HLW Operations Specialist V

Amentum•Richland, WA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The High Level Waste (HLW) Operations organization provides technical oversight, program support, and qualified staff for the Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant mission. The Operations Specialist job family supports activities related to operations and maintenance of plant equipment and systems, including coordination with Design Engineering on how designs should support operations and maintenance. This role supports, plans, and coordinates operations and maintenance activities for assigned plant equipment and systems and the facility overall. The specialist provides technical expertise on critical HLW instrumentation, including level instruments, transmitters, and PDTs; verifies redundancy strategies; and helps ensure instrumentation remains operable for worker safety and batch continuity. The role provides operations and maintenance input to design reviews, evaluates instrument failure modes and repair timing, and assesses system-level impacts. It also works with maintenance teams to standardize maintenance strategies for HLW components and ensure critical instrument spares are available. The position is currently located in Richland and may move to the Construction Site, 22 miles north of Richland. The schedule is 9x80, Monday through Friday, with every other Friday off, from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The employee must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future Amentum visa sponsorship, pass pre-employment drug screening and background checks, and obtain a Department of Energy badge for Hanford Site access. Additional security requirements apply to non-U.S. citizens from countries identified by DOE as posing heightened security concerns.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
A BS in Engineering, Science, or a related discipline and 10 years of relevant experience; or an associate degree and 12 years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent and 14 years of relevant experience.
An associate degree in engineering or science may substitute for two years of experience.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft applications, such as Word, Excel, Access, Visio, and PowerPoint.
Authorization to work and remain in the United States without Amentum visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Ability to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check, including employment and education verification.
Ability to obtain a Department of Energy badge for access to the Hanford Site, including when teleworking.
Ability to comply with additional security requirements if applicable to citizenship or country of origin.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree in engineering or science, or equivalent education.
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.

Responsibilities

Perform all work safely, with concern for the safety of self and other employees, and comply with environmental permits and regulations.
Perform activities and meet goals and objectives established by the management organization.
Represent Operations in interfaces with other project organizations on issues affecting operations and maintenance.
Interpret the Operations Requirements Document as needed to ensure operations requirements are implemented in the design.
Understand system design, operation, and maintenance, including environmental, safety, health, and regulatory-conformance aspects.
Remain apprised of design status and ongoing activities.
Participate in safety-basis and environmental-permitting activities to ensure requirements can be implemented with planned resources.
Participate in project design and other activities to incorporate operability, maintainability, and testability.
Support project-wide initiatives affecting plant operations personnel and resources.
Review system operating manuals, emergency response procedures, and other operational documents to ensure operating staff can effectively implement them.
Develop facility-related procedures, work instructions, and training materials, and support training implementation.
Perform facility walkdowns to support design, construction, operations, and maintenance needs; identify deficiencies and initiate corrective actions as needed.
Provide Operations and Maintenance input to HLW system designs to ensure operability and maintainability.
Uphold standards established by conduct-of-operations procedures in planning and performing facility activities.
Support the Waste Treatment Plant Nuclear Safety Quality Culture by emphasizing safety and quality to protect people and the environment.
Provide technical expertise on critical HLW instrumentation, verify redundancy strategies, and help ensure instruments maintain operability for worker safety and batch continuity.
Provide detailed operations and maintenance input for design reviews and ensure system-level modeling assumptions are accurate.
Determine instrument failure modes and repair timing, and develop system-level roll-ups of impacts.
Collaborate with maintenance teams to implement standardized maintenance strategies for HLW components and ensure critical instrument spares are available.