Chemical Engineer (Early Career & Intermediate)

Job Duties/Scope Of Work
WORK SAFE, MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND BE A PART OF HISTORY WITH THE CPCCo TEAM!
At Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo), located in Richland, Washington, we are working to provide a sustainable future for the historic Hanford area through the protection of the Columbia River and the remediation of the Central Plateau. To achieve our mission, we need exceptionally talented, innovative, and driven people to help us reduce risks on the Hanford Site by removing some of the most hazardous waste streams and facilities in the Department of Energy (DOE) complex. If you would like to work with a highly skilled workforce to achieve unique and challenging goals that critically impact our environment and community, this is your chance to be a part of our legacy!
As a Chemical Engineer with the CPCCo, you will be an important part of the engineering team responsible for ensuring our workforce is able to safely reduce risks on the Hanford Site and make a real difference to the environment and community.
This posting is for multiple potential engineering groups within CPCCo. The specific group will be based on the alignment of your skillset with CPCCo needs.
Under direct/limited supervision, as a Chemical Engineer (Early Career & Intermediate), your primary responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Providing general Chemical Engineering services to CPCCo supported facilities.

• Preparing engineering evaluations of chemical compatibility, calculations, and technical documentation required for chemicals of potential concern in facilities including those that are preparing for or undergoing the process of cold and dark, and demolition.

• Writing reports, supporting the specification of equipment compliant with required standards and compatibility with chemical systems, generating and revising operating procedures.

• Providing technical expertise and direction for operational and maintenance activities to comply with Hanford and facility requirements, as well as national engineering and industry standards and codes and other requirements.

• Communicating routinely with operations, maintenance, work planning, radiation control, and nuclear safety personnel, both exempt as well as bargaining unit.

• Working on a daily basis with management, support organizations, operations and maintenance to accomplish project goals and objectives by providing timely and sound technical direction.

• Communicating with off-site manufacturers/vendors to obtain technical specifications and information.

• Being knowledgeable of the safety basis for CPCCo facilities, as appropriate, to ensure technical work for assigned systems is compliant with safety basis documents.

Basic Qualifications
* Early Career Level Grade 14: Bachelor's degree in an engineering or scientific discipline.

• Intermediate Level Grade 16: Bachelor's degree in an engineering or scientific discipline with 2 or more years of relevant experience.

The higher posted level has greater scope, complexity, authority, impact. The level offered to the selected candidate will be based on the needs of the company and the candidate's education, training, and/or experience.
Desired Qualifications
* Experience supporting nuclear/radiological facilities.

• Experience with DOE Nuclear Safety requirements.

• Experience as Design Authority/System Engineer for operating nuclear facility.

• EIT (engineer in training).

• Experience in process design.

Compensation & Benefits
In accordance with the CPCCo salary determination process, CPCCo takes into consideration the level of assigned job duties and responsibilities, and the candidate's education, training, and/or experience relative to internal peers and the external labor market. CPCCo will not solicit salary history for candidates.
Expected annualized pay range based on 40 hours per week:

• Early Career Level Grade 14: $71,200 - $89,800.

• Intermediate Level Grade 16: $86,138 - $108,513.

In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for variable pay awards.
CPCCo's generous benefits package offers medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, 401(k) employer match and paid time off. For a full list of benefits please see https://cpcco.hanford.gov/page.cfm/EmployeeBenefits
A few benefits/perks you can anticipate, depending on the nature of your employment with CPCCo, include the following:

• A casual-dress work environment, where jeans are a regular thing.
• A standard 4-10's work schedule that allows for long weekends and recharging on the Columbia River, on a golf course, at 200+ surrounding wineries, or at other Pacific Northwest destinations where fishing, hunting, snowboarding, hiking, and other outdoor sporting opportunities are in abundance.

CPCCo is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.