HLW Operations Specialist V

Amentum•Richland, WA

5d•$131,484 - $211,024•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 is responsible for operations and maintenance activities involving plant equipment and systems, including coordinating with Design Engineering and providing input on designs to support operations and maintenance. This position supports, plans, and coordinates operations and maintenance activities for assigned equipment and systems and supports facility-wide operations and maintenance efforts. Typical work includes providing technical expertise on critical HLW instrumentation, verifying redundancy strategies, and ensuring instruments remain operable for worker safety and batch continuity. The specialist provides operations and maintenance input to design reviews, evaluates instrument failure modes and repair timing, determines system-level impacts, and works with maintenance teams on standardized strategies and critical spares. The role represents Operations in project interfaces, helps ensure operational requirements are incorporated into designs, and participates in design, safety basis, environmental permitting, construction, and operational activities. The specialist reviews and develops operational documents and training materials, conducts facility walkdowns, identifies deficiencies, and initiates corrective actions. The position is currently located in Richland and may move to the Construction Site, 22 miles north of Richland. It follows a 9x80 schedule, Monday through Friday, with every other Friday off, from 6:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Requirements

A high school diploma or GED is required.
One of the following experience and education combinations is required: a BS in engineering, science, or a related discipline and 10 years of relevant experience; 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, or equivalent education, is desired; an associate degree in engineering or science may substitute for two years of experience.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft applications, such as Word, Excel, Access, Visio, and PowerPoint.
Must be authorized to work and remain in the United States without Amentum visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check, including employment and education verification.
Must be able to obtain a Department of Energy badge for Hanford Site access and comply with applicable security requirements.

Nice To Haves

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 of industry codes and standards in nuclear operations.

Responsibilities

Perform work safely and in compliance with environmental permits and regulations.
Carry out 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 to help ensure requirements are implemented in the design.
Understand system design, operation, and maintenance, including environmental, safety, health, and regulatory aspects.
Remain apprised of design status and ongoing activities.
Participate in safety basis and environmental permitting activities to help 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 implement them effectively.
Develop facility procedures, work instructions, and training materials, and support training implementation.
Conduct facility walkdowns to support design, construction, operational, and maintenance needs.
Identify deficiencies and initiate corrective actions as needed.
Provide operations and maintenance input to HLW system designs to support operability and maintainability.
Uphold conduct-of-operations standards when 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 remain operable for worker safety and batch continuity.
Provide detailed operations and maintenance input for design reviews and verify system-level modeling assumptions.
Determine instrument failure modes, repair timing, and system-level impacts.
Collaborate with maintenance teams on standardized maintenance strategies for HLW components and critical instrument spares.