Rigging Field Engineer

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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 million gallons (210 million liters) of radioactive and chemical waste stored at the Hanford site, which is 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 four major nuclear facilities – Pretreatment, Low‑Activity Waste Vitrification, High‑Level Waste Vitrification and Analytical Laboratory – as well as operations and maintenance buildings, utilities, other support facilities. The Waste Treatment Completion Company (WTCC) is a limited liability corporation created by Bechtel National Inc.

(BNI) and AECOM. WTCC is a subcontractor to BNI, the prime contractor, to deliver the construction, turnover, startup, and commissioning activities for the WTP project. This position is located at the Construction Site (22 miles north of Richland) and works a 4 x 10 schedule, M‑Th, 6:30 am to 5:00 pm. Selected applicants need to be able and willing to work weekends as needed.

The Rigging Engineer will be responsible for executing work assignments as requested by the Area Superintendents. Scope includes the support of planning rigging activities for equipment lifting and setting. #LI-BH1

• Prepares rigging plans, calculations, and specifications for rigging material and lift equipment under the direction of the Field Engineering Manager (FEM) or Certified Rigging Engineer (CRE). Serves as a point of contact for preparation of lift and haul plans.
• Assists the Rigging Superintendent (RS) and/or CRE by providing the design support necessary for the rigging plan development.
• Monitors general project rigging work operations to ensure rigging is performed in accordance with approved rigging plans.
• Reviews and approves heavy or oversize/overweight haul plans and medium, critical, or heavy lift plans (including subcontract rigging submittals) in accordance with procedures prior to the start of the work.
• Selects crane(s), lifting hardware, and equipment necessary for safe work execution of medium, heavy, and critical lifts.
• Confirms, for heavy and critical lifts, a BNI‑WTP design engineer has reviewed and approved the design calculations of equipment lifting lugs, trunnions, tailing lugs, and other lifting attachment points for adequacy and compliance with the design specifications.
• Provides operational and technical direction to rigging crews and to assigned construction engineers and construction personnel, including craft, regarding rigging‑related construction processes, procedures, and requirements.
• May provide operational guidance to senior management team.
• Maintains contact…