Civil Engineer II

Mission

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site’s Cold War legacy. Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 2,750+ professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today. MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401k; paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more.

Responsibilities

• Support the maintenance of overall cognizance of assigned facility systems, providing systems engineering support for operations and maintenance, and technical support of line management safety responsibilities for ensuring continued system operational readiness.
• Validate physical configuration of assigned systems.
• Maintain and update system documents for Configuration Management.
• Understand the functions and performance criteria for assigned systems per the Safety Basis, and act as the subject matter expert for assigned systems.
• Conduct or assist overseeing the In-service-Inspections and Technical Surveillance Requirement testing of assigned systems.
• Contribute to solutions of assignment-related problems and issues with a limited/moderate scope and basic complexity, using a well-defined set of technologies. Solutions use established basic standards, practices and procedures as well as technical knowledge to address problems and complete tasks.
• Contribute to designs, strategies, reports, and technical proposals.
• Perform design and technical analysis activities using prescribed codes and standards, computer software, and generally accepted best management practices.
• Aid in defining specifications for procurements and initiate purchase requests.
• Work with outside vendors as required obtaining relevant information.
• Develop a working knowledge of codes and standards of other disciplines.
• Cook up coordination work within their discipline on moderately complex projects.
• Often serves as a member of work teams.
• May monitor work of and provide guidance to skilled technicians and other support personnel.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in an engineering program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) required for Civil, Mechanical and Electrical engineering degrees, or, Calculus-based STEM bachelor’s degree in engineering, or, for Architects, Certification from the National Council or Architectural Registration Board (NCARB), or Professional Engineer license, plus at least 2 years’ relevant experience.
• Skill building experience must demonstrate either deeper technical specialization or additional cross-disciplinary knowledge; graduate research experience may be recognized.
• Knowledge of reinforced concrete design and inspection or desire to learn required.
• Ability to interpret codes and standards within the discipline in which they were hired.
• Demonstrated desire to learn and innovate.
• Demonstrated ability to follow instructions and procedures.
• Self-motivated and able to complete assigned tasks with minimal supervision.
• Ideal candidate should have strong time-management skills, be well organized, maintain safe work habits and have a broad range of technical interests and education.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to write reports and technical documents.
• Ability to interpret codes and standards within the discipline in which they were hired.
• The primary work location will be in the forward area of the NNSS (approximately 80 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada).
• Work schedule for this position will be 4/10s, Monday – Thursday (subject to change).
• Pre-placement physical examination, which includes a drug screen, is required.