Activity Manager, Waste Projects

WA River Protection Solutions; Richland (WA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) employer match

Paid time off

Casual-dress environment

4-10s work schedule

Job summary

CPCCo in Richland, WA seeks a Construction Activity Manager to oversee WP&O construction activities, coordinating engineering, safety, and operations to ensure safe, compliant progress on hazardous waste remediation projects.

The role emphasizes leadership of multi-discipline teams, adherence to procedures, and strong proactive decision-making in a DOE context, with a focus on safety and quality across complex facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience with 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Career Grade 20 requires 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Higher level offers greater scope, complexity, authority and impact.

Responsibilities

• Oversees construction contractors and personnel performing facility upgrades and modifications across WP&O.
• Manages daily execution of construction work per approved work packages and CPCCo policies.
• Conducts pre-job and post-job briefings including enhanced work planning meetings and lessons learned.
• Ensures required reviews and approvals are completed and documented.
• Performs routine field walkdowns to identify hazards and support issue resolution with subcontractors.
• Keeps activities within established Authorization Basis boundaries.
• Coordinates pre-construction activities and aligns resources across disciplines.
• Collaborates with Project Management, Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Planning and ISMS integration.
• Proactively resolves issues and adapts to evolving project needs.
• Manages resources across projects to maintain craft skills and supervision balance.
• Ensures field personnel training and medical requirements compliance.
• Builds high-performing field teams and enforces safe work and teamwork behaviors.
• Implements CPCCo policies and contractual requirements for bargaining unit personnel.

Skills

Construction supervision

Multidisciplinary teams

Leadership

Electrical installation

Safety culture

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Duties/Scope Of Work

Work Safe, Make a Difference, and Be a Part of History with the CPCCo Team!

At the Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo), located in Richland, Washington, we are working to provide a sustainable future for the historic Hanford area through the protection of the Columbia River and the remediation of the Central Plateau. To achieve our mission, we need exceptionally talented, innovative, and driven people to help us reduce risks on the Hanford Site by removing some of the most hazardous waste streams and facilities in the Department of Energy (DOE) complex. If you would like to work with a highly skilled workforce to achieve unique and challenging goals that critically impact our environment and community, this is your chance to be a part of our legacy!

The Construction Activity Manager provides day-to-day oversight of construction activities for Waste Projects & Operations (WP&O). Specific duties associated with this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Supervises construction contractors and personnel performing facility upgrades and modifications across the WP&O complex for varied and complex project scope.


• Manages daily execution of construction work in accordance with approved work packages, contract requirements, and CPCCo policies/procedures.


• Conducts pre-job and post-job briefings, including enhanced work planning meetings and lessons learned.


• Completes work activity documentation accurately and ensures required reviews, approvals, and authorizations/releases are obtained.


• Conducts routine field walkdowns of construction sites to identify hazards, verify progress, and supports resolution of issues with subcontractor management.


• Ensures construction activities remain within established Authorization Basis boundaries.


• Coordinates pre-construction activities and ensures alignment of deployed and matrixed resources (Engineering, Work Planning, OS&IH, RadCon, Waste Management, etc.).


• Works closely with Project Management, Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Planning, and ESH&Q to provide technical feedback, constructability input, and Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS) integration.


• Proactively resolves issues, makes informed decisions, and adapts to evolving project needs.


• Manages contractor and CPCCo resources across multiple projects ensuring a balance of craft skills and work site supervision, and integrates construction tasks with Operations, Engineering, ESH&Q, and Project Management.


• Ensures field personnel are compliant with training and medical requirements.


• Builds and sustains high functioning field teams, recognizes achievements, and corrects behaviors that conflict with safe work performance or teamwork expectations.


• Implements CPCCo policies and contractual requirements applicable to bargaining unit personnel.

Basic Qualifications

Intermediate Grade 19: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience plus 7 or more years of relevant experience

Career Grade 20: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience plus 8 or more years of relevant experience

The higher posted level has greater scope, complexity, authority, impact. The level offered to the selected candidate will be based on the needs of the company and the candidate's education, training, and/or experience.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience supervising or coordinating multidisciplinary construction teams (mechanical, electrical, civil/structural, instrumentation).


• Proficient in electrical installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance


• Solid understanding of Conduct of Operations principles.


• Experience working within a nuclear facility and interfacing with Operations, RadCon, Engineering, Safety, and Waste Management.


• Effective leadership, communication, and conflict resolution skills for managing field teams.


• Preferred training or certifications: Field Work Supervisor qualification, Rad Worker II, 40 hr Hazardous Waste Worker (HAZWOPER), and/or Safety Training Supervisor (STS) certification.

Compensation & Benefits

In accordance with the CPCCo salary determination process, CPCCo takes into consideration the level of assigned job duties and responsibilities, and the candidate's education, training, and/or experience relative to internal peers and the external labor market. CPCCo will not solicit salary history for candidates.

Expected annualized pay range based on full time schedule (40 hours per week):

Intermediate Level Grade 19: $104,200 - $166,650

Career Level Grade 20: $114,700 - $183,450

In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for variable pay awards.

CPCCo's generous benefits package offers medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, 401(k) employer match and paid time off. For a full list of benefits please see https://cpcco.hanford.gov/page.cfm/Careers

• A casual-dress work environment, where jeans are a regular thing.


• A standard 4-10's work schedule and a great community ( https://www.visittri-cities.com/) that allows for long weekends and recharging on the Columbia River, on a golf course, at 200+ surrounding wineries, or at other Pacific Northwest destinations where fishing, hunting, snowboarding, hiking, and other outdoor sporting opportunities are in abundance.

CPCCo is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

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