ORP Readiness Support Specialist

ProSidian Seeks an ORP Readiness 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.

ORP Readiness Support Specialist Candidates shall work to support requirements for ORP Site Technical Support Services and provide ORP Readiness Support Site Readiness Technical Support Services OBO The United Stated Department Of Energy, Office of River States Protection (ORP) at Hanford in support ORP's Waste Treatment Operations Division.  

The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of River Protection Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (DOE-WTP) Commissioning, Operations, and Maintenance Division (COD) requires Readiness support from one qualified full-time General Support Services Contractor (GSSC) covering the following nuclear safety activities:

• Planning strategic activities required for ORP to achieve readiness and verify readiness for radioactive operations,
• Mentoring ORP staff and management in conduct of activities to achieve readiness and verify readiness to safely conduct nuclear operations,
• Providing professional counsel on development and implementation of a Readiness Program from Line Management’s perspective,
• Providing expert advice and counsel on improvements to ORP’s readiness program, and
• Promoting coordination between all relevant functions related to Readiness in ORP to safely conduct nuclear operations.

Under the direction of the COD Division Director, the GSSC resource will have responsibility for this work scope.  COD is responsible for functional areas for the DOE-WTP including the following:  startup testing, commissioning, readiness, operations, and maintenance. This oversight is conducted to assure the WTP can be safely operated while treating Hanford tank waste. 

ORP is responsible for Line Management oversight of the WTP contractor and is also responsible for declaring readiness to safety conduct radioactive operations prior to an Operational Readiness Review (ORR) which is currently scheduled in 2021. Work shall be conducted at the US Department of Energy, Office of River Protection in Richland, WA.

DELIVERABLES

• Strategic development and revision of the Certification and Verification Plan.
• Mentoring ORP core requirement and functional leads in development and execution of core requirement oversight strategies.
• Providing expert, strategic guidance in Line Management Review Board activities.
• Develop training curricula and implementation for ORP staff in in order to achieve line management readiness and verify contractor readiness.
• Deliverables shall be accomplished in accordance with the directions provided by the COD Director.
• All deliverables will be processed through the COD Project Lead prior to internal and/or external publication and availability. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Significant demonstrated expertise with the execution of DOE Order 425.1D
• (Verification of Readiness to Startup or Restart Nuclear Facilities) in the startup of complex and high risk nuclear facilities.
• Performance in key positions in the work to achieve readiness and verify readiness to safely operate complex high risk nuclear facilities.
• Executive experience with direct interface with senior management
• Expert knowledge of DOE orders, standards, policies and procedures providing requirements and guidance for safe startup of nuclear facilities.
• Knowledge of Hanford Site mission, activities and priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• The contractor shall maintain proficiencies in the following through periodic training: a) HGET; b)WTP Site access