Senior Environmental Permitting Specialist

Project Overview

Bechtel is designing, constructing, and commissioning the world's largest radioactive waste treatment plant for the U.S. Department of Energy at the Hanford Site in southeastern Washington state. The Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant will use vitrification technology to process and solidify 56,000,000 gallons  liters) of radioactive and chemical waste stored at the Hanford site, a byproduct of plutonium production during World War II and the Cold War era.

The project is the largest undertaking of its kind and one of DOE’s most technically challenging cleanup projects. Its construction spans 65 acres (26 hectares) with five major nuclear facilities—Analytical Laboratory, Effluent Management Facility, High‑Level Waste Vitrification, Low‑Activity Waste Vitrification, and Pretreatment—along with operations and maintenance buildings, utilities, and other support facilities. The Waste Treatment Completion Company (WTCC) is a limited liability corporation created by Bechtel National Inc.

(BNI) and Amentum. WTCC is a subcontractor to BNI, the prime contractor, to deliver the construction, turnover, startup, and commissioning activities for the WTP project.

The Senior Environmental Permitting Specialist is responsible for (1) developing strategies, plans, and procedures for testing the Vit Plant melters and offgas abatement equipment in accordance with the Dangerous Waste Permit, 40 CFR Part 264 Subpart X, and 40 CFR Part 264 Subpart EEE, and (2) managing test execution. The specialist develops subcontract scopes of work for test planning and execution; oversees the development of test strategies, plans, and procedures;

performs subcontractor oversight; and interfaces with project Design Authority, Design Agency, Maintenance, Operations, Environmental and Nuclear Safety, Client, and Regulatory Agency staff and management as required to resolve issues and successfully plan and perform environmental testing. The specialist also prepares and supports presentations and documentation submitted to Regulatory Agencies and Client to propose strategic and innovative solutions or alternatives to environmental performance testing and EPA reference methods.

• Oversee development of environmental performance test strategies, plans, and procedures.
• Interact with Regulatory Agencies and other project disciplines and subcontracted subject matter experts; oversee subcontractors to perform assigned job functions.
• Perform work within a Nuclear Facility under operational conditions.
• Understand and apply requirements for melter testing and offgas stack sampling using EPA reference methods.
• Review and understand melter and offgas system design documentation and operation, including environmental, safety, and health aspects.
• Develop scopes of work for development of environmental performance test plans, procedures, and work instructions; and test performance.
• Provide oversight of subcontracted and affiliate‑performed work.
• Support development, review, issue resolution, and Regulatory Agency approval of environmental performance test plan.
• Support development, review, issue resolution, and approval of environmental performance test procedures, work instructions, and associated temporary modification packages as required.
• Support field work in assigned areas, including integration of project activities, testing, resolution of test deficiencies, and equipment operations.
• Support operations, maintenance, and commissioning of the WTP Facilities.
• Review project design and other documents for operations, maintenance, and testing impacts and provide alternative solutions.
• Complete required training and maintain qualifications associated with assignments.
• Ensure timely and accurate oral and written technical reports and presentations on assigned activities.
• Support the Waste Treatment Plant Nuclear Safety Quality Culture by emphasizing the values of safety and quality in the performance of work to protect self, others, and the environment.
• This job description is not intended to include every duty, task, or instruction for which an employee is responsible. Other tasks may be…