HLW Operations Specialist V

The High Level Waste (HLW) Operations organization provides technical oversight, program support, and qualified staff to support the Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) mission. The Operations Specialist job family is responsible for all activities relating to operations and maintenance associated with plant equipment and systems. A key activity is coordinating with and providing input to the Design Engineering disciplines on how the design should support operations and maintenance.

The Operations Specialist will be directly responsible for supporting, planning, and coordinating operations and maintenance activities associated with assigned plant equipment and systems. This position will include supporting all operations and maintenance efforts for the facility.

The following are typical activities for the HLW Operations Specialist:

• Provide technical expertise on critical HLW instrumentation (e.g., level instruments, transmitters, PDTs), including verification of redundancy strategies and ensuring instruments maintain operability for worker safety and batch continuity.
• Supply detailed operations and maintenance input for design reviews to ensure system-level modeling assumptions are accurate
• Determine instrument failure modes, repair timing, and system-level roll-up of impacts.
• Collaborate with maintenance teams to implement standardized maintenance strategies for HLW components and ensure critical spares availability for instruments.

Education: High School Diploma or GED. Associates Degree in engineering or science or equivalent education desired. Associates Degree in engineering or science may be substituted for two years of experience.

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Engineering or Science, or related discipline and 10 years of relevant experience.

OR

Associates degree and 12 years of relevant experience.

OR

High school diploma or equivalent and 14 years of relevant experience

Candidate must have excellent written and verbal communication skills

Candidate must be proficient in Microsoft application suite (e.g., Word, Excel, Access, Visio, PowerPoint, etc.)

• Hands-on experience with remote, field, and control-room systems, including mechanical systems, pump/flow systems, electrical systems, cranes/hoists, process jumpers, remote waste handling equipment, manipulators, and instrumentation.
• Demonstrated ability to provide Operations and Maintenance input to Design Engineering for HLW systems to ensure operability, maintainability, testability, and regulatory compliance. Experience reading and interpreting design drawings.
• Knowledge of DOE operating policies, rules and regulations, and knowledge of industry codes and standards in nuclear operations desired.

• Perform all work safely and with the utmost concern for the safety of self and other employees.

• Perform all work in compliance with environmental permits and regulations.

• Perform activities and meet the goals and objectives established by the management organization.

• Represent Operations for interfaces with other project organizations on issues affecting operations and maintenance.

• Understands and interprets the Operations Requirements Document as necessary to ensure that operations requirements are implemented into the design.

• Demonstrate an understanding system design, operation, and maintenance including environmental, safety and health aspects, and regulatory conformance.

• Remain apprised of design status and ongoing activities.

• Participate in safety basis and environmental permitting activities to ensure that requirements can be successfully implemented with planned resources.

• Participate in Project design and other activities to ensure operability, maintainability, and testability are incorporated.

• Support implementation of project wide initiatives affecting plant operations personnel and resources.

• Review system operating manuals, emergency response procedures, and other operational documents and ensure that they can be effectively implemented by operating staff.

• Develop facility related procedures, work instructions and training materials and support training implementation.

• Perform Facility walkdowns to support Design, Construction, Operational and maintenance needs.

• Identify deficiencies and initiate corrective actions as needed.

• Provide Operations and maintenance input to the design for HLW systems to ensure operability and maintainability for the systems.

• Ensuring the…