Project Engineer (2634)

Navarro Research and Engineering is recruiting for a Project Engineer in Richland, WA.

Navarro Research & Engineering is an award-winning federal contractor dedicated to partnering with our clients to overcome their most challenging environmental, technical, and infrastructure missions within the nuclear and environmental industries. Joining Navarro means being a part of an exceptional team committed to quality and safety while also looking for innovative strategies to create value for the client’s success. Headquartered in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Navarro has active programs in place across the nation for DOE/NNSA, NASA, and the Department of Defense.

This position will support Navarro-ATL. Navarro-ATL is located in Richland, WA, and operates, manages, and maintains the 222-S Laboratory Complex for the Department of Energy. The Navarro-ATL members are Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN), and Advanced Technologies and Laboratories International (Gaithersburg, MD).

The Facility Improvements Project Engineer supports a cross-functional group to successfully execute a variety of facility improvement projects at the Hanford 222-S Laboratory Complex. The 222-S Laboratory building is a DOE Hazard Category 3 Nuclear Facility. Projects, of which there are many, range in value from $1M to $10M and are to be accomplished over a 3- to 5-year period. A few examples include replacing failing hot cell windows on several active hot cells, re-engineering an existing hot cell for long term sample storage, upgrading several lab rooms to new hoods and other infrastructure, and designing and constructing a new facility addition to support improved ingress and egress from the 222-S facility. Projects may be either self-performed by Navarro-ATL staff or subcontracted as determined by Davis-Bacon reviews. Projects must be coordinated with ongoing laboratory engineering, analytical, and maintenance operations so as not to disrupt operations.

This position will be a direct report to the Navarro-ATL Laboratory Projects Director. A self-motivated and industry-experienced candidate is sought to fulfill this critical role.

Responsibilities:

Project Engineer Associate

Under direct supervision:

• Assist in coordination of multi-discipline teams in support of delivery of projects of modest size and complexity.
• Assist in the development and maintain control of the engineering elements of the project execution baseline including scope, schedule, and budget.
• Proactively liaise with engineering manager and procurement to ensure timely engagement of support resources.
• Assist in the technical oversight of engineered equipment procurement and engineering services including such things as: technical procurement specifications and statements of work (SOW); evaluation of supplier proposal(s); and oversight of selected supplier engineering execution.
• Ensure proper identification and implementation of engineering processes, procedures, standards, and codes to be used for the delivery of the project.
• Ensure required and relevant project technical information is archived and the ownership transferred to operations and maintenance engineering entities at project turnover.

Project Engineer

• General responsibility to assist in coordination of multi-discipline teams in support of delivery of a large and/or complex project or a number of small projects.
• Establish engineering project delivery strategies including engagement of the supply chain.
• Support the development and maintain control of the engineering elements of the project execution baseline including scope, schedule, and budget.
• Support the proactive liaise with engineering manager and procurement to ensure timely engagement of support resources.
• Lead the provision of technical oversight of engineered equipment procurement and engineering services including such things as: technical procurement specifications and statements of work (SOW); evaluation of supplier proposal(s); and oversight of selected supplier engineering execution.
• Ensure proper identification and implementation of engineering processes, procedures, standards, and codes to be used for the delivery of the project.
• Ensure required and relevant project technical information is archived and the ownership transferred to operations and maintenance engineering entities at project turnover.
• Has responsibility to interface with technical and program management levels of the Department of Energy (DOE) to represent the company with regard to project activities and must possess excellent communication skills.
• Has specific experience in the design and implementation of facility improvement projects in operational environments and Hazard Category 3 (or similar) Nuclear Facilities