Job Description

Project Overview:

Bechtel National, Inc. (BNI), Bechtel’s government services business, is one of the top providers to departments and agencies of the U.S. and British governments. Its successes include many large, first-of-a-kind projects in government site management, environmental restoration, defense, space, energy, and national and homeland security. This position will provide support to the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) located at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. UPF is a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar project and will be a first-of-its-kind complex for enriched uranium operations in support of Y-12 missions. UPF is one of the Department of Energy’s largest investments in Tennessee since the Manhattan Project and one of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s largest construction projects. When complete, UPF will: replace a 70-year-old facility with modern buildings, reduce operational costs and energy consumption, improve worker safety, and provide enriched uranium capabilities well into the future.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will provide knowledge, expertise, input, training, and consultative support for a discipline or process required for facility commissioning and startup. You will participate in work planning and packaging, turnover coordination, material management and quantities, quality control, and environmental safety and health. You will be an essential resource for specialized technical advice.  #LI-EH1 

Major Responsibilities:

General 

Ensures support of basic Startup Specialist duties of installation configuration validation and work package development 

Work Planning & Packaging 

Schedules and assists with planning of CSU execution activities including sequence and resource requirements for assigned areas of responsibility 
Prepares Startup Work Packages and Test Work Packages for assigned areas of responsibility 

Turnover Coordination 

Participates in Construction to CSU turnover walkdowns for assign areas of responsibility 
Liaises with the Field Engineer as required to support component/system turnover 

Material Mgmt. & Quantities 

Initiates requisitions for field purchases and prepares quantity takeoffs of field purchased material and equipment 
Tracks field purchases and other purchases required for CSU using procurement systems or other database programs as required 

Quality Control 

Performs walkdowns to validate that the system configuration is in accordance with the design 
Performs and/or monitors testing of equipment to assure conformance with specifications and compliance with test procedures, that work methods are undertaken safely and activities are supported to meet schedule and cost 

ES&H 

Identifies and elevates ES&H issues in the field and is a visible 'walk the talk' leader in good ES&H practices 

Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

Previous experience and knowledge of NS&E Bechtel Startup procedures, programs, and processes.
Previous experience as a Bechtel Startup (Commissioning) Electrical Test Engineer or support, scheduling and performing system checkout and operation.
In depth Understanding of NFPA-70E
Previous commercial nuclear/Department of Energy experience, with NQA-1 requirements supporting an Operational Readiness Review.