Lead Facility Engineer

Idaho National Laboratory•Idaho Falls, ID
•Hybrid

About The Position

The Lead Facility Engineer is responsible for a broad spectrum of engineering activities related to their assigned facilities. You will report to the Manager of Lead Facility Engineering Department. The Lead Facility Engineer applies knowledge, practices, technique and experience in a leadership role working with engineering, facility management, operations, maintenance, and programmatic personnel for various tasks including managing facility system configurations, specification of system equipment maintenance, monitoring equipment and systems performance, developing engineering strategy for the facility, identifying and prioritizing issues for the Facility Health Committee (FHC), performing failure analysis, modification design, operations support, and engineering leadership.

Requirements

  • Level 4: Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program and 9 years' experience, or a Master’s in an engineering discipline and 6 years' experience, or a PhD in an engineering discipline and 4 years' experience.
  • Level 5: Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program and 14 years of experience. Master's and 8 years' experience. PhD and 6 years of experience.
  • Must be able to obtain MFC Lead Facility Engineer Qualification.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy "L" clearance, which requires US Citizenship.

Nice To Haves

  • Professional Engineering license is desirable but not required
  • Knowledge of configuration management processes
  • Experience working in the DOE complex and/or Nuclear Facilities

Responsibilities

  • Manage facility system configurations
  • Specification of system equipment maintenance
  • Monitor equipment and systems performance
  • Develop engineering strategy for the facility
  • Identify and prioritize issues for the Facility Health Committee (FHC)
  • Failure analysis
  • Modification Design
  • Operations Support
  • Engineering Leadership

Benefits

  • The pay range for this position is: Level 4 ($114,360 - $234,336)/Level 5 ($137,076 - $281,196).
  • At Idaho National Laboratory compensation decisions are determined using factors such as education, relevant experience, and other credentials.
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