Program Manager, RSI

WA River Protection Solutions; Richland (WA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Casual-dress environment

4-10s work schedule

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) employer match

Paid time off

Job summary

Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) in Richland, WA, seeks a Program Manager – TPA Management to lead regulatory integration for TPA milestones and cleanup strategies. This role coordinates with CPCCo projects, DOE, EPA, Ecology, and other Hanford contractors to ensure executable commitments and aligned priorities.

The position requires strong regulatory understanding, cross-program coordination, and strategic execution in a complex environment with a 4‑10s schedule and competitive

Qualifications

• Career Grade 20 requires Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Senior Grade 21 requires Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and 10+ years of relevant experience.
• The higher posted level has greater scope, complexity, authority, impact; the offered level depends on needs and candidate qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead CPCCo integration and coordination for development, negotiation, implementation, tracking, and completion of TPA milestones and regulatory commitments.
• Coordinate with DOE and regulatory stakeholders to develop milestone strategies that advance Hanford cleanup while considering requirements and priorities.
• Support and facilitate negotiations with DOE, EPA, and Ecology on new or modified TPA milestones, schedules, and commitments.
• Provide programmatic leadership for implementation of TPA milestone strategies and adaptive milestone approaches.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

DOE/EPA liaison

CERCLA/RCRA knowledge

Cross-project integration

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

10+ years of relevant experience

Job description

Job Duties/Scope Of Work

WORK SAFE, MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND BE A PART OF HISTORY WITH THE CPCCo TEAM!

At Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo), located in Richland, Washington, we are working to provide a sustainable future for the historic Hanford Site through protection of the Columbia River and remediation of the Central Plateau. To achieve our mission, we need exceptionally talented, innovative, and driven people to help reduce environmental risk and advance cleanup of one of the nation's most complex environmental remediation sites.

CPCCo Soil and Groundwater Operations is seeking a Program Manager – TPA Management to support the Regulatory Strategy and Integration (RSI) organization. This position will report to the Strategic Planning and Business Services Manager and will lead the integration and coordination of activities associated with the Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order (Tri-Party Agreement or TPA), with an emphasis on developing, negotiating, managing, and implementing milestones that support Hanford cleanup priorities. The successful candidate will serve as a key integrator among RSI, CPCCo project organizations, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington State Department of Ecology, and other Hanford Site contractors. The position requires the ability to understand complex regulatory and technical issues, identify cross-program dependencies, facilitate development of integrated strategies, and help move diverse organizations toward executable and mutually understood cleanup commitments.

Primary duties of a Program Manager - TPA Management include, but are not limited to:

• Lead CPCCo integration and coordination associated with the development, negotiation, modification, implementation, tracking, and completion of TPA milestones and associated regulatory commitments.
• Coordinate with DOE and regulatory stakeholders to develop milestone strategies that advance Hanford cleanup while considering regulatory requirements, project sequencing, field implementation, and overall mission priorities.
• Support and facilitate negotiations with DOE, EPA, and Washington State Department of Ecology involving new or modified TPA milestones, schedules, commitments, and cleanup strategies.
• Provide programmatic leadership for implementation of TPA milestone strategies, including adaptive milestone approaches that allow cleanup priorities and implementation sequencing to evolve as additional technical information and field conditions become available.
• Coordinate closely with control account managers (CAM's), scientists, modelers, technical writers, and management to ensure proposed regulatory commitments are technically supported and can be translated into executable scope.
• Work across CPCCo organizations to integrate regulatory commitments with project planning, field execution, schedules, contract requirements, and performance commitments.
• Coordinate with other Hanford Site contractors when milestone commitments, cleanup sequencing, infrastructure, or other project dependencies cross contractor boundaries.
• Maintain an integrated understanding of TPA milestones and associated dependencies across CPCCo scope and communicate emerging issues, decisions, and risks to senior management.
• Support alignment of TPA commitments with DOE priorities, CPCCo task-order planning, and long-range cleanup strategies.
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with DOE, EPA, Ecology, CPCCo organizations, and other Hanford contractors to promote collaborative resolution of issues and successful execution of cleanup commitments.
• Provide strategic recommendations to CPCCo management regarding milestone development, sequencing, regulatory strategy, and opportunities to improve integration and execution of cleanup scope.

Basic Qualifications

• Career Grade 20: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience plus 8 or more years of relevant experience.
• Senior Grade 21: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience plus 10 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

• Demonstrated knowledge of the Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order (Tri-Party Agreement) and its role in establishing and managing Hanford cleanup commitments.
• Experience working with DOE, EPA, Washington State Department of Ecology, or similar federal and state regulatory organizations.
• Knowledge of CERCLA and RCRA regulatory processes and their application to environmental remediation and cleanup decision-making.
• Experience integrating complex scope across multiple projects, programs, contractors, or stakeholder organizations.

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 20: $114,700 - $183,450
• Senior Level Grade 21: $126,200 - $202,000

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.

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