Lead Facilities Engineer - HVAC

Job Description Summary

The Lead HVAC Engineer will be responsible for the HVAC systems on-site within the Fuel Manufacturing Operations (FMO) building which includes regulatory compliance required by NRC licensure SNM-1097, providing recommendations to make systems function more efficiently, assisting in the maintaining of the existing equipment, as well as championing the design, installation, and commissioning of new hvac equipment.
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Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

• Lead engineer with ownership and accountability for several fuel production processes
• Responsible for supporting planned and unplanned maintenance activities on HVAC equipment including but not limited to fans, air handlers, filter housings, water pumps, scrubbers, boilers, chillers, compressors, and vacuum pumps
• Responsible for understanding Items Relied On For Safety (IROFS) for equipment and able to execute Function Test Instructions (FTIs) to ensure operability
• Maintain, review, update and create area operating procedures (OPs), temporary operating procedures (TOPs), job hazards analyses (JHA) and chemical job hazards analyses (CJHA)
• Ensure compliance with all safety and quality regulations and metrics through use of compliance calendars, databases and tracking systems
• Identify and implement proactive solutions for incremental and game changing process improvements related to safety, quality and output through use of Lean and Six Sigma tools
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) initiatives in the fuel production areas, including process development
• Train hourly operators in sound techniques and proper operation of equipment to meet safety, quality and output targets
• Nurture team member involvement, ownership, continuous training and boundaryless behavior to meet internal and external customer requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in an Engineering Discipline and at least 3 years of HVAC engineering work experience

• OR a 2-year technical degree and at least 10 years of HVAC engineering work experience

Eligibility Requirements:

• For Controlled Access Area: must be able to successfully pass a Nuclear Safety Training Test; follow strict radiation protection, criticality, and industrial safety regulations; wear protective clothing to enter the area.
• Ability to walk up and down stairs.

• Must be 18 years or older and have legal authorization to work in the United States.

Desired Characteristics

• Professional Engineering Certificate
• Experience working at a nuclear fuel manufacturing facility.
• Experience working in industrial HVAC
• Excellent Project Management Skills
• Ability to develop creative solutions for complex, challenging issues.
• Ability to explain complex issues to a non-technical audience.
• Positive track record of experience resolving technical issues.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong written communication skills.

The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate's experience, their education, and the work location. In addition, this position is eligible for a performance bonus.

Available health and welfare benefits include healthcare, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage; savings account options (such as a Health Care Flexible Savings Account, Health Reimbursement Account, Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Account, and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account); and an employee assistance program. Additional benefits include a defined contribution 401(k) plan, employee life insurance, optional dependent life insurance, employee accidental death or dismemberment insurance coverage, salary continuance program benefits for disability, optional long-term disability, pre-tax transportation/commuter program, paid holidays, paid time off, parental leave, a layoff plan for salaried employees, tuition reimbursement program, use of Cariloop, adoption assistance, optional identity theft prevention insurance, optional personal legal assistance, and optional personal excess liability insurance.