WTCC Training & Procedures Manager

Reports to the Plant Manager and is fully responsible for all execution activities for Plant Management– Training & Procedures development and maintenance. Responsible for: developing and maintaining the Plant Operations procedure process and plant operating procedures to support safe and compliant operations of systems and facilities. Responsible for: developing, conducting, and maintaining training process and training materials to qualify operations, maintenance, laboratory technicians, radiological technicians, and technical support personnel, to support safe and compliant operations of systems and facilities. Establishes/manages the Plant Operations Training and Procedures budget, maintains ownership, and ensures execution within approved baseline. Ensures work executed by Plant Operations Training and Procedures staff is in accordance with Plant Operations and other applicable project procedures in accordance with policies and all applicable laws, regulations, Contract, Authorization Basis, and technical requirements.

This position shall be performed under the day-to-day direction, control, and supervision of WTCC

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES/TASKS

• Implementing Procedures and Training Safety Management Programs (SMP)

• Ensuring DOE Order 426.2 requirements are fully met for the WTP project

• Developing metrics/kpi’s as needed to provide effective oversight of training and procedures processes

• Managing and administering training process activities including:

• Developing training - task analysis, training requirements identification, course design, course development, quality verification, course review and approval process

• Conducting training - instructor training, training program descriptions, classroom and student scheduling, conduct training, training examinations, student qualification

• Revising training - review and incorporate revisions due to: program changes, procedure changes, design changes, lessons learned

• Developing, and revising training courses for operations, maintenance, laboratory technicians, radiological technicians, and technical support personnel, as well as for their managers and supervisors

• Implementing the training program to qualify operations, maintenance, laboratory technicians, radiological technicians, and technical support personnel to ensure staff have the knowledge and skills to commission and operate the facility in a safe and efficient manner

• Developing, conducting, and revising DFLAW operations simulator training

• Manage and oversee the in-processing / onboarding function for new and returning WTCC staff

• Supporting HR in the screening process for new hires into designated positions to ensure sufficient education and experience in accordance with DOE Order 426.2

• Managing and administering procedure process activities including:

  • Developing procedures - component noun naming, procedure requirements identification, procedure design, procedure development, quality verification, procedure review and approval process

  • Revising procedures - review and incorporate revisions due to: program changes, design changes, lessons learned, operating experience

  • Developing and revising operating procedures, alarm response procedures, maintenance procedures, TSR surveillance procedures, abnormal operating procedures, and emergency operating procedures

  • Developing and revising analytical procedures and instrument operating procedures (Lab only)

  • Ensuring that personnel responsible for the commissioning of the facilities have complete, technically accurate procedures to operate the facility in a safe and efficient manner

• Functioning as Control Account Manager (CAM) with EVMS responsibilities for compliance to project WTCC Training and Procedures work scope and budget

• Coordinating communication among support groups and the area facilities to ensure optimum support of completing commissioning phase operations training and procedures scope

• Performing observations and assessments to ensure activities are safely and correctly conducted

• Transitioning Plant Operations Training and Procedures personnel, programs, and facilities to the future WTP Operating Contractor at completion of WTP Contract scope

• Coordinating as necessary with HLW project to provide support where funded and effective interface regarding in processing and qualification of HLW personnel

• Developing and maintaining administrative procedures that establish guidance for plant conduct of operations

• Reviewing of modifications and design changes which affect operations training and procedures for turned over systems, facilities, or areas

• Support the Waste Treatment Plant Nuclear Safety Quality Culture by emphasizing the values of safety and quality in the performance of work in order to protect self, others, and the environment

• This job description is not intended to include every duty, task or instruction for which an employee is responsible. Other tasks may be assigned, based on business needs and the department supervisors request

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Managing the  WTCC Training and Procedures functions and personnel

• Establishing of performance standards for the WTP Plant Operations Training and Procedures group and adherence to those standards.

• Sets priorities and goals to ensure the efficient and effective use of resources

• Selecting, training, and qualifying training and procedures personnel.

Education: Bachelor’s degree (Does not need to be in Engineering or related Science). Must have courses in education or training that focus on instructional analysis, design, development, delivery and testing as well as evaluation of training programs if not included in the baccalaureate course material.

Appropriate training and experience commensurate with the responsibilities of the position may be considered in lieu of a degree:

10 years related experience to the position and 20 semester credit hours in technical subjects related to the position OR Completion of 80 semester credit hours in technical subjects related to the position OR Successful completion of Engineer In Training (EIT) examination or Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) accredited through National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) OR Professional engineer’s license

Experience: Minimum of 15 years of management and/or supervision experience. Minimum 3 years of training management experience, with four years of nuclear experience. The Bachelor’s degree may fulfill three of the four years of nuclear experience on a one-for-one- time basis.  A graduate degree in training or education can be considered additionally in lieu of 2 of the required 3 years of training management experience. 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

(EFNM) Exposed Field Non-Manual

Performs desk work, including writing, computer workstation processes, and telephone operation. Arranges for and/or performs presentations, oral reports, planning meetings, and other formal and informal contacts, requiring long periods of sitting. Oversees field activities through inspections, testing and equipment operations, which requires walking, standing, bending, and turning along with wearing of personal protective equipment. Occasional loading, transport, and unloading of tools and/or supplies specific to an activity.

This position is located at the Construction Site (22 miles north of Richland) and works a 4 x 10 schedule, M-Th, 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Must be able to work in the United States without Sponsorship

Must be able to obtain a Department of Energy (DOE) badge for access to the Hanford site.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $170,828.19 - $281,857.30 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

This position includes a competitive benefits package. For more detailed information on our Benefits and what it is like to work for Amentum: please visit our careers site: www.amentumcareers.com

Amentum is a global company with a heritage dating back more than 100 years and delivering solutions in nuclear energy, infrastructure, operations and maintenance, and national security. Our predecessors helped build Hoover Dam, protected fighting forces in World War II, and supported the Manhattan Project. Today, our teams clean up legacy nuclear waste around the world, manage the United Kingdom’s defense portfolio, design programs and tests for Navy submarine electronic systems, and provide integrated supply chain services needed in developing countries during the pandemic.

Amentum has joined with Bechtel to create an LLC, known as the Waste Treatment Completion Company (WTCC) Join us as we make history at the Hanford Vit Plant, known as the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. We are designing and building a one-of-a-kind facility that will turn radioactive and chemical waste left over from World War II and Cold War plutonium production into a form safe for disposal. Your efforts will help protect the nearby Columbia River and the communities, salmon, and wildlife along its shorelines throughout the Northwest.

Sitting at the confluence of the Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers near two mountain ranges, our community provides access to year-round outdoor recreation, 300 days of sun a year, more than 200 wineries within a 50-mile radius, and the amenities of large cities just a three-hour drive (or short flight) to Seattle and Portland.

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