Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking qualified candidates for an Advisory Project Engineer opportunity to support the Savannah River Site. Work Location: Aiken, SC Application Deadline: 04/16/25 (noon ET) Advisory Project Engineer- Duties:
•Integrate and manage engineering activities for assigned projects by assisting in establishing design criteria, resource forecasts, schedules, and priorities.
•Provide project management tools and methods to assigned projects and support development of future projects.
•Manage project tasks and deliver results for cost and schedule of those tasks.
•Provide leadership in determining solutions to complex problems and is recognized as having expertise in a functional area of technical specialization.
•Recommend research programs for others in group and assist in that planning.
•Develop solutions to the most complex technical problems in areas of expertise and in adjacent technical fields, Influence technical direction of other parts of the department, acts as a technical communicator across disciplines to optimize the creative solution of technical problems.
•Conceive needed programs for self and for others in the department.
•Put needs in perspective with regard to other technical needs at SRNS.
•Sponsor new ideas in the department
•Prepare plans including schedules, budgets and personnel requirements for solving major technical tasks for division.
•Develop schedules, monitor progress, monitor expenditures of budget and review quality of work performed.
•Include research, development, testing, quality assurance requirements.
•Communicate results verbally and in manuscripts form.
•Report regularly the results and represent SRNS and SRS in technical areas to oversight groups and professional societies.
•Mentor less senior professionals in communication skills.
•Maintain excellent technical credibility by contributing significantly toward meeting Site missions and goals which may be demonstrated by issuing reports, making presentations, and /or involvement in national technical organizations.
•Mentor less senior professionals as a means of transferring technical knowledge and insight.
•Recommend engineering and technology research, development and application programs for others and assist in the planning of such programs.
•Demonstrate commitment to TQ concepts by active leadership leading to successful implementation of Division and Department TQ Initiatives.
•Be a resource for TQ initiatives in Department and Division
•Initiate own technical programs and make recommendations to management on technical programs based on analysis of customer needs and technology trends, reach solutions to the most complex technical problems in field(s) of expertise and to influence solutions in neighboring disciplines.
•Apply technical experience in field of specialization or broad-based experience in multiple technical fields and use other technical resources in the company and external resources, to resolve complex problems.
* Incorporate advanced technical practices and a variety of complex features such as complicated technical requirements, application of new or special materials or processes and difficult coordination or oversight requirements into problem solving and program planning.
Education/Yrs. Of Experience:
•Typically, an advance degree and experience - PhD degree and about 15 years’ experience, MS degree and 17 years’ experience, BS degree and about 21 years’ experience (position Specific: BS Degree in Engineering or current registration as a Professional Engineer).
Skills/Experience:
•Must demonstrate a minimum of 12 years’ design experience in the nuclear or process chemical industry.
•Must demonstrate a minimum of 5 years of experience working in a nuclear industry/facility.
•Providing overall engineering and design direction, leadership, and management for assigned projects and tasks.
•Integrating engineering resources for assigned projects by assisting in establishing design criteria, resource forecasts, schedules, and engineering tools for engineering tasks.
•Providing administrative guidance to leads and managers.
•Responsibilities for overall management, scheduling, and priority of the tasks and projects assigned.
Preferred Qualifications:
•Possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years.
•A minimum of 5 years of experience working at one or more DOE facilities.
•Previous SRS Design Engineering experience and working knowledge of SRNS design processes and procedures.
Other Job Requirements:
•Able to obtain and maintain a DOE “Q” security clearance (an active DOE clearance is not required to perform assigned duties).
If you are interested in being considered for this position, please follow the application steps via our website: www.edgewatertech.net/careers
Edgewater Technical Associates will not submit your resume without first having detailed discussions with you and obtaining your permission to do so. We look forward to hearing from you! WORKING WITH EDGEWATER TECHNICAL ASSOCIATES
Founded in 2003, Edgewater Technical Associates, LLC (Edgewater) is a New Mexico-based small business headquartered in Los Alamos, NM, with five (5) regional offices across the United States to locally support our growing presence at project sites. Edgewater has a proven track record and is a trusted provider of fixed-price construction projects, engineering, and technical services for the Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Canadian Commercial Nuclear Industry, and private sector commercial contractors involved in nuclear, high-hazard, or complex operations. Edgewater’s experience and guidance ensure that our customers perform hazardous operations, comply with regulatory requirements, and maintain the highest quality and safety standards.
Edgewater is committed to recruiting and maintaining a staff of highly skilled professionals to support our customers. In keeping with this objective, we offer highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs. We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre- and post-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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