Senior Pipe Stress Engineer

Title:

Senior Pipe Stress Engineer

Location:

Richland, WA

Clearance:
No

Citizenship Requirement:
Yes, US citizenship required.

Req #: 4007 (3198)

Salary: $115,000 - $155,000

Expected Contract Length: 1 year with potential for extension

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:

In this role, you will plan, develop, and review Plant Design & Piping (PD&P) work, produce drawings and documentation, and prepare design estimates for a project. You will coordinate with clients, facilitate technical discussions, and review and approve drawings, calculations, and bid summaries. You will solve complex technical issues and ensure PD&P designs comply with all regulations and standards.

Essential duties performed may include pipe stress analysis of systems in accordance with ASME B31.3 Code. The stress work involves the modeling of the piping systems to verify piping flexibility, stability, and qualification of equipment nozzle loads.

Major Responsibilities:

* Leads or administers work of PD&P designers and drafters for a business line technology to include the preparation of layouts, study drawings, detailed 2-D and 3-D Computer Aided Design (CAD) design models and construction drawings.

* Develops designs for complete and complex PD&P engineering systems such as earthwork, drainage, road design, foundation, and steel detailing with minimum supervision from which detailed scale models and/or construction drawings are completed.

* Assists in constructing detailed scale models.

* Prepares or assists with the preparation of assigned material requisitions and bid evaluations.

* Monitors and checks work for compliance with approved PD&P design standards to provide quality design, reliable/safe plant operation and construction economy.

* Ensures PD&P systems designs comply with all applicable installation codes, regulations, and standards.

* Participates in constructability reviews.

* Plans, develops, coordinates, and reviews design work within a small-size PD&P design work group on projects of medium size or assignments in support of global business unit.

* Produces drawings and documentation in accordance with established design and scope including design of earthwork, drainage, road design, foundation, and steel detailing.

* Ensures PD&P systems designs comply with all applicable installation codes, regulations, and standards.

* Coordinates and interfaces as directed with the day-to-day technical work of PD&P engineers, scientists, specialists, designers, and drafters.

* Prepares or oversees the preparation of PD&P design estimates and work plan in accordance with project scope, schedule and budget, and manages implementation and performance accordingly.

Education and Experience Requirements:

* Requires bachelor's degree in engineering (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience (OR)

* Requires bachelor's degree in engineering (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience.

Required Knowledge and

Skills:

* Must be authorized 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…