Environmental Compliance Support

Job Type
Full-time
Description
The Department of Energy (DOE), Hanford Site, Assistant Manager for Safety and Environment (AMSE), Environmental Compliance Division (ECD) requires general support services.
The contractor will have responsibility for execution of the work scope below:
• Provide regulatory support to DOE Hanford's environmental staff.
• Assist the ECD Director in evaluating the contractors' performance in regulatory permitting activities, Environmental Compliance programs, and inspection/readiness activities; identifying environmental/regulatory performance issues that could impact the Tank Farms and Waste Treatment & Immobilization Plant (WTP) cost and schedule; and recommending effective and prompt strategies/solutions for driving/improving the contractors' performance.
• Review permit documents media, design packages, and modifications.
• Conduct walkdowns of field work, consolidation of comments for DOE submittal to the contractor, as well as comment resolution.
• Support reviews of dangerous waste permit and air permitting submittals (for both radioactive and toxic air emissions).
• Support regulatory inspections at the Tank Farms and Waste Treatment & Immobilization Plant (WTP), involving review of responses to inspection reports for responsiveness, accuracy, and compliance with the regulations.
• Interaction with the environmental regulators.
• Conduct regulatory analysis on the applicability, implementability, and impacts of environmental regulations, including new and proposed regulations.
• Work with the ECD Director to create a strategic electronic binder of regulatory letters to be used for strategic planning.
• Attend meetings held within Richland or on site at the WTP or Hanford Tank Farms.
• Attend meetings within Richland with the Washington State Department of Ecology and the Washington State Department of Health.
Requirements
• Education - BS/BA degree in engineering, science, or business management.
• Experience - Five (5) years of directly applicable experience in an engineering, scientific, or technical field. Relevant experience includes, but is not limited to, knowledge of relevant technology and techniques, and experience in gathering data to assist in solving complex technical problems.
• Experience in Hanford Site, other Department of Energy Site, or relevant experience to demonstrate ability in environmental permitting, experience working with regulatory agencies, experience in problem resolution, demonstrable experience with problem resolution.
• Working level knowledge of Environmental Compliance, Safety and Health, Quality Assurance and Nuclear Safety related controls and requirements.
• Working level knowledge of or relevant experience and knowledge to be able to work with WAC 173-303, WAC 173-340, WAC 246-247, WAC 173-400, WAC 173-460, and DOE-EM policies and procedures,.
• Demonstrated effective writing skills, proven experience in supporting programs and projects with analysis, tracking, monitoring, assessment, review and coordination.
• Demonstrated effective communications skills.
• A knowledge of Microsoft (MS) 365 Word, PowerPoint, TEAMS and/or other MS Office tools.
• Knowledge of Hanford Site mission, activities and priorities. (preferred)
• Identification of any conflicts, potential conflicts, or perceived conflicts of interest with any Hanford Site contractors.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
DELIVERABLES
Work products shall be thorough, accurate, appropriately documented, and comply with established criteria. The Contractor shall ensure that duties are performed in a competent and professional manner that meets milestones/delivery schedules as outlined below:
• Weekly Report. This report will address work accomplished, and deliverable progress to be provided to the technical monitor.
• Monthly Report. This report will be a combination of the weekly status reports and shall be submitted with the monthly invoice. The report shall also include:
o Deliverable progress, and date(s) submitted if applicable, submitted within this invoice period.
o Work schedule for Contractor employees, to include any leave taken.
LOCATION
Work shall be conducted at the Department of Energy government offices, The Hanford Site, and Richland, WA.