High Level Waste Facility Project Controls Engineer, WTP

Requisition ID:  286156

• Relocation Authorized:  National - Family
• Telework Type: Part-Time Telework 
• Work Location: Richland, WA
• Salary Range: $61,030 - $106,600 annually (Determined by function, education, experience, and qualifications of the applicant.)

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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. 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.

Job Summary:

A successful Project Controls Engineer on the WTP project supporting HLW will collaborate with their lead/supervisor to perform cost/schedule engineering and/or implementing change control, risk management and reporting work processes. All work will be carried out within established Project Controls processes and procedures that comply with certified EVMS standards and Bechtel’s corporate requirements. The successful candidate will also have an innovative approach to completing their work, advanced automation skills, and/or Business Intelligence Analytics, and will require frequent interaction with other members of the project team to develop solutions to execution challenges.

Telework Designation 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.

Please be advised that the telework designation of the position may be changed in the future at the discretion of the company or project. #LI-TN1  

Major Responsibilities:

• Understand the project scope, schedule, and cost objectives and work with assigned department(s) to develop and implement a plan for successful execution.
• Perform cost engineering, change control, risk management, and/or reporting activities in coordination with other members of the Project Controls team that require a moderate level of technical skill and experience.
• Conduct cost control and performance analysis activities, as well as basic cost estimating tasks related to the assigned scope.
• Actively participate in project risk management and change control processes, as needed.
• Prepare performance reports and special studies related to assigned scope for presentation to project, corporate, and/or customer management team(s).
• Collaborate with other project team members to identify, analyze, and provide innovative solutions to cost engineering and planning/scheduling challenges.
• Complete all work in compliance with the project’s certified Earned Value Management System and corporate procedure requirements necessary to maintain the integration of the project’s resource loaded Integrated Master Schedule, cost processor, and associated software tools. 

The following duties may be performed with respect to Cost Analysis and Control activities:

• Assists in developing and implementing requirements for engineering cost recording, cost coding, reporting, and analyzing standards, programs, and reports.
• Performs performance monitoring and control functions for specific applications.
• Performs cost data analysis and development for monthly Engineering Production reviews, monthly variance analysis for Control Account Managers, and monthly reporting to DOE of engineering cost/schedule variances.
• Prepares cost backup for change control trends using Cobra cost processor software.
• Provides charge coding direction and prepares estimated actuals for engineering other direct cost subcontracts.
• Understands and supports Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) program compliance.
• Coordinates quantity estimates for trends/baseline change proposals.
• Assists in developing specific project control accounts and recommends appropriate modifications and revisions including training in the proper use and definitions for the cost accounts.  

The following duties may be performed with respect to Scheduling activities:

• Identifies the scope of scheduled activities. 
• Determines schedule dates for work activities within a discipline or specialty area. 
• Determines milestones to support project schedule.
• Works with Area/Functional personnel to coordinate work sequences within the total project plan. 
• Conforms work sequence and activity durations per the project’s execution plan for a specific discipline or specialty area. 
• Determines inter-disciplinary constraints or interfaces that define activity sequences.
• Assists discipline groups in determining what information is required from other disciplines to support schedule activities and how to interface with the assigned discipline or specialty.
• Actively provides schedule knowledge to assist in discipline planning and interfacing with others.
• Performs schedule monitoring, including identifying critical activities and updating functions for specific applications, disciplines, or specialties. 
• Assists in the development of requirements for updating and monitoring the schedule.
• Assists discipline groups as requested in preparing change control for large fiscal year budget update trends in P6 scheduling software.

Education and Experience Requirements:

Grade 22:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, or in lieu of a degree, a high school diploma or equivalent and 4-5 years of professional experience.  

Grade 23: 

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and 1-2 years of experience, or in lieu of a degree, a high school diploma or equivalent and 5-6 years of professional experience.  

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Must possess the right to work and remain in the United States without Bechtel visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• 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)
•  Non-U.S. citizens from countries identified by the Department of Energy as posing heightened security concerns—including sensitive countries, state sponsors of terrorism, countries of risk, and other designated countries—are subject to additional security requirements that limit site access.

• Skilled in oral and written communication.
• Proficiency in scheduling software applications such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Flexibility to respond to urgent project requests and/or changing priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to work with people of varied backgrounds and objectives. 
• Knowledge of engineering, procurement, construction, and / or plant operations customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience preferred
• Proficiency in scheduling software applications (Primavera P6), cost processing applications (COBRA) and or PowerBI preferred
• Experience in Project Controls with an understanding of Project Controls general technical skills and tools preferred
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, perform schedule analysis with minimal supervision using professional judgment and knowledge using P6 and summary graphical layouts preferred
• Knowledge of engineering, procurement, material and craft performance methods and reporting (Bechtel Engineering Performance Report, Bechtel Procurement System, Bechtel Quantity Unit Rate Report) Experience with change management such as baseline change proposals and trending preferred
• Knowledge and/or work experience with ANSI 748 compliant Earned Value Management System on a DOE project preferred
• Previous Waste Treatment Project (WTP) experience preferred

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