Lead Chemical Engineer

$142,000 - $169,000/Yr

Sargent & Lundy - Richland, WA

posted 5 months ago

Full-time - Senior
Richland, WA
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Sargent & Lundy's Government Services Division provides cutting-edge engineering design and consulting support to the management and operating contractors for US Department of Energy (DOE) sites and national laboratories. Specifically, we support the DOE Environmental Management Directorate as well as the National Nuclear Security Administration laboratories and sites. This role as a Lead Chemical Engineer is a senior-level design engineering position that offers a variety of challenging opportunities in Chemical/Process Engineering and will provide an excellent opportunity for career advancement. You will be part of multi-discipline design teams supporting projects aimed at cleaning up the environmental damage associated with the legacy nuclear weapons production complex and preserving our country's nuclear deterrent. This mission-critical work is meaningful and challenging, allowing you to contribute to the design of facilities, systems, and equipment that treat, store, and dispose of nuclear waste, as well as systems that safely handle and process nuclear material. In this position, you will utilize your academic background to conduct the design of processes on both new and modified systems. You will be responsible for evaluations and reviews of both new and existing energy and industrial facilities, preparing comprehensive reports and calculations in support of assessing proposed system designs, upgrades, modifications, and equipment/system replacements. You will lead process engineering design efforts on a multi-disciplined project design team, ensuring that calculations and deliverables are technically sound and in accordance with project requirements. Additionally, you will support hazard and safety analyses, risk management analyses, and monitor the work of assigned staff on technical matters pertinent to project assignments. Your effective written and oral communication skills will be essential in conveying information to project team members and managers, as well as in preparing reports and deliverables that meet client requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Lead process engineering design efforts on multi-disciplined project design teams.
  • Produce engineering calculations/analyses, design drawings, specifications, and engineering reports.
  • Ensure that calculations and deliverables are technically sound and in accordance with project requirements.
  • Support hazard and safety analyses and risk management analyses.
  • Monitor the work of assigned staff on technical matters pertinent to project assignments.
  • Maintain assigned tasks within schedule and budget to fit the needs of the projects.
  • Use effective written and oral communication skills to convey information to project team members and managers.
  • Present written technical information in a clear and concise manner in all deliverables.
  • Prepare reports and deliverables that are clearly understood and meet client requirements.
  • Perform radiation shielding analyses in support of nuclear facility clients in MicroShield.
  • Perform system reliability analysis using fault trees, event trees, and reliability block diagrams using BlockSim or similar software.
  • Perform work under an NQA-1 quality assurance program.
  • Provide technical guidance to project team members.
  • Attend project meetings and perform field walkdowns.
  • May mentor new engineers.

Requirements

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen; Dual citizenship with a country other than the U.S. does not qualify.
  • BS in Chemical Engineering or MS in Chemical Engineering from an ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission-approved program with a strong academic background.
  • A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in civil and Chemical/Process engineering.
  • Understanding of the practical application of chemical/process engineering and technology, including applying systems, principles, techniques, and procedures to a project design, and mass and heat balances.
  • Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail.
  • Ability to quickly identify and prioritize issues, create solutions, and meet deadlines.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proficiency with MS Office applications.

Nice-to-haves

  • Professional Engineering (PE) Licensure.
  • Knowledge of any of the following programs: ASPEN or similar process modeling software, MicroShield, MCNP, Crystal Ball, BlockSim, and Microsoft applications.
  • Familiarity with major federal environmental regulatory programs such as the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
  • Multiple years of experience in a nuclear environment (DOE preferred, commercial or Navy), highly desirable.
  • Experience with nuclear materials/wastes and their associated processes.

Benefits

  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Short- & Long-Term Disability
  • Voluntary Insurance - Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
  • Business Travel Insurance
  • Savings Investment Plan (401k)
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Holidays
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • First Professional Licensure Monetary Award
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Parental Benefits
  • Back-Up Care for Children & Adults
  • Merit Scholarship Program
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