Project Engineer - Procurement

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Project Overview:

Bechtel is the licensing, engineering, procurement, and construction partner on TerraPower’s Natrium team. Selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program, Natrium is participating in a DOE initiative to re-establish U.S. leadership in nuclear energy that provides matching funding to industry to design and build an operational advanced reactor. TerraPower, a leading advanced generation technology company founded by former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, will be deploying its 345 MWe sodium fast reactor (SFR), called Natrium. The Natrium plant features an advanced, cost-competitive reactor design that is safer, simpler, easier and less costly to construct, less expensive to operate, and able to provide energy that is competitive with fossil fuels. It also features an innovative molten salt energy storage system designed to be complementary to solar and wind power by evening out the peaks and valleys in production when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing. With the reactor and energy storage output combined, the plant can produce more than 500 MWe of power.

Other Team Natrium partners include GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Energy Northwest, PacifiCorp, and Duke Energy, along with support from a number of national laboratories and universities. This DOE Program has the potential to be the largest funding program for advanced nuclear power in U.S. history and will shape the future of nuclear energy for decades. 

We invite you to join our team for this historic and interesting opportunity!

Job Summary:

In this role, you will lead a team and interpret, organize, execute, and coordinate the engineering technical aspects and project procurement activities for the Natrium project. You will participate in project planning, proposal review, and will own the engineering elements specifically in relation to advance procurement of equipment and commodity of Natrium facilities. Your technical guidance and recommendations will ensure engineering aspects meet project requirements and remain within scope and budget. 

"This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and may require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership” #LI-TN1 

Major Responsibilities:

• Oversees the Engineering-Procurement interface, ensures technical specifications and material requisitions are fit for purpose.
  
• Leading engineering team in the executing of procurements for piping/electrical bulks, commercial off-the-shelf components, and NQA-1 equipment.
  Leading engineering team in executing subcontracts for site services such as fire protection, HVAC installation, and security design.
  
• Provides performance metrics tracking average duration of vendor submittals for review, duration of standard tasks (Material Requisitions, Technical Evaluations, etc.), and ability to identify lessons learned and implement into existing work processes and procedures.
  
• Interface with the Project Director, Project Manager, and the Supply Chain Manager for updates of progress and mitigation steps as necessary to hold schedule milestones.
  Possesses technical responsibilities for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating these assignments 
  
• Represents Engineering on the project and with the client to resolve technical questions to expedite procurements and vendor submittals. 
  Ensures work process execution and technical adequacy are in accordance with contract and industry standards 
  
• Coordinates engineering effort with Project Manager, Procurement, Construction, Startup, Environmental Safety and Health (ES&H) and Project Controls 
  
• Coordinate between engineering, and supply chain teams to ensure alignment on Material Requisitions (MRs) and Service Requisitions (SRs) and applicable specifications, schedules, and deliverables to support the Requisitioning and Bid-Evaluate-Award (BEA) process.
  
• Coordinate with disciplines tracking and resolving technical queries (TQs)/Supplier Deviation disposition Request (SDDR's), Request For Information(RFIs), and change requests impacting material and service requisitions.
  
• Develop, update and Monitor Supply Chain Assignment Schedule milestones and lead times (incl. coordination of fab, delivery and Required at Site) to ensure alignment with project schedules.
  Support project estimation and budget & quantity tracking for engineered items and services.
  
• Facilitate technical communication between engineering and suppliers/sub suppliers as required.
  
• Ensure supplier documentation meets project standards and integrates with engineering deliverables.
  
• Help deploy enterprise systems tools deployment(e.g., DSCS, Agile, E&PI, EBS etc. and workflows)and interfaces with engineering tools and troubleshooting issues and resolution to track requisition status, documentation flow, and approval cycles.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's degree in any engineering discipline (or international equivalent) and 10-13 years of relevant progressive experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

Basic Qualifications

• Must be authorized to live and work in the US without sponsorship.
• Must be able to complete a pre-employment drug screen and background check.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must have experience in Bechtel Standard Applications for the execution of procurements
• Must have experience in leading and execution procurements of bulks, equipment, and site services via subcontract for commercial and NQA-1 purchase orders.
• Professional Engineering License (or ability to obtain within 12 months).
• Prior experience working in a Nuclear Quality and Safety Environment.
• Extensive technical knowledge of quality, engineering systems, engineering calculations, applications of engineering methods and materials, applications of computer software to engineering problems to ensure the design is cost-effective, in accordance with applicable safety, health, environmental regulations, customer requirements, and engineering codes and standards.
• Working knowledge of engineering procedures, covering discipline deliverables, production, and control, as well as organization and responsibilities for the Engineering Department.
• Thorough knowledge of business practices, project forecasting, and project control systems required.
• Experience in resolving complex technical problems and the ability to articulate explanations is essential.

Total Rewards/Benefits:

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