Sr. Control Systems Engineer

Relocation Authorized:
National - Family

Telework Type:
Full-Time Office/Project

Work Location:

Oak Ridge, TN

Requisition

Bechtel National, Inc. (BNI), Bechtel’s government services business, is one of the top providers to departments and agencies of the U.S. and British governments. Its successes include many large, first‑of‑a‑kind projects in government site management, environmental restoration, defense, space, energy, and national and homeland security. This position will provide support to the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) located at the Y‑12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

UPF is a multi‑year, multi‑billion‑$ project and will be a first‑of‑its‑kind complex for enriched uranium operations in support of Y‑12 missions. UPF is one of the Department of Energy’s largest investments in Tennessee since the Manhattan Project and one of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s largest construction projects. When complete, UPF will replace a 70‑year‑old facility with modern buildings, reduce operational costs and energy consumption, improve worker safety, and provide enriched uranium capabilities well into the future.

The UPF project works on multiple schedules. The schedule will be discussed during your interview.

Eligibility for this position requires US citizenship; the successful candidate must provide proof of US citizenship in order to obtain badge access to the site. The candidate must complete a security questionnaire and successfully clear site access requirements check. All employees are subject and agree to random drug and alcohol testing as a condition of employment. Must be able to obtain a security clearance, as applicable.

In this role, you will conduct field investigations and client interviews to determine work scope and cost estimates for a project’s control systems aspects. You will design, develop, modify, and evaluate control systems components and processes. Your recommendations will resolve technical issues and ensure unique and complex requirements of a project’s control systems aspects are met.

• Evaluate, select, and apply standard Control Systems engineering methods, techniques, procedures, and criteria, using independent judgment in making adaptations and modifications.
• Participate in the design, development, and modification of Control Systems’ components and processes utilizing relevant Engineering Department Procedures (EDPs), design standards and guides, and Bechtel Standard Application Programs (BSAPs).
• Coordinate Control Systems engineering efforts in assigned areas and collaborate with specialty groups, other engineering disciplines, the client, suppliers, contractors, construction and other functional groups.
• Originated and checked conceptual studies, designs, reports, or proposals.
• Originated and checked design deliverables for miscellaneous process systems.
• Provide technical assistance to other Control Systems personnel and interact with project functions, the customer, and regulatory agency personnel in the resolution of complex regulatory issues and industry codes and standards.
• Participate in component configuration, integration and testing.
• Provide assistance to project and construction management in identifying and complying with project Control Systems requirements and in addressing issues as they arise during project execution.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Chemical, Mechanical or other related engineering field from an accredited institution and 5–8 years of relevant experience or 9–12 years of relevant work experience.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 application suite (e.g., Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Power BI, etc.).
• Knowledgeable of Control Systems engineering work processes, procedures, and specifications.
• Extensive experience with operations technology equipment and component configuration, integration, and testing.
• Must be able to gain project site security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Bechtel offers a robust benefits package designed to help employees thrive, including healthcare, retirement, paid time off, career development resources, and more.

Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e‑mail their request to