HLW, Lead Construction Automation Engineer

Requisition ID:  280623

• 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 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.

Job Summary:

Assigned to the High-Level Waste (HLW) Construction organization in a Lead Construction Automation position. The role is accountable for engaging project management and subject matter experts and ensure a timely and successful deployment on projects. It is accountable for software meeting work-process requirements, identifying and implementing Innovative concepts, work processes and tools to meet strategic project requirements, lower cost and reduce project duration. #LI-CL1

Major Responsibilities:

• Implementing the construction automation tools in accordance with the project automation plan.
• SQL and Oracle Database Administration.
• Software Quality Assurance (SQA) documentation.
• Coordinating with functional project automation support to ensure construction applications comply with BSAP standards.
• Customizing applications (e.g. PowerBl, SSRS, BookBuilder, ModelBuilder, Syncro4D, etc.) to support construction reporting requirements.
• Preparing test plans, migration plans, job aids, and new release forms for new versions of construction automation tools before they are released for use.
• Coordinating with IT for user account setup to support their construction role and automation tools necessary.
• Providing application training to support construction personnel.<