Emergency Preparedness Lead - Richland, United States - Amentum

Description

Leads/supervises Emergency Preparedness (EP) professionals supporting the Emergency Preparedness Program. This includes oversight of program development and implementation including development and maintenance of procedures, performance metrics, assessment performance, condition report management and response to drills/actual emergencies. This individual also is responsible for the technical content of training for Emergency Response Organization (ERO) members and coordination of the WTCC/WTP emergency preparedness program with Hanford site contractors and DOE RL/ORP.

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

The EP Lead is responsible for interpreting and blending complex technical requirements, evaluating and applying appropriate controls, and formulating scopes of work, plans, and methodologies suitable for achieving and maintaining compliance with applicable contractual and regulatory requirements in such a manner that EP is ready to support project milestones (e.g., Cold Ops):

• Maintains relationships with other Hanford Site Contractors counterparts to ensure continuing alignment of the EP Program.
• Develops emergency preparedness programs, processes, procedures, specifications and training courses related to both construction and nuclear commissioning and operations activities.
• Provides a high level of technical support to safety reviews, health assessments, project risk assessments, field safety assurance, and construction in transitioning to the nuclear commissioning/operations phase.
• Provides recommendations and input for revising safety procedures, work processes, and other quality improvement measures.
• Develops and or assists in the preparation of specific reports as required in accordance with the project procedure, process and contract specifications.
• May serves as program subject matter expert (SME) for all aspects of the emergency preparedness program and its regulatory and contractual requirements.
• Participates in meetings with customers, project team members, and other stakeholders to advise them of EP requirements.
• Plans and coordinates work requiring independent judgment and supervisory experience in the application of EP plans, policies, procedures, methods and systems.
• Develops mitigation measures and actions as the EP Lead to ensure actions are closed appropriately in the Corrective Action Management system.
• Remains cognizant of federal, state, and local requirements applicable to EP.
• Fulfills other general duties related to EP as may be required.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor of Science degree in the sciences (e.g., emergency management, environmental science, biology, public health, chemistry) or Engineering from an accredited university with 6 years of progressive, related experience.
• Or in lieu of a degree, 10 years of progressive, related experience.
• Related/practical experience includes:

◦ Recent practical work experience.

◦ Advanced knowledge in the field of EP

• Advanced knowledge and experience with the development of EP policies, procedures, instructions, and plans at a U.S. Department of Energy site.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience with application of DOE O 151.1D
• Knowledge and experience in development and management of EP programs within DOE.
• Experience in program inspections/assessments.
• Proficiency in performing/coordinating technical evaluations/studies.
• Advanced skills in oral and written communication.
• Knowledge of standard computer applications.

​Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience on DOE project, preferable with nuclear facility/operations.
• Possesses the legal right to work and remain in the United States without sponsorship.
• One or more of the following certifications: Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST), Safety Trained Supervisor (STS), or other acceptable professional designation, relative to position.

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 located at the Construction Site (22 miles north of Richland) and works a 4 x 10 schedule, M-Th, 6:30 a.m. to 5 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: $112, $178,251.9 (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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