Job Opportunities

Government Property Oversight Manager to work out of our Reston, VA office and provide oversight of government property compliance throughout the metro area. The selected individual will play a central role in ensuring engagements are in compliance with applicable contractual terms and regulatory requirements for control of government property. The Government Property Oversight Manager will support the U.S. Health & Public Services Federal Client Service Group (FCSG) in all areas related to compliance with regulatory requirements for control of government property. This individual will play a central role in ensuring engagements are in compliance with applicable contractual terms and regulatory requirements for control of government property. Performs on-site contract reviews; uses results to assist in creation of Federal Client Group practices, procedures and/or training. Acts as FCSG liaison to internal and external auditors for government property matters. This role will report to the Senior Compliance Manager for the Federal Services Group and may supervise junior compliance personnel.

Responsibilities:

Prepares and disseminates information to the FCSG on government property compliance matters
Oversees the operation of the government property control system on a variety of Federal contracts to verify accountability of Government assets in accordance with corporate policy, government regulations, and customer requirements
Responds to inquiries from internal and external sources regarding general government property control system compliance matters
Stays abreast of, disseminates, and provides analysis and recommendations for compliance with, emerging Federal policies, rules, regulations and directives on government property
Assists in developing and maintaining Federal Client Group Practices relating to compliance with Accenture and Government policies, rules, regulations and directives regarding government property
Identifies process improvements for control of government property to be incorporated into the procedure guides and manuals
Provides on-site advice and overall guidance to project teams on government property management requirements and compliance matters
Assists in developing and presenting government property compliance training to engagement personnel
Acts as FSG liaison to internal and external auditors for government property matters
Provides advice on, and participates in responding to government property reviews, inspections and audits
Maintains file of government property reports submitted by engagements
Provides compliance input to Delivery QA Reviews

Travel:

· Up to 20% travel may be required to contract sites in the U.S.

Basic Qualifications:

· 8 years of applicable experience in control, administration and/or management of government property

· Bachelor's Degree, or commensurate experience in lieu of a degree

Preferred Skills:

· Knowledge of current regulatory environments relative to control of government property in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition

· Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and other related federal government contracting and procurement regulations and directives.

· Able to analyze and resolve government property compliance issues

· Able to advise and interact with all levels of management

· Training Experience

Professional Skills:

·Excellent oral and written communication skills

Please visit our US Careers Website to learn more and apply. Accenture Employees may submit referrals here

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST 4 (posted 5.21.10)

Job Description

As a member of this team, you would contribute to CDM's mission by:
• Preparing waste profiles as well as certifying/shipping waste to commercial Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs).
• Planning and conducting work requiring judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria
• Planning, scheduling, conducting, or coordinating detailed phases of work in a part of a major project or in a total project of moderate scope
• Devising new approaches to problems encountered
• Coordinating various technical aspects of work Receiving technical guidance on unusual or complex problems and supervisory approval on proposed plans for projects
• Acting as a mentor for lower level employees Possibly supervising the work of a few engineers who are assisting on assigned work
• Participating to a limited degree in new business development
• Establishing and monitoring budgets to assess profitability

Job Requirements

• 5 - 7 minimum years of experience since B.S. in Science, Engineering, or Geology
• Certification and/or Master's degree in specialty field desired for scientist positions; Registration as a licensed Professional Engineer is desired for engineering positions; Registration as a licensed Professional Geologist desired for geologist positions.
• Waste Management experience, specifically preparing waste profiles and certifying/shipping waste to commercial TSDFs required
• US citizenship, Submit to background check and drug and alcohol testing for DOE security clearance required.
• Valid driver’s license

To apply:

https://jobs.brassring.com/1033/ASP/TG/cim_jobdetail.asp?partnerid=25038&siteid=5220&AReq=9910BR&Codes=ETEBA

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST 2 (Posted 5.21.10)

Position Overview:

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

· Position would support Environmental Management System activities; including evaluating environmentally preferable purchasing data and managing in preparation for submission of annual report to DOE headquarters.

· Environmental compliance assistance to clients and oversight of subcontractors

· Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments

· Remediation oversight

· Hazardous waste field investigations including well installation, groundwater sampling, and soil sampling.

· Treatment system operation and maintenance

· Storm water monitoring

· Best Management Practices inspections

· Direct, and assist in the execution of RCRA remediation projects.

· Assisting with the preparation of Phase I & II ESA and remediation summary reports.

Requirements:

· B.S. in Science or Engineering plus 1 – 3 years of experience or M.S. in engineering, geology, or a scientific discipline

· A strong academic record

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills

· Proficient in data management/querying/processing using excel, access

· Self starter, detail oriented, motivated, looking for someone that can take ownership of assigned tasks

· Valid driver’s license

To apply:

· https://jobs.brassring.com/1033/ASP/TG/cim_jobdetail.asp?partnerid=25038&siteid=5220&AReq=9911BR&Codes=ETEBA

WASTE CONTROL SPECIALISTS LLC

Position Description

Job Title: Director, Engineering & Maintenance (Posted 4.27.10)

Department: Engineering 619

Reports To: VP and General Manager

FLSA Status: Exempt

Summary

The Director, Engineering & Maintenance will apply professional knowledge and skills to civil, mechanical and electrical engineering projects at the WCS West Texas site and provides oversight management of the Maintenance Department. Assignments are broad in scope and require the use of independent judgment and initiative in making technical decisions of considerable difficulty. Examples of projects include the design and construction of roads, storm water control, rail line expansion and facility modifications. Projects encompass multiple disciplines, such as civil, architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, environmental, hydraulic, and fire protection. The Director, Engineering and Maintenance oversees and reviews studies and design work performed by outside consultants who will apply their professional registration seal to their own plans and specifications. Work will be reviewed by the General Manager through discussion and inspection to determining progress and adherence to company policies and procedures. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may receive occupational exposures to ionizing radiation that are As Low As is Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) and within regulatory limits.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Serves as project manager for assigned projects including establishing design goals and project milestones, reviewing and approving cost, preparing management reports, issuing change orders, and managing consultant performance for the duration of contracts;

Evaluates design and cost proposals for work projects submitted by consultants;

Prepares and maintains site drawings of existing and planned facilities to ensure efficient placement and sizing of utilities and to prevent interferences between operations;

Prepares and updates as-built drawings of existing facilities;

Assists Director of Facility Construction in the preparation of conceptual plans, detailed plans, specifications, and estimates for site construction projects;

Prepares and controls project contract documents;

Establishes design schedules and ensures adherence to them;

Estimates design costs, monitors expenditures, and ensures conformance to design budgets;

Keeps current, accurate records on each working project;

Reviews construction projects or other programs to determine conformance to applicable county, state, and federal laws and regulations as well as applicable site license requirements;

Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless support to site functions;

Writes analytical reports.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Directly supervises the Engineering Department to include engineers and a planning scheduler. Also supervises the maintenance department with a Maintenance Manager reporting directly to the Director, Engineering & Maintenance. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Engineering degree from an accredited four-year college or university; and ten (10) to fifteen (15) years related experience providing engineering services and at least three (3) to five (5) years supervising an engineering department.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Database software; Development software; Internet software; Project Management software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Professional Engineer (PE) Certification in Texas. Candidates with PEs in other states will be required to obtain Texas PE certification. ,

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of the job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may receive occupational exposures to ionizing radiation that are As Low As is Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) and within regulatory limits.

You may apply for this position by emailing your resume to John Browder at jbrowder@wcstexas.com or apply online at www.wcstexas.com.

WASTE CONTROL SPECIALISTS LLC

Position Description

Job Title: Quality Assurance Manager (Posted 4.27.10)

Department: Field Admin 620

Reports To: Director, QA/QC

FLSA Status: Exempt

Summary

Develops, implements and coordinates product assurance program to prevent or eliminate defects in new or existing products by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors. This position reports directly to the Director, QA/QC. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may receive occupational exposures to ionizing radiation that are As Low As is Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) and within regulatory limits.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Analyzes, evaluates, and presents information concerning factors such as business situations, production capabilities, manufacturing issues, economic trends, design and development of new products for consideration by other members of management.

Suggests and debates alternative methods and procedures in solving problems and meeting changing market opportunities.

Cooperates with other top management personnel in formulating and establishing company policies, operating procedures and goals.

Develops initial and subsequent modifications of product assurance program to delineate areas of responsibility, personnel requirements, and operational procedures within the program.

Evaluates contents of reports from product assurance program department heads and confers with top management team preparatory to formulating fiscal budget for product assurance program

Conducts management meetings with product assurance program department heads to establish, delineate and review program organizational policies to coordinate functions and operations between departments and to establish responsibilities and procedures for attaining objectives.

Reviews technical problems and procedures of departments and recommends solutions to problems or changes in procedures.

Visits and confers with representatives of material and component vendors to obtain information related to supply quality, capacity of vendor to meet orders and vendor quality standards.

Confers with engineers about quality assurance of new products designed and manufactured products on market to rectify issues.

Reviews technical publications, articles and abstracts to stay abreast of technical developments in the industry.

Apply and reinforce the skills learned through human performance training to prevent personal errors and errors by other team members.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Manages Quality Assurance Specialists of the Quality Assurance Department. Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these units. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) from an accredited college or university or equivalent, and five years related quality assurance experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or government regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

Computer Skills

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Auditor Qualification, Root Cause Analysis Qualified

Other Skills and Abilities

Working knowledge of Nuclear Codes, standards and regulatory requirements applicable to WCS facilities. Excellent written and verbal skills.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally

exposed to fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may receive occupational exposures to ionizing radiation that are As Low As is Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) and within regulatory limits. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

You may apply for this position by emailing your resume to John Browder at jbrowder@wcstexas.com or apply online at www.wcstexas.com.

WASTE CONTROL SPECIALISTS LLC

Position Description

Job Title: Director, Quality Assurance/Quality Control (Posted 4.27.10)

Department: Field Admin 620

Reports To: President

FLSA Status: Exempt

Summary

Develops, implements and coordinates product assurance program to prevent or eliminate defects in new or existing products by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors. This position reports directly to the President. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may receive occupational exposures to ionizing radiation that are As Low As is Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) and within regulatory limits.