Operations Specialist (Career/Senior)

Central Plateau Cleanup Company; Richland (WA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) employer match

Paid time off

Casual work environment

4-10s schedule

Job summary

Central Plateau Cleanup Company seeks an Operations Specialist (Career/Senior) at Hanford, WA. You will develop and maintain rolling work week schedules, coordinate rotation between execution support and advanced planning, and prepare essential documents such as POW, DRS, and 4 Week Look Ahead.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree with 6+ years (Grade 17) or 8+ years (Grade 18) of relevant experience, and proficiency with Oracle Primavera P6 and MS Excel.

Qualifications

• Career Level Grade 17 requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Senior Level Grade 18 requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Higher level carries greater scope and the final level offered depends on needs and background.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain rolling work week schedules aligned with procedures.
• Facilitate and support weekly rotation between execution and planning duties.
• Prepare POW, DRS, and 4 Week Look Ahead documents for each project.
• Create weekly metrics and support continuous process improvement.
• Assess impact of emergent work on schedules and adjust resources.
• Coordinate scheduling meetings with field supervisors and managers.

Skills

Scheduling

Resource allocation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Oracle Primavera P6

CMMS (Job Control System)

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Operations Specialist (Career/Senior)

Position Number: 41377

Location: Hanford, WA (200E Area)

City/State: Richland, WA

Date Posted: 10/08/2026

Closes: 10/15/2026

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full/Part-Time: Full-Time

Relocation Funding Provided: No

U.S. Citizenship Required: Yes

Clearance Required: No

Job Classification: Exempt

Shift Work Required: No

Job Duties / Scope Of Work

• Develop and maintain rolling work week schedules, aligned with company procedures.
• Facilitate and support Work Week execution in a rotational format, where each specialist rotates weekly between execution support and advance planning and scheduling responsibilities.
• Prepare and distribute essential scheduling documentation such as the Plan of the Week (POW), Daily Release Sheets (DRS'), and 4 Week Look Ahead.
• Create and participate in weekly metric preparation and trend analysis, supporting continuous process improvement.
• Evaluate and communicate the impact of emergent work requests on current schedules and assist in resource allocation updates.
• Coordinate and facilitate work week scheduling meetings with field work supervisors, managers, and project managers for multiple projects.
• Interface with internal project stakeholders, and other Hanford contractors to support integrated scheduling.
• Utilize work week scheduling tools, including Oracle Primavera P6, Resource Allocation Sheets, and CMMS (Job Control System) to perform daily duties and assignments.
• Complete additional responsibilities and tasks as assigned by Management.
• Facilitate efficient operations amid challenging timelines and strict, compliance requirements, while upholding the highest safety standards.

Basic Qualifications

• Career Level Grade 17: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience with 6 or more years of relevant experience.
• Senior Level Grade 18: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience with 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 in Operations, Production Control, Work Control, Scheduling, Construction, or Demolition is preferred.
• Previous experience or understanding of the rolling work week scheduling process.
• Proficient in reading/understanding logic driven work schedules (i.e., Oracle Primavera P6).
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically MS Excel.

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):

• Career Level Grade 17: $86,200 - $137,650.
• Senior Level Grade 18: $94,750 - $151,800.

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 few benefits/perks you can anticipate, depending on the nature of your employment with CPCCo, include the following:

• A casual-dress work environment, where jeans are a regular thing.
• A standard 4-10's work schedule 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.

CPCCo is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and abides by federal, state, and local statutory requirements, including CFR 41 60-1.4 - Equal Opportunity, CFR 41 60-300.5 - Veterans, CFR 41 60-741.5 - Disabilities, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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