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.

This exciting opportunity is for a Back-Up Shift Technical Engineer in our Ops Support and Shift Technical Engineering organization.

This position will work the standard 4x10 schedule Monday-Thursday with the potential of working a shift schedule as needed. Shift Technical Engineering serves as the Engineering point of contact on a rotating shift (12-hour "DuPont" shift schedule) for all WRPS activities performed outside of the standard Monday-Thursday work shift.

The Shift Technical Engineer provides technical support to the Central Shift Manager (CSM) with the Documented Safety Analysis (DSA), Technical Safety Requirements (TSR), Limiting Conditions for Operation (LCO), Unresolved Safety Questions (USQ), Operability Determinations, Environmental Specification Requirements, and other engineering/technical issues as requested to support continued Operations.

Monitor operations and maintenance activities and identify or recommend necessary corrective actions to prevent problems that could affect nuclear safety, DSA, Environmental Compliance, and potential work stoppages.

Provide on-shift engineering "tip of the spear" support for emerging issues by performing, as a minimum, an initial engineering analysis and reporting the results to the appropriate authorities.

Required Qualifications
Grade 16:
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Engineering; and
Two (2) years related experience

Grade 15:
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Engineering; and
Five (5) year of related experience

Desired Qualifications
Experience at a nuclear facility (commercial, DOD, or DOE) is preferred.

Previous experience working with the facility safety basis (DSA, TSR).

Experience with facility operations and maintenance of nuclear systems, including work package development and planning, and experience working with operations and bargaining unit employees.

Compensation & Benefits
Grade 16:
Hiring Range Minimum: $83,950
Hiring Range Maximum: $105,750

Grade 17:
Hiring Range Minimum: $92,238
Hiring Range Maximum: $116,213

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 consideration.