Chemical Engineer
Employer: Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure · Location: Richland, WA · Posting: 41585 · Type: Full-Time · Pay: $99,063-$151,038/yr
Duties
Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure (H2C) leads the nation's largest and most complex radioactive waste cleanup effort. Every day, our teams work to safely remove, treat, and dispose of 56 million gallons of legacy tank waste at the Hanford Site in Richland, Washington. When you join H2C, you become part of a team dedicated to creating "The Solution Today for a Better Tomorrow." Guided by our Vision, Mission, Values, and Behaviors, we work together with integrity, innovation, and accountability. We empower our workforce, encourage continuous improvement, and celebrate achievements as we make measurable progress toward tank waste cleanup and long-term site closure. At H2C, your work has a meaningful impact—today and for future generations. The Department of Energy (DOE) Hanford tank farms contain approximately 56 million gallons of radioactive and chemically hazardous wastes, most of which originated during the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel to produce plutonium for defense. The mission of the DOE River Protection Project, one of the world's largest and most complex environmental cleanup projects, is to protect the Columbia River by eliminating the risk to the environment posed by this waste. The Process Engineering organization provides process engineering support including chemistry control, flammable gas, waste compatibility assessment, vapors, feed qualification, and retrievals for Tank Farm operations. The Chemical Engineer will provide process engineering support to the H2C mission within the Engineering organization. Two positions are available, one in support of tank waste retrievals and the other for DLFAW feed qualification. Other assignments within the process engineering scope will be made on as needed basis and may include modelling, preparation and review of engineering documents or calculations, and special topics as needed. The process engineer position has the following responsibilities: The Engineer filling these roles will: - Act as a fully competent engineer in all conventional aspects of the subject matter or the functional area of the assignments. - Conduct work requiring judgment in the independent evaluation, selection and adaptation or modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria. - Demonstrate interpolative patterned thinking and the ability to generate alternative solutions using sound engineering principles - Function as a team member on a task force or special assignment. - Demonstrate the ability to generate alternative solutions using sound engineering principles. Meet the following scope and expectations: - Prepare and review Engineering documents, evaluations, and calculations. - Function as a team member consisting of both internal and external resources. - Develop and sustain productive customer relationships. - Be customer service oriented, completing assignments safely, on time, and within budget. - Seek to understand engineering work assignments and to be self-directed. - Ensure all documents prepared are of "stand alone" quality. - Seek to gain a complete understanding and wide application of technical principles, theories, and concepts in the field. - Set challenging goals for personal and group accomplishments. - Perform routine administrative activities/duties on time (routine training, safety meetings, TIS, continuing training, staff meetings, schedule input). - Provide support for other Process Engineering activities, as needed. - Obtain Engineering Technical Staff Qualification card within six months of hire and Process Engineer Qualification within one year. Maintain qualification cards.
Qualifications
Grade 17: Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Chemical Engineering or related technical degree; and Four (4) years' experience Grade 18: Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Chemical Engineering or related technical degree; and Six (6) years' experience 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 increased. Grade 19: Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Chemical Engineering or related technical discipline; and Eight (8) years of 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.
Compensation
In accordance with the company's philosophy on compensation for exempt and salaried non-exempt employees, H2C takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining initial grade and 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 at the appropriate grade level and within the targeted hiring range posted according to these factors. Note a candidate's prior salary history will not be taken into consideration. Hiring Range Minimum: $99,063 Hiring Range Maximum: $151,038 H2C 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 Depending on the nature of your employment with H2C, you can expect the following: - 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 required). Note: employment at H2C involves working in the office or in the field depending on the role.