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Requisition ID: 277243

• Relocation Authorized: National - Family

• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project

• Work Location: Richland, WA

• Salary Range: $67,860 $103,490 annually (Determined by function, education, experience, and qualifications of the applicant).

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that 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. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.

Core to Bechtel is our values ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our commitments integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver.

Project Overview

Bechtel is a global engineering, construction and project management company that has “built the world” for more than 120 years, having constructed Hoover Dam, the English Channel Tunnel, entire cities in the Middle East, the second-largest solar thermal power project in the world, and millions of miles of roads and pipelines. We produce a lasting, positive legacy by creating jobs, growing economies, connecting communities to resources, shoring up and expanding infrastructure, and making the world a cleaner, greener, safer place.

Join us as we make history at the Hanford Vit Plant, known as the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. We are designing and building a one-of-a-kind facility that will turn radioactive and chemical waste left over from World War II and Cold War plutonium production into a form safe for disposal. Your efforts will help protect the nearby Columbia River and the communities, salmon, and wildlife along its shorelines throughout the Northwest.

Sitting at the confluence of the Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers near two mountain ranges, our community provides access to year-round outdoor recreation, 300 days of sun a year, more than 200 wineries within a 50-mile radius, and the amenities of large cities just a three-hour drive (or short flight) to Seattle and Portland.

Job Summary

In this role, you will assist in integrating environmental requirements into project planning, permitting, design, construction, commissioning, startup, and operations. You will provide technical guidance regarding environmental mitigation tasks, participate in emergency response, and conduct inspections. Your work will help ensure project compliance with contract, regulatory, and Bechtel requirements. #LI-EH1

Major Responsibilities

• Supports the Environmental Protection Manager and Environmental Permitting Manager in obtaining and maintaining project environmental permits, including preparation of permit applications, supporting documentation, modification submittals and participating in regular regulatory interface meetings.

• Prepares regulatory meeting minutes, maintains environmental plans and procedures, and performs routine maintenance of project permitting databases.

• Drafts permit conditions, process descriptions and other technical permit content in coordination with appropriate project organizations (e.g., Environmental Compliance counterparts, Commissioning, Engineering, Plant Management).

• Conducts weekly reviews of design change documents, field design changes, and non-conformance reports for permit-affecting content and subsequent provision to regulators on a prescribed schedule.

• Supports required environmental reporting activities (e.g., EPCRA/TRI, Greenhouse Gas, air operating permit annual compliance certification preparation, annual dangerous waste reporting, etc.).

• Participates in meetings with customer, Project teams, and subcontractors to advise them of environmental permit requirements that may affect planned activities.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) related to environmental sciences, field biology, or natural resources with 1-2 years of relevant experience or 5-6 years of relevant work experience.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check which includes verification of employment and education.

• Must be able to obtain a Department of Energy badge.

• Must possess the right to work and remain in the United States without sponsorship.

• Good working knowledge of engineering standards and Washington state and federal environmental regulations.

• Permitting and compliance knowledge to support the maintenance and implementation of Dangerous Waste, Air, and Wastewater regulations and permits.

• Skilled in oral and written communication, and ability to work in a team environment.

• Accountable for completion of scheduled and emerging work assignments on time.

• Working knowledge of standard Microsoft computer applications.

• Prior practical work experience in field environments (e.g., construction execution and/or operating facilities) performing the responsibilities above.

Require Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Previous experience in the nuclear industry for commercial and/or DOE projects.

• Experience structuring and maintaining information databases (e.g., Microsoft Access)

• Familiarity with preparation and maintenance of environmental permits with an emphasis on state and federal air quality compliance, RCRA, and Washington state Dangerous Waste requirements.

• Flexibility to respond to urgent project requests and/or changing priorities.

• Ability to work to defined schedules with minimal to moderate supervision.

• Demonstrated ability to work with people of varied backgrounds and objectives.

Total Rewards/Benefits

For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of engineers and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at bechtel.com/total-rewards.

Diverse teams build the extraordinary

As a global company, Bechtel has long been home to a vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent.

We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably. Click here to learn more about the people who power our legacy.

At Bechtel, our employees enjoy a competitive total rewards package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, along with optional disability and supplemental insurance options, generous paid time off (160 hours annually, accrued 6.16 hours per pay period), nine paid holidays, paid parental leave, discretionary bonuses, and a well-designed 401K plan with matching and profit-sharing components.

Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Bechtel employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or show proof of a negative test result prior to accessing Bechtel sites/facilities to the extent required by applicable law or by customer requirements.