through inspections, testing and equipment operations, which requires walking, standing, bending, and turning along with wearing of personal protective equipment. Occasional loading, transport, and unloading of tools and/or supplies specific to an activity.

This position is currently located in Richland but may move to the Construction Site (22 miles north of Richland) and works a 9x80 schedule, M-F every other Friday off, 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Must be able to work in the United States without Sponsorship

Must be able to obtain a Department of Energy (DOE) badge for access to the Hanford site.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $99, $154, Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

This position includes a competitive benefits package. For more detailed information on our Benefits and what it is like to work for Amentum: please visit our careers site:

Amentum is a global company with a heritage dating back more than 100 years and delivering solutions in nuclear energy, infrastructure, operations and maintenance, and national security. Our predecessors helped build Hoover Dam, protected fighting forces in World War II, and supported the Manhattan Project. Today, our teams clean up legacy nuclear waste around the world, manage the United Kingdom's defense portfolio, design programs and tests for Navy submarine electronic systems, and provide integrated supply chain services needed in developing countries during the pandemic.

Amentum has joined with Bechtel to create an LLC, known as the Waste Treatment Completion Company (WTCC) Join us as we make history at the Hanford Vit Plant, known as the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. We are designing and building a one-of-a-kind facility that will turn radioactive and chemical waste left over from World War II and Cold War plutonium production into a form safe for disposal. Your efforts will help protect the nearby Columbia River and the communities, salmon, and wildlife along its shorelines throughout the Northwest.

Sitting at the confluence of the Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers near two mountain ranges, our community provides access to year-round outdoor recreation, 300 days of sun a year, more than 200 wineries within a 50-mile radius, and the amenities of large cities just a three-hour drive (or short flight) to Seattle and Portland.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran's status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

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