Project Engineer, Level III

Akima, LLC•Oak Ridge, TN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Akima Infrastructure Services, LLC (AIS) is seeking Project Engineers to join their staff augmentation team supporting the Department of Energy at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas. Successful candidates will be employees of AIS, a government contractor focused on supporting Y-12's mission of ensuring a safe, secure, and reliable U.S. nuclear deterrent. While employed by AIS, employees will take day-to-day direction from Y-12 staff. AIS provides pay, benefits, Human Resources, and Employment Management. Applicants must be US citizens, at least 18 years old, and able to meet pre-employment requirements including physicals, drug screens, and background investigations for Department of Energy clearance.

Requirements

BA/BS Degree from an ABET accredited school in a technical discipline, plus 10 years or more of direct experience, OR an MA or MS with 10 plus years of experience.
Must be a US citizen.
Must be at least 18 years of age.
Able to meet pre-employment requirements including any required physicals, drug screen, and/or background investigation to satisfy clearance requirements from the Department of Energy.
Post-offer, pre-employment drug test.
Job related pre-placement medical examinations may be required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a clearance from the Department of Energy.
Participation in an ongoing random drug testing program may be required if identified as a Workplace Substance Abuse (WSAP) testing designated position.

Nice To Haves

DOE Q clearance is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide Project Engineering support and coordination for various projects including Commercial, Infrastructure, Production Modernization, and/or Production Stockpile projects.
Provide Project Engineering support for the planning, design, and implementation of new machine tools and/or infrastructure upgrades.
Provide technical integration, leadership, guidance, and direction to multi-disciplined engineering teams for high-profile plant initiatives.
Apply ASME Nuclear Quality Assurance (NQA-1) requirements for work in nuclear facilities.
Plan and direct engineering activities on projects.
Establish detailed project design scope, budgets, and schedules.
Coordinate engineering efforts with Production, Maintenance, Project Management, Construction, Startup, and Project Controls personnel.
Review project engineering progress against approved schedules and take corrective action when required.
Coordinate and integrate technical resources, both internal and external to the ME organization, for large expense-funded Production capability initiatives that fall outside the conventional capital projects organization and require near-term attention.