Senior Process Engineer

Relocation Authorized : National - Accompanied

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Telework Type : Part-Time Telework

Salary Range : $105,060 - $182,670 annually (Determined by function, education, experience, and qualifications of the applicant.)

Project Overview :

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.

Do you have a passion for helping protect the nearby Columbia River and the communities, salmon, and wildlife along its shorelines throughout the Northwest?

We want you on our team!

Job Summary :

The primary role of the Process Engineer will be working as part of a team to prepare technical reports, studies, procurement documentation, and design documentation, performing calculations using engineering software, and supporting systems.

You will be identifying and writing testing procedures for potential improvements in areas of processing equipment, treatment and vitrification systems, and / or supporting utilities.

The ideal candidate will have solid experience in process design and will be capable of developing design documents and procurement documents, including Specifications, Material Requisitions, Mechanical diagrams, Process diagrams, and equipment data sheets, that incorporate the applicable design requirements, including nuclear safety requirements.

You will be interfacing and coordinating with other engineering disciplines and the client in the development of the design.

Part-Time Telework :

This position is a full-time role that offers part-time telework flexibility in the Richland, Washington project office. Upon initial hire and onboarding, the position will require full-time presence in the Richland, Washington project office, then may offer part-time telework flexibility.

This position works a 9 / 80 schedule, offering every other Friday off.

Major Responsibilities :

• The primary role of the Process Engineer is to plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate detailed phases of engineering work for a global business unit usually in one discipline in a project or staff group.
• Must have the ability to work in a team, use engineering judgment, and devise new approaches to solving problems.
• Perform work that involves conventional engineering practice but may include complex features such as resolving conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of conventional materials and / or difficult coordination requirements.
• Assist in the preparation of cost estimates, quantity take-offs and staffing requirements for proposals, forecasts, and change orders.
• Support the procurement of equipment by developing procurement packages, reviewing quotations, and evaluating them technically;

review of vendor submittals and resolution of technical issues during the procurement of mechanical equipment.

• Coordinate with the systems engineering group and other groups in development of equipment requirements.
• Review and disposition of field change notices, non-conformance reports, and condition reports.
• Support the creation of a work environment that fosters openness, trust, communication, teamwork, empowerment, innovation, and satisfaction.
• Experience associated with front-end development and / or research technology testing (i.e., design of experiment testing).

Education and Experience Requirements :

Level 1 :

Requires bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience.

Level 2 :

Requires bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering (or international equivalent) and 10-13 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

• Related experience includes but is not limited to preparing design calculations, drawings, specification, and datasheets for Mechanical Processes on powerplants, refineries, or chemical / nuclear process facilities.
• Knowledge and ability to utilize Microsoft office suite of products.
• Familiar with regulations and industry codes and standards affecting complex engineering work within discipline.
• Understands technical issues and costs related to selection of typical design features within discipline.
• Knows how to develop all standard deliverables within discipline.
• Knowledge of Bechtel Corporate guides and standards.
• Familiar with effort required to prepare standard discipline deliverables and knows how to prepare standard engineering budgets and schedules within discipline.
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written).
• Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, physical (if located at the construction site), and background check which includes verification of employment and education.
• Must be able to obtain a Department of Energy badge for access to the Hanford Site. (Even if teleworking, must still be able to comply with security requirements to obtain a badge)
• Must possess the right to work and remain in the United States without sponsorship.

Diverse teams build the extraordinary :

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This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent.

We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably.

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Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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