Senior Environmental Scientist

Requisition ID: 281432 

•  Relocation Authorized: National - Family 
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project 
• Work Location: Oak Ridge, TN 

 

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Project Overview:

Bechtel National, Inc. (BNI), Bechtel’s government services business, is one of the top providers to departments and agencies of the U.S. and British governments. Its successes include many large, first-of-a-kind projects in government site management, environmental restoration, defense, space, energy, and national and homeland security. This position will provide support to the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) located at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

UPF will be a first-of-its-kind complex for enriched uranium operations in support of Y-12 missions. UPF is one of the Department of Energy’s largest investments in Tennessee since the Manhattan Project and one of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s largest construction projects. When complete, UPF will: replace a 70-year-old facility with modern buildings, reduce operational costs and energy consumption, improve worker safety, and provided enriched uranium capabilities well into the future.

The UPF project works on a 4-10 schedule. Start times are flexible but the standard work week is: Monday – Thursday 6:00 am to 4:30 pm. 

Eligibility for this position requires US citizenship; successful candidate must provide proof of US citizenship in order to obtain badge access to the site. Candidate must complete security questionnaire and successfully clear site access requirements check. All employees are subject and agree to random drug and alcohol testing as a condition of employment. Must be able to obtain a security clearance, as applicable.

 

Job Summary:

• Responsible for integration of environmental issues and requirements into, planning documents, permit applications, design specifications and criteria, construction plans and schedules, and subcontract packages for the UPF project. Has technical responsibility for interpreting complex requirements, evaluating and applying appropriate scientific/environmental engineering principles, and formulating scopes of work, plans, and methodologies suitable for achieving and maintaining compliance with environmental requirements.
• Provides technical assistance to other Environmental Services (ES) personnel assigned to project and other project functions.
• Receives supervision and work assignments from the Project Services Supervisor, Project ES&H Manager, Project Manager, or Construction Manager. Receives technical and functional supervision from the NS&E Manager of ES&H.
• May directly supervise other environmental scientists/engineers and provide technical oversight and direction to environmental subcontractors.
• Maintains relationships with internal Bechtel organizations (e.g., Engineering, Construction, and Subcontracts), customer, and contractor/subcontractor representatives to coordinate technical/scientific issues, new technologies, and integration of ES functional responsibilities into project pro