Job Responsibilities/Duties
Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) is the tank farm operating contractor at the Hanford Site which is the largest environmental cleanup organization in the world with dynamic engineering teams coordinated between nuclear operations and critical projects to serve the WRPS mission. The mission is to safely store, retrieve, and treat 56 million gallons of legacy radioactive and hazardous waste dating back to the Manhattan Project and Cold War. In your engineering role, you will gain fundamental engineering knowledge that is critical to complex multi-disciplined teams that are responsible for radioactive and hazardous waste cleanup.

In the role of HVAC Engineer, you will grow your professional career in a highly integrated organization where your will get to interact with Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Environmental, Radcon, Safety, Industrial Safety, Quality Assurance, and Projects. This position reports to Tank Farms Systems Engineering (TFSE) that provides daily support to Operation, Maintenance, and Facility customers. The TFSE is a multidisciplined team that includes HVAC Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Area Engineers, and Fire Protection Engineers.

The HVAC Engineer will be required to provide the following duties for this position:

• Support for assigned HVAC system and provide operation, maintenance, and facility support.
• Configuration management for assigned system engineering documents, drawings, engineering change notices, calculations, and reports.
• System performance tracking and verification and validation of equipment operational data.
• Operations support includes procedures, PM data sheets, work packages, spare parts, technical evaluations, procurements, field walk downs, and technical engineering support.
• Equipment support includes preparing material requests, maintaining spare parts, procurements, and development and/or update of technical basis of maintenance documents.
• Field support includes troubleshooting and operational support for HVAC, exhaust ventilation systems, mechanical systems, control systems, and facility instrumentation.
• Engineering Technical Qualification and Design Authority for assigned systems.
• Set high standard for conduct of engineering, quality of products, and compliance with procedures, codes, and standards.
• Be customer service oriented, completing assignment safely, on time, and within budget.
• Perform administrative duties on time (routine training, safety meetings, daily time allocation, continuing training, staff meetings).
• Maintain knowledge of Tank Farms Documented Safety Analysis (DSA), Technical Safety Requirements (TSR), and Environmental Permit requirements for assigned systems.
• Attendance at weekly operations and engineering team meetings.
• Engineering support to HVAC projects, if needed, during design, testing, and installation phases.

The successful candidate will possess excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and engineering ability to support operations, maintenance, and facility customers in office, facility, and field setting

Required Qualifications
Grade 14:
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical Engineering or related technical discipline

Grade 15:
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical Engineering or related technical discipline
One (1) year related experience.

Desired Qualifications
Experience with nuclear and/or non-nuclear heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) systems with the key element in managing and controlling vapor hazards within facilities.

Experience in application of nuclear ventilation codes and standards (e.g., ASME AG-1) and/or industrial ventilation and emissions control systems.

Previous experience providing engineering support for operation, maintenance, and/or facility customers.

Compensation & Benefits
Grade 14:
Hiring Range Minimum: $71,200
Hiring Range Maximum: $89,800

Grade 15:
Hiring Range Minimum: $78,338
Hiring Range Maximum: $98,813

Depending on the nature of your employment with WRPS, you can expect the following:

• A business casual dress work environment: jeans are permissible (restrictions may apply).
• Opportunity for work/life balance: a standard 4 x 10 work schedule, allowing more personal time to enjoy life outside of the office (other schedules and/or shift work may be required).
• Many positions (non-bargaining) allow for a hybrid work environment, a combination of in-office and telework (restrictions may apply).

WRPS offers a comprehensive benefits package to include medical/dental/vision, short-and long-term disability, life insurance, 401(k) with employer match, and paid time off. For a full list of benefits please visit https://hmis.hanford.gov/hr/page.cfm/HEWTBenefits

In accordance with the company's philosophy on compensation for exempt and salaried non-exempt employees, WRPS takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining initial salary to include assigned job scope and responsibility, a candidate's qualifications as compared to internal comparators performing in a similar role, and the external labor market. A salary offer will be made within the targeted hiring range posted. Note a candidate's prior salary history will not be taken into consideration.