Senior Engineering/Science Specialist (NEPA/Sustainability Specialist)

Requisition ID: 271462 

•  Relocation Authorized: National - Family 
• Telework Type: Part-Time Telework 
• Work Location: Reston, VA 

Company Overview

Since 1898, Bechtel has helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents. These projects have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place. Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. This position serves the Nuclear, Security & Environmental (NS&E) market. In the NS&E global business unit, the demand for our expertise is growing as we deliver the entire project life cycle: from research and development through engineering, procurement, construction and operation to decontamination and decommissioning. Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that make the world cleaner and safer. Many of the projects we are working on includes performance of the licensing, engineering, procurement, and construction partner on advanced and light water reactors around the globe. In addition to our work national and international nuclear licensing and construction, other exciting projects include Bechtel's participation in, DOE and DOD decontamination and environmental regulatory work. We invite you to join our team for these historic and interesting opportunities!

 

Position Summary

Primary responsibilities, as the technical specialist for the NS&E global business unit, include responsibility for customer, community, functional and government interfaces in relation to sustainability and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analyses. Provide specialist advice to global project management teams and business development teams for management of sustainability, climate change related issues including carbon assessments, community relations and engagement, local content, social impact management and workforce integration. Assists in the development of National NEPA documentation, site selection studies, environmental permitting inputs, and nuclear safety analyses, for assigned projects. Additional responsibilities assisting in the integration of specialized environmental requirements into the planning, permitting, design, and construction of Bechtel projects. Has responsibility for interpreting specialized requirements, evaluating and applying specialized scientific principles, and formulating scopes of work, plans, and methodologies suitable for achieving the desired objectives. Provides technical assistance to other Environmental Services (ES) Scientists/Engineers. May be assigned as an assistant project environmental lead or environmental coordinator/inspector.

 

Job Dimensions

Supervision Received

• Receives technical and administrative supervision from a Chief Engineer, Environmental Service Manager, Engineering Manager or group/department manager with assignments given in terms of broad general objectives and limits. May receive technical guidance from a Principal Engineer/Principal Scientist.

Supervision Exercised

• May directly supervise other environmental scientists/engineers and provide technical oversight and direction to environmental subcontractors.

Contacts

• Maintains relationships with internal Bechtel organizations (e.g., Engineering, Construction, and Subcontracts), customer, and contractor/subcontractor representatives to coordinate technical/scientific issues and implementation of sustainability and ES functional responsibilities into project proposals, designs, construction plans, and subcontractor bid packages.
• Maintains contact, as appropriate, with government regulatory and resource agencies to obtain current information on new regulations, program initiatives, and technical requirements and standards.
• Maintains contact with other ES personnel (e.g., Project Environmental Lead) to keep them informed of changing requirements and to provide technical assistance as needed.
• Maintains contact with customers to exchange information on Sustainability and ES issues, technical information, and new technologies.

 

 

Responsibilities

• Supports NS&E and Corporate Sustainability Manager in the development of strategic planning in sustainability. Develops tools, guidance, policies and procedures for implementation globally.
• Reviews and analyzes carbon footprint data and develops recommendations for footprint reduction for projects and offices.
• Develops NEPA documentation for NS&E projects.
• Develops and delivers sustainability training to support th