Job Description

Title Chemical Engineer

Position Number 39700

Company WA River Protection Solutions

City/State Richland, WA

Location Richland/2505 Garlick Blvd

Posted 12/17/2024

Closes 01/02/2025

Regular/Temporary Regular

Full/Part-Time Full-Time

Job Responsibilities/Duties

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 (RPP), 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 Mission Analysis and Planning (MAP) group within Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) supports the tank waste treatment mission through the development and analysis of plans, risks, contingencies, and alternatives for mission execution. Planning activities occur on a range of time scales, from detailed near-term operational planning through long-term system planning. Plans and analyses are backed by computer simulations and process modeling.

WRPS is seeking an engineer to join the Near-Term Planning and Integration Team within the MAP group. The accountabilities of the engineer and team include maintaining a near-term technical planning basis, ensuring the integration of near-term field operations, developing and analyzing contingency plans, and ensuring near-term plans and decisions align with long-term mission objectives. This includes interfacing with WRPS operations and project managers to ensure that planned operational activities are cohesive and consistent with long-term mission needs. In support of these responsibilities, the team maintains and operates rigorous computer simulations and projections of tank waste treatment activities along with integrating and analyzing data from multiple sources including schedule data, risk information, waste inventories, and operational requirements.

The engineer position has the following responsibilities:

• Interface with multiple organizations to maintain awareness and integration of planned/ongoing projects and activities

• Perform modeling analysis of planned activities to proactively identify issues/risks and develop/evaluate contingency plans

• Leverage modeling tools and engineering expertise to identify innovative and cost-effective approaches to meet operational targets and cleanup milestones in a highly constrained operational environment

• Provide technical input to operational decision-making, prioritization, and fiscal year planning efforts

• Develop, maintain, and verify the implementation of model requirements for assigned model systems

• Develop and execute test cases for model implementations using independent calculations and SQL queries

• Communicate results of analyses in static and interactive formats, utilizing multiple methods including Visio, Excel, Tableau, Power BI, and PowerPoint

• Author technical reports and presentations, and present results to technical and non-technical audiences

• Identify and support the implementation of automations and work process improvements to increase the efficiency and capabilities of the team

Please Note: This position is being advertised under the current Tank Operations Contractor, Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS). However, now that transition activities have begun a candidate selected for employment may be hired under the incoming contractor, Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure (H2C) contract. Further details will be provided during the hiring process.

Required Qualifications

Grade 16:

Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Chemical Engineering or related technical discipline; and

Two (2) years of related experience

Grade 17:

Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Chemical Engineering or related technical discipline; and

Five (5) 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 larger, and the expected level of performance is increased.

Grade 18:

Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Chemical Engineering or related technical discipline; and

Seven (7) 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.

Desired Qualifications

• Strong work ethic and time management skills; Ability to complete deliverables and assignments in a timely fashion (including in a remote-work environment).

• Ability to work independently and exercise personal judgement to develop solutions with limited guidance.

• Excellent oral/written communication skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work within a multidisciplinary environment.

• Master's degree in Chemical Engineering or a related technical field

• Previous experience with the Tank Waste Treatment flowsheet and/or tank farm operations

• Knowledge of software quality assurance processes/requirements

• Aptitude for learning new software and basic programming

Compensation & Benefits

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.

Hiring Range Minimum: $86,138

Hiring Range Maximum: $131,425

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

Relocation Funding Provided Yes

U.S. Citizenship Required Yes

Clearance Required No

Job Classification Exempt

Shift Work Required No

This contractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.

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