Job Responsibilities/Duties

Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) is the tank farm operating contractor at the Hanford Site located in Richland, WA. The WRPS mission is to safely store, retrieve, and treat 56 million gallons of legacy radioactive and hazardous waste. This complex mission spans all competencies of engineering/science accomplished through a highly integrated organization engineering organization. WRPS was identified as "One of America's Safest Companies" in 2020; and was the recipient of the 2021 "Employer of the Year" by the Association of Washington Businesses.

The Closure and Interim Measures Senior Project Engineer with Design Authority will have responsibility and be an engineering lead for the planning, performance, and reporting of engineering evaluations associated with facility closure and correction actions for soil contamination, tank waste residuals, and contaminated equipment in tank farm areas. They will provide technical input to baseline planning for vadose zone characterization and for design and implementation of vadose zone corrective actions. Support the definition, design, and implementation of interim and final corrective actions for soils and for tank farm and ancillary equipment retrieval and closure. Support the definition of strategies to achieve single-shell and double-shell tank closure. Develop technical plans and reports, including integration with U.S. Department of Energy (US-DOE) and other site contractors, and obtain customer and stakeholder acceptance. Support the definition and implementation of near-term corrective actions and long-term plans to respond to and mitigate the release of mixed waste from Single Shell Tanks B-109 and T-111, as provided for in US-DOE Agreed Order Docket No. 21304. The successful candidate will be responsible for management of WRPS engineering personnel and engineering subcontractors including development of requisition planning documents for subcontractor services

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This position interfaces daily with WRPS technical staff, support organizations, and contracted technical personnel, weekly with US-DOE technical staff, regulators and technical staff from WA Department of Ecology, periodically with technical staff from US-DOE Headquarters, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and the local office of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and occasionally with the public, including representatives of Tribal Nations, interested stakeholder groups, and the Hanford Advisory Boar

d.
Additional responsibilities include but are not limited

to:- Provide design authority leadership for Closure Group related engineering activiti

es.- Function as a project engineer for the Closure Group providing management and direction to matrixed WRPS engineering support personnel and subcontracto

rs.- Lead engineering design of interim measures and corrective measures to assess and mitigate the effects of contamination in the tank farms vadose zo

ne.- Support the preparation of baseline planning documents for soil characterization in tank far

ms.- Support the development of data quality objectives and work plans to characterize soils in tank far

ms.- Lead and-or support tank farm interim surface barrier and facility closure desig

ns.- Support the evaluation of residual wastes in ancillary equipment in tank farm are

as.- Support the design and deployment of active ventilation on Tank B-109 as an interim leak response acti

on.- Evaluate alternative interim measures, corrective measures, and closure methods and technologies for their potential to cost effectively advance the tank farms closure mission and reduce program ris

ks.- Develop and implement tools to communicate interim measures and corrective action results to regulators and stakeholde

rs.- Prepare Statements of Work and requisition planning documents for engineering sub-contractors to support Closure Group work sco

pe.- Present technical information about engineering design and implementation of interim measures and corrective actions to staff, DOE, Ecology, EPA, NRC, tribal nations, stakeholders, and the publ

ic.- Provide mentorship for the professional development of engineering staff supporting Closure and Interim Measur

es.
Required Qualificat

ionsGrade

20:Bachelor of science (BS) Degree in an Engineering discipline for related technical discipline;

andTen (10) years of related experi

enceExperience leading proj

ects
Grad

e 21:Bachelor of science (BS) Degree in an Engineering discipline for related technical discipline

; andTwelve (12) years of related exper

ienceExperience leading pro

jects*Note the essential duties for this grade level are like that of the previous grade level, however the scope of responsibility is larger, and the expected level of performance is incre

ased.
Gra

de 22:Bachelor of science (BS) Degree in an Engineering discipline for related technical disciplin

e; andFifteen (15) years of related expe

rienceExperience leading pr

ojects*Note the essential duties for this grade level are like that of the previous grade level, however the scope of responsibility is larger, and the expected level of performance is incr

eased.
Desired Qualifi

cations- Experience applied to US DOE sites related to characterization, design, and-or implementation of interim measures and corrective actions for contaminated soils and ancillary equipment in tank farm area, and-or interim surface barriers in tank farm

areas.- Prior project management experience and-or project management certification from a recognized program (e.g. Project Management Inst

itute).- Experience in project engineering design & impleme

ntation- Ability to obtain Design Authority (DA) qualifications for closure-related projects within 9

months.- Must have excellent written and verbal communication

skills.
Depending on the nature of your employment with WRPS, you can expect the fo

llowing:*A business casual dress work environment: jeans are permissible (restrictions may

apply).*Opportunity for work/life balance: a standard 4 x 10 work schedule, allowing more personal time to enjoy life outside of the office (other schedules and/or shift work may be re

quired).*Many positions (non-bargaining) allow for a hybrid work environment, a combination of in-office and telework (restrictions may

apply).
Compensation &

Benefits

Grade 20:Hiring Range Minimum:

$126,025Hiring Range Maximum:

$158,875

Grade 21:Hiring Range Minimum

: $138,700Hiring Range Maximum

: $174,90

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Grade 22:Hiring Range Minimu

m: $155,625Hiring Range Maximu

m: $204,775
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 visit https://hmis.hanford.gov/hr/page.cfm/

HEWTBenefits
In accordance with the company's 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 candidate's 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 candidate's prior salary history will not be taken into c

onsideration.
Relocation Fu

ndi

ng ProvidedYesU.S. Citize

nsh

ip RequiredYesClea

ra

nce RequiredNoJob

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