Chemical Engineer - Engineering (DA106)

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ProSidian Seeks a Chemical Engineer - Engineering (DA106) (Time and Materials | Exempt Engagement Team - Program Manager Level) to support an engagement for a liquid waste contractor (Savannah River Remediation [SRMC]) at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, SC, which is owned by the U.S. Department of Energy. - DA106 | Prof.  This position is located in the Savannah River Site / Aiken, South Carolina Area. 

Chemical Engineer - Engineering (DA106) Candidates shall work to support requirements for TBC (Engineering Services) and statement of work (SOW) while maintaining required qualifications Nuclear & Environmental Management Sector.  ProSidian Team Members (# FTe's: 1) work as part of the Chemical Engineer Engagement Team Cadre to serve as a Chemical Process Engineer responsible for performing a variety of Chemical Engineering assignments including design, manufacture, test, installation, operation, and maintenance of diverse process equipment and systems, or development of chemical process, and generally as a member of a design, construction, operations or review team on more complex assignments or as a lead on less complex assignments.  Support an engagement for a liquid waste contractor (Savannah River Remediation [SRMC]) at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, SC, which is owned by the U.S. Department of Energy. 

ProSidian Chemical Engineers, or Chemical Process Engineers, oversee the process of converting raw materials into new products/services/deliverables in fields such as environmental conservation, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, energy and consumer Nuclear, Energy, and Environmental Management Sector. Their duties include designing procedures to isolate different chemical elements and reconfigure them, testing the resulting products/services/deliverables and designing equipment setups for optimal safety and efficiency.  This service supports Environmental Management Sector Clients (For Present / Future Requirements) and ProSidian Team Members work as part of an Engagement Team Cadre to fulfill Chemical Engineering requirements.  Chemical Engineer Provide Chemical Engineering support for chemical and process systems.  Chemical Engineer Candidates shall work to support requirements for a Chemical Engineer (Chemical Engineering Services). 

The Chemical Engineer is responsible for perform a variety of Chemical Engineering assignments including design, manufacture, test, installation, operation, and maintenance of diverse process equipment and systems, or development of chemical process, and generally as a member of a design, construction, operations or review team on more complex assignments or as a lead on less complex assignments.  Chemical Engineers perform many scientific and technical related to the process of Nuclear, Energy, and Environmental Management Sector products/services/deliverables. Some of their typical duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following worksite functionalities (Specific Task Order Performance Work Statements May supersede listed tasks for this role):

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform a range of Chemical Engineering and design development, construction/installation, operation, or review tasks while working independently and/or providing supervision of contributing Chemical Engineers.
• Acts as and is recognized as a company/industry expert resource on the most complex Chemical Engineering problems.
• Conduct site visits and experimental investigations and analyze Chemical Engineering problems, propose solutions and alternatives, and provide recommendations in .
• Coordinate and work closely with other Chemical Engineering, logistics, financial, and program management disciplines to define system specifications and requirements.
• Develop, maintain and produce technical documentation and system/subsystem specifications.
• Direct interface and liaison with internal and external customers at all levels from quotation to final design and test activities, design reviews and technical working group meetings to comply with requirements and specifications.
• Chemical Engineering services will be provided using liquid waste and Savannah River Site (SRS) processes and procedures.
• Chemical Engineering support services include Chemical Engineering analysis, walkdowns, design development and generation of design output documents and process flow diagrams.
• Establish and maintain a filing system or databases as needed for tracking project status.
• Generate complete design specifications for the most complex projects.
• Generates facility design description documents and system design descriptions, conducts major technical alternative studies.
• Identifies system concepts and determines system functional and technical requirements, develops and analyses process flowsheets, conducts process analyses, monitors system performance, troubleshoots and resolves problems and ensures operation within technical and safety basis requirements.
• May lead Chemical Engineering teams and act as a mentor to Chemical Engineering team members.
• May provide technical management and leadership to a group of employees for a given project, contract or job with overall responsibility for cost, schedule technical and employee performance.
• May train other Chemical Engineers on technical issues related to the research, design, development, testing and analysis of Chemical Engineering assignments.
• Prepare, deliver and submit technical papers and perform Chemical Engineering studies.
• Programmatic guidance will be provided by liquid waste.
• Proposes and development process/system improvements including flowsheet changes, equipment upgrades and plant modifications.
• Responsible for complete designs, , construction/installation, operation, or design reviews independently or as a team leader.
• Support development of technical proposal and provide comments on the technical content and level of effort of the proposed scope of work.
• Verify and comply with Chemical Engineering documentation standards and test procedures.
• Work as Chemical Engineering technical resource supporting work processes as part of overall design authority work processes, and help to prepare system modification input documents, provides technical input (e.g., For procedure development) and approves work packages, and advises operations/maintenance/project management for optimizing day to day operations.
• Developing Nuclear, Energy, and Environmental Management Sector processes that minimize waste and increase the quality of finished products/services/deliverables
• Monitoring and testing processes and products/services/deliverables found in all phases of production
• Developing and implementing safety procedures for staff working with hazardous materials
• Designing, planning and implementing the layout of Nuclear, Energy, and Environmental Management Sector equipment to optimize production and decrease costs
• Staying up to date with new and emerging Nuclear, Energy, and Environmental Management Sector processes
• Creating and presenting cost analysis reports to upper management
• Perform all other chemical process position related duties as assigned or requested.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor Of Science Degree In Chemical Engineering With 10 Years Of Experience In An Chemical Engineering Or Operation Setting.
• Experience With Process Systems In Operations, Field Or Design Work.
• Excellent Communication, Interpersonal, Organizational, And Analytical Skills.
• Due To The Nature Of Work, Candidate Must Be A US Citizen.
• Experience With DOE
• Experience In Construction, Testing, And Project Turnover
• PE License Preferred
• Candidate Should Be Able To Obtain A DOE Q Clearance
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• Work products shall be thorough, accurate, appropriately documented, and comply with established criteria. All employees, in the performance of their respective responsibilities, shall conduct themselves in the highest possible standards of ethical and business conduct.  The candidate shall ensure that duties are performed in a competent and professional manner that meets milestones/delivery schedules as outlined.
• Academic Course Instruction and Experience to include the following
• Biochemical Engineering Lab
• Bioprocess Design and Simulation
• Biochemical Process Engineering
• Equilibrium Thermodynamics
• Kinetics and Reactor Design
• Metabolic Chemical Engineering
• Microbiology
• Separation Processes
• Communications:  Must have strong oral and written communication skills. Teamwork skills are important in the highly-matrixed project environment.
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• U.S.  Citizenship Required - You must be a United States Citizen
• Excellent oral and written communication skills (This employer participates in the e-Verify program)
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Products (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, & Adobe)
• All ProSidian staff must be determined eligible for a "Facility Access Authorization" (also referred to as an "Employment Authorization") by the USG's designated Security Office.
• Other Requirements and Conditions of Employment Apply
• May be required to complete a Financial Disclosure Statement
• Must be able to submit to and qualify for varying levels of background investigative requirements, up to a Top Secret or DOE "Q" clearance.

3.6 Personnel Qualifications/Certifications --- all personnel shall have demonstrated experience in Nuclear Safety, Criticality, Radiological Engineering, Health Physics, Fire Protection, or Engineering Technical Support.  These individuals must have U.S. citizenship and the ability to maintain DOE site access.

3.6.1 Nuclear and Criticality Safety --- IMC Contractor/SRS or other DOE complex experience is preferred.

Criticality personnel are required to obtain or have SRS Nuclear Criticality Safety qualifications (e.g., Criticality Safety Engineer (CSE), Senior Criticality Safety Engineer (SCSE), Criticality Safety Officer (CSO), Associate Criticality Safety Engineer (ACSE)).

Radiological Engineering and Health Physics personnel are required to achieve/maintain applicable SRS qualifications.

3.6.2 Fire Protection: Fire protection personnel shall be ---

 1. Registered professional engineer in an engineering discipline that encompasses the scope of work being performed. Or

2. Certified National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) Level III in the applicable NICET subfield for the subject fire protection system (i.e., water-based systems layout, fire alarm systems, inspection and testing of water-based systems, special hazards suppression

systems, or special hazards suppression systems, or special hazards systems).

Or

3. Manufacturer/Factory trained and certified for the subject fire protection systems/feature. Or

4. Graduate of an accredited engineering curriculum with a minimum of four (4) years of engineering practice, three (3) of which are in design that encompasses the subject fire protection system.

3.6.3 Engineering Technical Support --- IMC Contractor/SRS or other DOE complex experience is preferred.

TRAVEL:  Occasional travel may be required to attend meetings, events, site visits, or other training requirements.  Travel is coordinated with the technical point of contact and approved in writing by the Contracting Officer in advance, as allowed, in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations. 

LOCATION:  Work shall be conducted at or in proximity to Savannah River Site / Aiken, South Carolina

WORK HOURS: A 40 hour work week is scheduled. SRS utilizes various work schedules; including 5/8s (8 hours/day; five days per week), 4/10s (10 hours/day; four days per week), and a 9/80s (9 hours/day, five days on week A and 4 days on week B). Work week excludes SRS holidays. Each work day has a 30-minute lunch.

As a condition of employment, all employees are required to fulfill all requirements of the roles for which they are employed; establish, manage, pursue, and fulfill annual goals and objectives with at least three (3) Goals for each of the firms Eight Prosidian Global Competencies [1 - Personal Effectiveness | 2 - Continuous Learning | 3 - Leadership | 4 - Client Service | 5 - Business Management | 6 - Business Development | 7 - Technical Expertise | 8 - Innovation & Knowledge Sharing (Thought Leadership)]; and to support all business development and other efforts on behalf of ProSidian Consulting.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Teamwork – ability to foster teamwork collaboratively as a participant, and effectively as a team leader
Leadership – ability to guide and lead colleagues on projects and initiatives
Business Acumen – understanding and insight into how organizations perform, including business processes, data, systems, and people
Communication – ability to effectively communicate to stakeholders of all levels orally and in writing
Motivation – persistent in pursuit of quality and optimal client and company solutions
Agility – ability to quickly understand and transition between different projects, concepts, initiatives, or work streams
Judgment – exercises prudence and insight in decision-making process while mindful of other stakeholders and long-term ramifications
Organization – ability to manage projects and activity, and prioritize tasks
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OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Business Tools –  understanding and proficiency with business tools and technology, including Microsoft Office. The ideal candidate is advanced with Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word, and proficient with Adobe Acrobat, data analytic tools, and Visio with the ability to quickly learn other tools as necessary.
Commitment - to work with smart, interesting people with diverse backgrounds to solve the biggest challenges across private, public and social sectors
Curiosity – the ideal candidate exhibits an inquisitive nature and the ability to question the status quo among a community of people they enjoy and teams that work well together
Humility – exhibits grace in success and failure while doing meaningful work where skills have impact and make a difference
Willingness - to constantly learn, share, and grow and to view the world as their classroom
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BENEFITS AND HIGHLIGHTS

ProSidian Employee Benefits and Highlights: Your good health and well-being are important to ProSidian Consulting. At ProSidian, we invest in our employees to help them stay healthy and achieve work-life balance. That’s why we are also pleased to offer the Employee Benefits Program, designed to promote your health and personal welfare. Our growing list of benefits currently include the following for Full Time Employees:

Competitive Compensation: Pay range begins in the competitive ranges with Group Health Benefits, Pre-tax Employee Benefits, and Performance Incentives. For medical and dental benefits, the Company contributes a fixed dollar amount each month towards the plan you elect. Contributions are deducted on a Pre-tax basis.
Group Medical Health Insurance Benefits: ProSidian partners with BC/BS, to offer a range of medical plans, including high-deductible health plans or PPOs. ||| Group Dental Health Insurance Benefits: ProSidian dental carriers - Delta, Aetna, Guardian, and MetLife.
Group Vision Health Insurance Benefits: ProSidian offers high/low vision plans through 2 carriers: Aetna and VSP.
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan: 401(k) Retirement Savings Plans help you save for your retirement for eligible employees. A range of investment options are available with a personal financial planner to assist you. The Plan is a pre-tax Safe Harbor 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company match.
Vacation and Paid Time-Off (PTO) Benefits: Eligible employees use PTO for vacation, a doctor’s appointment, or any number of events in your life. Currently these benefits include Vacation/Sick days – 2 weeks/3 days | Holidays - 10 ProSidian and Government Days are given.
Pre-Tax Payment Programs: Pre-Tax Payment Programs currently exist in the form of a Premium Only Plan (POP). These Plans offer a full Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Plan and a tax benefit for eligible employees.
Purchasing Discounts & Savings Plans: We want you to achieve financial success. We offer a Purchasing Discounts & Savings Plan through The Corporate Perks Benefit Program. This provides special discounts for eligible employees on products and services you buy on a daily basis.
Security Clearance: Due to the nature of our consulting engagements there are Security Clearance requirements for Engagement Teams handling sensitive Engagements in the Federal Marketplace. A Security Clearance is a valued asset in your professional portfolio and adds to your credentials.
ProSidian Employee & Contractor Referral Bonus Program: ProSidian Consulting will pay up to 5k for all referrals employed for 90 days for candidates submitted through our Referral Program.
Performance Incentives: Due to the nature of our consulting engagements there are performance incentives associated with each new client that each employee works to pursue and support.
Flexible Spending Account: FSAs  help you pay for eligible out-of-pocket health care and dependent day care expenses on a pre-tax basis. You determine your projected expenses for the Plan Year and then elect to set aside a portion of each paycheck into your FSA.
Supplemental Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance: If you want extra protection for yourself and your eligible dependents, you have the option to elect supplemental life insurance. D&D covers death or dismemberment from an accident only.
Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance: Disability insurance plans are designed to provide income protection while you recover from a disability.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - See Below Instructions On The Best Way To Apply

ProSidian Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or Vietnam era, or other eligible veteran status, or any other protected factor. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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