Technical and Regulatory Support Specialist

ProSidian Seeks a Technical and Regulatory Support Specialist headquartered near Richland, WA 99319 to support an engagement for the DOE Office of River Protection (ORP) - an independent office at the DOE Site in eastern Washington state with the exclusive focus of remediating and solving the DOE’s tank cleanup challenges. ORP’s mission is to protect the Columbia River by safely cleaning up radioactive and chemical waste contained in underground storage tanks located at the DOE Site. 

The ProSidian Engagement Team Members work to provide Site Technical Support Services assistance including technical support services in environmental remediation, and related technical and administrative program management support expertise and assistance in carrying out responsibilities to plan, direct and oversee design, construction, environmental remediation, cleanup and operation of government facilities to support ORP at Hanford in the Eastern Washington (Tri-Cities - Kennewick | Pasco | Richland) Area

Technical and Regulatory Support Specialist Candidates shall work to support requirements for ORP Site Technical Support Services and provide Technical and Regulatory Support (TRS) Services OBO The United States Department of Energy, Office of River Protection at the Hanford Site in Richland, Washington.  The ProSidian Technical and Regulatory Support (TRS) Specialist shall provide

Technical and Regulatory Support to the Assistant Manager of Technical and Regulatory Support (TRS) in strategically supporting core functions key to Tank Farm (TF) operations. Consultant will provide organizational strategies and work closely with TF management team to assure oversight is appropriately planned and executed to support TF operations and Direct Feed of Low-Activity Waste (DFLAW) activities.

• Provide strategic solutions to emerging project challenges such as ongoing maturation of interfaces between Tank Farms (TF) and Technical and Regulatory Support (TRS).
• Complete critical assessments and implement actions as required to support TF and TRS management.
• Coordinate oversight with multiple organizations and disciplines to ensure the necessary interfaces are in place to ensure safe, compliant operations at the TF.
• Coordinate integration decisions between site contractors using the individual’s expertise in Hanford site operations.
• Perform technical review of contractors engaged in integration activities for adequacy and reliability; ensure compliance with established criteria and sound engineering principles; and identify omissions, discrepancies, inadequacies, and nonconformance with approved criteria.
• Brief management on technical issues, options for resolution, and facilitate decision-making.
• Provide project management skills to support TF in analyzing the DFLAW integrated schedule, effective risk management, cost and schedule assessment, procedural development, organizational management.
• Consult with other organization units, DOE Headquarters, regulators, and stakeholders to assist in identification and resolution of conflicts and recommend corrective action to prevent delays and facilitate completion of work.
• Work shall be conducted at the Department of Energy – Richland, WA

DELIVERABLES

• Support establishment of oversight strategies and integrate with Tank Farms, perform Safety program reviews, streamline and document QA procedure development, provide audit and surveillance support and documentation, investigate and provide recommendation to close outstanding Information Management System (IMS) issues, and support streamlining of oversight tools and methods.
• Complete assessment report writing
• Follow-up on issues, findings, and other areas of concern
• Participation in weekly coordination meetings
• Periodic reporting of work overseen and any compliance deviations.
• Participation on Integrated Project Teams (IPT) as required
• Deliverables shall be accomplished in accordance with ORP procedures and directions provided by AMTRS.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Highly experienced in Environmental Safety and Health and Quality Assurance as well as a working knowledge of nuclear safety basis and associated safety-related controls and requirements.
• Expertise in Integrated Safety Management Systems.
• Working knowledge of DOE policies and procedures.
• Senior level knowledge of Hanford Site mission, activities and priorities.
• Senior level knowledge of DOE program and project management practices, policies, and procedures.
• Expert writing skills, proven experience in supporting programs and projects with analysis, tracking, monitoring, assessment, review and coordination.
• Excellent communications skills.
• A knowledge of MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and/or other MS Office tools.