Engineer - Chemical
| Estimated Pay info | Based on similar jobs in your market$23 per hour |
|---|---|
| Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
| Location | Richland, Washington |
About this job
External Job Opportunity
TitleEngineer - Chemical Position Number41328 CompanyCentral Plateau Cleanup Comp City/StateRichland, WA LocationHanford/200W Posted07/27/2026 Closes08/10/2026 Regular/TemporaryRegular Full/Part-TimeFull-Time
Job Duties/Scope Of Work
WORK SAFE, MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND BE A PART OF HISTORY WITH THE CPCCo TEAM!
At Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo), located in Richland, Washington, we are working to provide a sustainable future for the historic Hanford area through the protection of the Columbia River and the remediation of the Central Plateau. To achieve our mission, we need exceptionally talented, innovative, and driven people to help us reduce risks on the Hanford Site by removing some of the most hazardous waste streams and facilities in the Department of Energy (DOE) complex. If you would like to work with a highly skilled workforce to achieve unique and challenging goals that critically impact our environment and community, this is your chance to be a part of our legacy!
As a Chemical Engineer with the CPCCo, you will be an important part of the engineering team responsible for ensuring our workforce is able to safely reduce risks on the Hanford Site and make a real difference to the environment and community.
Under direction of organizational leadership, as a Chemical Engineer (Principal/Expert), your primary responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:
* Performing Engineering activities including those in support of, or as a qualified Design Authority for 100 Area and 200 Area S&GO Pump and Treat facilities.
* Writing reports, maintaining a spare parts inventory, investigating equipment issues, specifying equipment compliant with required standards and compatibility with chemical systems, generating and revising operating procedures, generating designs, generating calculations, and providing technical support to processing operations. All work to be performed in compliance with Engineering procedures.
* Interfacing with Operations personnel and monitor sample data.
* Overseeing chemical inventories and processes.
* Being knowledgeable of the safety basis for CPCCo facilities, as appropriate, to ensure technical work for assigned systems is compliant with safety basis documents.
Basic Qualifications
* Senior Level Grade 20: Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering with 10 or more years of relevant experience.
* Principle Level Grade 21: Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering with 12 or more years of relevant experience.
The higher posted level has greater scope, complexity, authority, impact. The level offered to the selected candidate will be based on the needs of the company and the candidate's education, training, and/or experience.
Desired Qualifications
* Experience supporting nuclear/radiological facilities.
* Experience with DOE Nuclear Safety requirements.
* Experience as Design Authority/System Engineer for operating nuclear facility.
* Professional Engineer (PE) License.
* Experience in process design.
Compensation & Benefits
In accordance with the CPCCo salary determination process, CPCCo takes into consideration the level of assigned job duties and responsibilities, and the candidate's education, training, and/or experience relative to internal peers and the external labor market. CPCCo will not solicit salary history for candidates.
Expected annualized pay range based on 40 hours per week:
* Senior Level Grade 20: $114,700 - $183,450.
* Expert Level Grade 21: $126,200 - $202,000.
In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for variable pay awards.
CPCCo's generous benefits package offers medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, 401(k) employer match and paid time off. For a full list of benefits please see
A few benefits/perks you can anticipate, depending on the nature of your employment with CPCCo, include the following:
* A casual-dress work environment, where jeans are a regular thing.
* A standard 4-10's work schedule that allows for long weekends and recharging on the Columbia River, on a golf course, at 200+ surrounding wineries, or at other Pacific Northwest destinations where fishing, hunting, snowboarding, hiking, and other outdoor sporting opportunities are in abundance.
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