HLW Industrial Hygiene Manager

Requisition ID:  284572

• Relocation Authorized:  National - Family
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project 
• Work Location: Richland, WA
• Salary Range: $119,780 - $182,670 annually (Determined by function, education, experience, and qualifications of the applicant.)

 

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Project Overview:

Bechtel is designing, constructing, and commissioning the world's largest radioactive waste treatment plant for the U.S. Department of Energy at the Hanford Site in southeastern Washington State. The Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) will use vitrification technology to process and solidify 56 million gallons (210 million liters) of radioactive and chemical waste stored at the Hanford site, which is a byproduct of plutonium production during World War II and the Cold War era. The project is the largest undertaking of its kind and one of DOE's most technically challenging cleanup projects. Its construction spans 65 acres (26 hectares) with four major nuclear facilities - Pretreatment, Low-Activity Waste Vitrification, High­ Level Waste Vitrification and Analytical Laboratory - as well as operations and maintenance buildings, utilities, other support facilities. The High-Level Waste (HLW) Facility is the most complex of all the WTP facilities. The HLW will vitrify (process into glass) the highest concentrations of radioactive and chemical waste located on the Hanford site. HLW staff consist of top professionals who are designing, planning, and procuring all materials necessary to construct HLW vitrification systems. This industrial Safety Specialist position will support and assist the HLW team to complete the HLW mission and commission the operations of this one-of-a-kind facility. This position is located at the Construction Site (22 miles north of Richland) and works a 4 x 10 schedule, M-Th, 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Selected applicant needs to be able and willing to work weekends as needed. 

 

Job Summary:

The Industrial Hygiene Manager is responsible for implementing the Waste Treatment Plant (WTP) Industrial Hygiene Program for the High Activity Waste (HLW) facilities. Ensures the adequacy of requirements implementation through assessment and oversight of implementing processes. Manages the development and maintenance of facility hazard identification and exposure assessment programs and is responsible for the execution of Industrial Hygiene monitoring programs. Provides guidance and information to facility staff and WTP and DOE management on emerging issues affecting Industrial Hygiene program implementation.

 

Major Responsibilities:

• Provide management oversight of the Industrial Hygiene Program implementation to assure federal, state, and WTP requirements regarding Industrial Hygiene are followed Manage the development and maintenance of industrial hygiene hazard identification, exposure assessment and control programs Train and direct subordinate industrial hygienists in sampling and