Principal Mining Engineer

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).  Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site’s Cold War legacy.  Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 2,750+ professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today.   

• MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401k; paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more.  
• MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs), and HII Nuclear Inc.

The Principal Mining Engineer will support the Design Engineering Department in North Las Vegas, with periodic site visits required for project support. The Design Engineering department provides designs for the Infrastructure Directorate which includes NNSS facilities, site planning, reconfiguration of facilities, and supporting corrective action dispositions. The Principal Mining Engineer will be a subject matter expert in their field providing support to Design Engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate designs for underground mining, ground support, ventilation, grout plans, ground movement monitoring, bracing, etc. 
• Generate design calculations, drawings, specifications, mining plans, and coordination studies. 
• Devise solutions to highly complex technical problems of broad scope. 
• Solutions may require resolving conflicting customer expectations and design requirements, utilizing unconventional technology and materials, and cross-disciplinary integration. 
• Interpret and adapt guidelines for specific cases.
• Oversee the construction planning for installation of underground mining, ground support, ventilation, grout plans, ground movement monitoring, bracing, etc. 
  • This includes permitting activities and oversight of material takeoffs from final approved design documents as well as procurement of parts or items that can meet the required design specifications and delivery requirements.  
• During construction activities, review proposed changes to ensure the intent of the design is maintained. 
• Evaluate processes, procedures, and work instructions to improve performance. 
• Prepare work statements for complex subcontracts and procurements, evaluates bids and makes recommendation for awards. 
• Provide expertise on operational goals.
• Participate in planning phases of projects to determine customer requirements during initial planning discussions.  
• Assist in developing design/construction concepts with the Project Manager, Project Engineer, Facility Management, Construction and support organizations.  
• Assist cost estimating with the incorporation of construction activities into the cost estimate, work breakdown structure and organizational breakdown structure.  
• During design activities, provide input on constructability, preferred construction materials, parts or items to be incorporated into the design.
• Ensure team's processes and deliverables comply with laws, codes, orders, and Missions Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) policies and procedures.
• Possess planning and organizing skills and initiative. 
• Be able to employ independent judgment and apply professional knowledge to ensure that assignments are completed efficiently and on time. 
• Possesses interpersonal communication skills to deal with contacts in an effective, positive, and professional manner.

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) required 
  • Or, Calculus-based STEM bachelor’s degree in engineering;
  • Or, for Architects, Certification from the National Council or Architectural Registration Board (NCARB)
  • Or Professional Engineer license
• Plus at least 9 years’ relevant experience. Skill building experience must demonstrate either deeper technical specialization or additional cross-disciplinary knowledge. Graduate research experience may be r