Engineering Support; Engineering Standards Program Support Specialist

Engineering Support roles encompass a diverse range of positions that provide technical assistance and expertise to engineering teams across various disciplines. These roles may involve tasks such as conducting research, performing analyses, and assisting in the design and development of engineering projects. Engineering support professionals work closely with engineers and other stakeholders to ensure projects meet quality standards, deadlines, and budgetary constraints.

Engineering Support personnel provide diverse support essential to completion of Engineering work processes and operations in areas including program management, risk and cost savings process, staffing and forecasting, training, indirect budget management, subcontract support oversight, engineering documents processing, procedure and desktop development, and performance of assessments. This support requires proficiency and use of engineering and professional software systems that interface with these processes.

interface with varying level of Engineering and interface organizations in performance of duties is routinely required.

Assist in the development, update, and maintenance of SRS engineering standards and guides, as documented in the SRS Engineering Standards and Practices.

Assist Functional Managers with a variety of activities, including supporting the SRS Site Engineering Standards Program and providing general engineering technical support.

Assist in preparation of self-assessments.

Assist in Development and management of the annual budget for the SRNS Engineering Standards Program.

Support and coordinate the activities of the ESB Technical Committees and facilitate ESB meetings.

Evaluate technical proposals, prepare reports, and make recommendations based on technical, scientific, and practical factors.

Help when needed in monitoring project schedules, progress, expenditures, and ensure the quality of work performed.

Help when needed in tracking and monitoring subcontract invoices for timely and accurate payments and support financial forecasting and accruals.

Maintain strong working relationships with project stakeholders, track deliverables, and help remove obstacles to meet deadlines.

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Equivalencies to experience and education requirements will be considered

Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams), SharePoint, and Filemaker Pro.

Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks independently.

Excellent attention to detail and the ability to build and maintain professional relationships.

Demonstrated problem-solving skills, and leadership abilities to support performance, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Basic oral and written communication skills.

Roles in this band apply the knowledge in area of expertise to analyze information; design and develop new approaches, methodologies and processes; and, provide professional advice and guidance to others in accordance with professional quality standards

Applies a theoretical knowledge-base to work to achieve goals through own work

Characterized by specific functional expertise typically gained through formal education

May provide guidance to others as a project manager using technical expertise

Entry level, performing routine tasks with either close supervision or under clearly defined procedures.

SRNS is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug & alcohol test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, criminal records, and employment history, and education verifications. Positions with SRNS may require applicants to obtain and maintain a DOE L or Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. Factors such as pre-employment background review results, dual citizenship status, and unpaid and/or unfiled taxes may impact your ability to obtain a security clearance.

This list of factors is not exhaustive; pre-employment information and security clearance requests are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.