Procurement Engineer

The Davis Companies; Richland (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Davis Companies seeks an experienced engineer to develop, review, revise and maintain station procedures for nuclear operations in Richland, WA. You will translate complex tasks and regulatory requirements into clear step-by-step instructions for personnel and contractors.

You will ensure compliance with License Bases Documents, ALARA and safety standards, and support outages; on-site work is preferred though remote options may be considered.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and eight years of engineering experience, plus one diverse assignment.
• On-site preference 100%, however remote work is open to alternative arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Create and revise station Operations and Administrative procedures.
• Ensure procedures comply with License Bases Documents and regulatory requirements.
• Review design changes for procedural impact and provide technical expertise.

Skills

Electrical engineering expertise

Documentation and procedure writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

PE license (alternative path)

Job description

Job Description

Develop, review, revise and maintain Operations, Administrative and other station procedures; ensure that they are technically correct and in accordance with human factor principles. Ensure documents comply with station and regulatory requirements and commitments. Interpret complex tasks, drawings, manuals, instructions, guidelines and requirements and convert them to an easily understandable sequence of steps to be used by client's personnel and contractors. Participate as part of the team to improve station performance.

Technical

• Create and revise station Operations, Administrative and other station procedures.
• Implement recommendations from Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, and other station organizations.
• Ensure station procedures comply with and implement the requirements of License Bases Documents (including Columbia Generating Station's Technical Specifications, ODCM, LCS and FSAR).
• Ensure station procedures are consistent with source documents (station drawings, vendor manuals, License Bases Documents, state and federal codes, etc.).
• Ensure changes are consistent with ALARA, chemical, environmental, and industrial safety requirements and practices.
• Prepare and implement Procedure Change Notices.
• Provide technical expertise on procedure issues.
• Resolve procedure issues with reviewers.
• Develop test methodologies to ensure compliance with standards, requirements and commitments.
• Assist Engineering to determine correct operation and testing of systems.
• Select appropriate test equipment consistent with engineering calculations and manufacturer's requirements.
• Incorporate FAO and OER recommendations.
• Review design changes for procedural impact.

Administrative

• Ensure station documents comply with administrative requirements of the Site wide PRO series.
• Disposition and implement CAP corrective actions and other action items as assigned.
• Support planned and forced outages.
• Develop and revise procedures in support of other organizations.
• Serve as a Qualified Procedure Reviewer.
• Represent the Maintenance Department during review processes.
• Recommend and implement changes to administrative processes.
• Coordinate with customers to ensure accuracy and timeliness of products.

Principal Accountabilities

Technical

• Create and revise station Operations, Administrative and other station procedures.
• Implement recommendations from Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, and other station organizations.
• Ensure station procedures comply with and implement the requirements of License Bases Documents (including Columbia Generating Station's Technical Specifications, ODCM, LCS and FSAR).
• Ensure station procedures are consistent with source documents (station drawings, vendor manuals, License Bases Documents, state and federal codes, etc.).
• Ensure changes are consistent with ALARA, chemical, environmental, and industrial safety requirements and practices.
• Prepare and implement Procedure Change Notices.
• Provide technical expertise on procedure issues.
• Resolve procedure issues with reviewers.
• Develop test methodologies to ensure compliance with standards, requirements and commitments.
• Assist Engineering to determine correct operation and testing of systems.
• Select appropriate test equipment consistent with engineering calculations and manufacturer's requirements.
• Incorporate FAO and OER recommendations.
• Review design changes for procedural impact.

Administrative

• Ensure station documents comply with administrative requirements of the Site wide PRO series.
• Disposition and implement CAP corrective actions and other action items as assigned.
• Support planned and forced outages.
• Develop and revise procedures in support of other organizations.
• Serve as a Qualified Procedure Reviewer.
• Represent the Maintenance Department during review processes.
• Recommend and implement changes to administrative processes.
• Coordinate with customers to ensure accuracy and timeliness of products.

Emergency Response Organization: Support ERO by maintaining qualification as an appropriate ERO team member, participating in all team drills, and responding to actual emergencies in accordance with site procedures and expectations.

Skills and Experience

Verify fit, form and function of spare parts. Properly keep an accurate parts inventory. Parts availability maintained to ensure that design requirements and regulatory commitments are met. prepare technical and quality evaluations for replacement equipment and parts for plant equipment, evaluate substitutions and revise the design data base, prepare dedication plans for commercial grade items, prepare procurement specifications, perform equipment qualification analyses, perform quality classification of equipment and parts, evaluate, and resolve technical and quality affecting procurement problems.

Required Education and Experience

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university and eight years of engineering experience, plus one diverse assignment; OR a high school diploma or GED and PE license obtained by accredited examination plus eight years of engineering experience and one diverse assignment.

On-site preference 100%, however HM is open to remote workers.