SUMMARY

Provide program support to the Assistant Manager for River and Plateau (AMRP). Provide executive-level management support for Hanford waste management programs (TRU, MLLW, LLW) and nuclear facility operations.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for independent evaluations/assessments of Hanford cleanup and waste management programs with a focus on National TRU Program activities including certification and shipping. Ensure compliance with waste acceptance criteria (WAC) for onsite radioactive and hazardous waste storage at Hanford and acceptance at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). Maintain compliance with Department of Transportation shipping standards. Ensure project safety and regulatory documentation is complete, accurate, and reliable for submission to regulators or other DOE (Department of Energy) offices. Support operations at the Hanford Solid Waste Operations Complex (Central Waste Complex, T Plant, Low Level Burial Grounds) ensuring implementation and compliance with nuclear safety bases, documented safety analyses, and technical safety requirements. Conduct regulatory inspections and resolution of cited violations. Ensure compliance with DOE Order 435.1, Radioactive Waste Management, including the performance of associated on-site assessments. Provide expert opinion and feedback at critical points in program/project activities. Provide detailed technical oversight and support to prevent programmatic failure due to, for example, failure to comply with regulations or nuclear safety requirements. Assist with the preparation of draft reports, including safety analyses, assessment, regulatory documents, waste acceptance criteria, technical reports, or other documents. Interface with a diverse range of people from the Richland Operations Office (RL), Office of River Protection (ORP), Carlsbad Field Office and WIPP contractors, other DOE Contractors, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, State Regulators, and other stakeholders. Support the development and implementation of plans to mitigate programmatic risks and exploit opportunities for improving program activities. Assist with proactively identifying potential risks/opportunities through review of the programs and evaluation of program elements related to nuclear facility operations, and TRU, TRU mixed, and low-level/mixed low-level waste management. Elicit information to support the development of products and the provision of assistance. Maintain regular and punctual attendance. Perform other duties as assigned.

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None.