Engineer - Probabilistic Safety Analysis

Posting closes at 11:59 PM the day before the listed end date.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite in Richland, WA.

GENERAL SUMMARY

Perform various highly complex Probabilistic Safety (PSA) tasks requiring specialized skills and broad experience in the area of probabilistic analysis, including plant support for utilization of PARAGON for work control risk management, PSA model ownership/upgrade and maintenance, and other related PSA activities. Serve as an advisor to others, and as a mentor for PSA engineers in training.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Perform various highly complex PSA tasks requiring specialized skills and broad experience in the area of probabilistic analysis, including plant support for utilization of PARAGON for work control risk management, PSA model ownership/upgrade and maintenance, risk-informed evaluations in support of NOED submittals, Tech Spec surveillance extensions, and other related PSA activities.
  
• Provide leadership of small groups to resolve complex issues. Available guidance generally does not normally exist to fit problems encountered and advanced technological skills are required to provide solutions. Serve as an advisor providing advice and counsel on assignments concerned with specialized or unique engineering requirements.
  
• Provide technical direction and leadership routinely to other engineers and operators. Serve as a mentor to PSA Engineers(s) in training. Provide training to others.
  
• Identify potential problems or areas for improvement related to PSA activities and/or operations support, and initiate corrective action in accordance with the plant Condition Report (CR) process.
  
• Participate in industry working groups and other discipline related activities.

Engineering employees are expected to be available and to support the following activities as a condition of employment with Energy Northwest:

• Emergency Response Organization (ERO) including being on-call (24/7) during your required team duty (2 weeks out of every 8 weeks).
• 12 hour work shifts during outages as part of our overall Outage support (24/7) including Outage Command Center and Engineering Outage Center
• Engineering duty cycle support (24/7) including call-out availability during your responsible duty assignment (typically 1 week timeframe with requirements similar to ERO).
  

REQURIED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Engineer Principal - Probabilistic Safety Analysis
Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university and eight years of engineering experience, which must include a minimum of two years involving Probabilistic Safety tasks or use of risk management software tools;

OR a PE license obtained by accredited examination with a high school diploma or GED and eight years of engineering experience, which must include a minimum of two years involving Probabilistic Safety tasks or use of risk management software tools.

One diverse assignment is required. A diverse assignment is knowledge and experience in an area not related to your core engineering discipline. Significant new job skills or knowledge will have been acquired and successfully demonstrated. New job skills mean a significant change in tasks performed, not just an amplification of existing skills.

Engineer Senior - Probabilistic Safety Analysis
Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university and three years of engineering experience, which must include a minimum of two years involving Probabilistic Safety tasks or use of risk management software tools in a high consequence industrial work environment;

OR a PE license obtained by accredited examination with a high school diploma or GED and three years of engineering experience, which must include a minimum of two years involving Probabilistic Safety tasks or use of risk management software tools in a high consequence industrial work environment.

PAY RANGE

Engineer Principal - PSA Salary: $126,362 - $157,952

Engineer Senior - PSA Salary: $109,870 - $137,338

The salary listed represents the starting pay range for this position. Starting pay is calculated from the minimum of the salary range and actual individual placement within the range is determined based on the candidate's experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the role. The level and final offer will also take into account the candidate's overall qualifications.

INCENTIVE COMPENSATION

This position is eligible for an annual at-risk compensation (ARC) incentive plan. Incentives are earned based on agency performance against defined metrics and goals which follow eligibility rules within the ARC plan document.

BENEFITS

Energy Northwest (EN) provides a phenomenal benefits package. Washington State also has no state income tax, and the Tri-Cities provides a cost-of-living lower than the national average.

EN offers substantial retirement benefits through three retirement programs including the Washington State Public Employees' Retirement System pension plan (PERS), a 401(k) savings plan with an employer match component, and a 457(b) savings plan. EN also offers multiple options for medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance coverage. Other voluntary benefits may include flexible spending accounts (FSAs), tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, childcare subsides, health reimbursement arrangement (HRA VEBA), health savings account (HSA), supplemental life insurances, credit monitoring/identity theft insurance, and more! Qualifying employees will typically start a personal time accrual rate of 160 hours per year and EN provides nine paid holidays throughout the Calander year; personal time accruals grow significantly at various service intervals.

Energy Northwest does not provide employment visa sponsorship. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and throughout employment.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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