Sargent & Lundy - Richland, WA
posted 5 months ago
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.