Structural/Civil Engineer, WTP
Bechtel is designing, constructing, and commissioning the world’s largest radioactive-waste treatment plant for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in southeastern Washington State. The $12.2 billion project will use vitrification technology to process and stabilize 53 million gallons (200 million liters) of radioactive and chemical waste currently stored at the Hanford Site which is a byproduct of plutonium-production during World War II and the Cold War era.
The cleanup project is one of DOE’s most technically challenging and the largest undertaking of its kind – equivalent to building two nuclear power plants. The construction site spans 65 acres (26 hectares) and includes facilities for pretreatment, low-activity waste vitrification, and high-level waste vitrification, as well as an analytical laboratory.
Plans and conducts independent work requiring judgment in the evaluation, selection, application and adaptation of design on a project. Knows applicable industry standards and codes, accepted design practices and quality standards for a global business unit.
Role Overview
- Originate and check structural engineering deliverables, such as steel and concrete calculations, specifications, material requisitions.
- Reviews and coordinates technical documents with/from other engineering disciplines, procurement, and construction.
- Prepare technical reports related to specific design issues.
- Participate in technical meetings and perform intra-discipline coordination.
- Assist in constructability reviews.
Grade 22
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university
- Must be a US Citizen
- Must be able to obtain and maintain any security clearances required for this position according to Army Regulation 50-6 (Chemical Surety). *
Grade 23
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university and 1 year of relevant, professional work experience as an engineer
- Must be a US Citizen
- Must be able to obtain and maintain any security clearances required for this position according to Army Regulation 50-6 (Chemical Surety). *
English language skills required
Minimum Qualifications
- Experience in nuclear power plant design.
- Experience with AISC Steel Construction Manual, ACI 318, and ASCE 7.
- Passed the Engineer in Training (EIT) exam or obtain EIT within 12 months of hire date.
- Work experience for BS should be directly related to the detailed design of steel and concrete structures.
- Ability to express technical issues in a clear and concise manner, both written and verbally.
- Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Must be able to complete a pre-employment drug screen, and background check.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficient in the use of structural analysis software such as GTSTRUDL, STAAD, or SAP2000.
- Proficient in the use of Mathcad or similar software.
- Knowledgeable of the provisions of ACI 349, AISC N690, ASCE 4, ASCE 7, and IBC codes.
- Experience with CADD applications, such as MicroStation or AutoCad.
- Experience with basic engineering deliverables, such as drawings, specifications, and material requisitions
- Experience with methods of construction for concrete and steel structures.
- Experience with GE Nuclear Plant designs.
- Modular reactor plant design experience.
- B Cert - Engineer