Procurement Engineer I
ACS Professional Staffing

• Location: Richland, Washington
• Type: Contract
• Job #8821

Overview:
ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-hybrid with our client. This Procurement Engineer I will support the evaluation, qualification, and procurement of plant equipment, spare parts, and technical materials while ensuring compliance with engineering, quality, and regulatory requirements. The role involves preparing technical specifications, reviewing design and equipment changes, resolving procurement-related issues, maintaining accurate parts data, and supporting equipment qualification activities. Qualified candidates will have a background in engineering, experience working with technical documentation and regulated environments, and strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills. This full-time position is located in Richland, WA.

Pay rate: $58.8 - $73.39

Benefits:

• Sick Leave: One hour of paid sick leave for every 40-hours worked (sick leave can be used after 90-days of employment)
• EAP: Employee Assistance Program
• Benefit Options: Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, Hospital Indemnity, 401k (eligible after one year and 1,000 hours worked - employer match up to 4%)
• Other benefits include the following: Calm App, LifeBalance Discount Program

Responsibilities:

• Develop, review, revise, and maintain Operations, Administrative, Maintenance, and other station procedures to ensure technical accuracy, usability, and compliance.
• Interpret complex technical information, drawings, manuals, specifications, and regulatory requirements and translate them into clear, step-by-step procedures for plant personnel and contractors.
• Ensure procedures comply with licensing basis documents, technical specifications, regulatory commitments, industry standards, and site requirements.
• Verify procedural consistency with engineering drawings, vendor manuals, design documents, and applicable federal and state regulations.
• Evaluate and implement recommendations from Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, and other station organizations.
• Prepare, process, and implement Procedure Change Notices and other controlled document revisions.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance on procedure-related issues and resolve review comments from stakeholders.
• Review design changes and modifications to determine procedural impacts and incorporate required updates.
• Develop and support testing methodologies to verify compliance with operational, technical, and regulatory requirements.
• Assist engineering and operations teams in determining proper system operation, testing methods, and equipment requirements.
• Incorporate operating experience, industry lessons learned, event reports, and corrective action recommendations into procedures.
• Administer and implement corrective actions, action items, and continuous improvement initiatives through the Corrective Action Program (CAP).
• Support planned refueling outages, maintenance activities, and forced outage recovery efforts.
• Serve as a Qualified Procedure Reviewer and participate in station review and approval processes.
• Represent the department during document reviews, procedure validations, and cross-functional meetings.
• Coordinate with internal customers and stakeholders to ensure the accuracy, quality, and timely delivery of procedural products.
• Recommend and implement improvements to administrative and document control processes.
• Support Emergency Response Organization (ERO) activities by maintaining qualifications, participating in drills, and responding during emergency events.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university and at least 8 years of engineering experience; OR
• High school diploma/GED with a Professional Engineer (PE) license obtained through accredited examination and at least 8 years of engineering experience.
• Experience developing, revising, and maintaining technical procedures, work instructions, or controlled documents in a regulated industrial environment.
• Knowledge of engineering principles, technical specifications, licensing basis documents, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Ability to analyze complex technical information and convert it into clear, concise, and user-friendly procedures.
• Experience reviewing engineering drawings, vendor manuals, design documentation, and technical data for procedural impacts.
• Familiarity with corrective action programs, root cause evaluations, operating experience reviews, and continuous improvement processes.
• Understanding of nuclear, power generation, industrial, or other highly regulated environments preferred.
• Knowledge of ALARA principles, industrial safety practices, environmental requirements, and quality assurance standards.
• Experience supporting equipment testing, system operation verification, and procedure validation activities.
• Ability to evaluate replacement equipment, spare parts, procurement specifications, equipment qualification requirements, and technical quality issues.
• Strong technical writing, document management, organization, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, Regulatory, and Quality organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining high standards of accuracy and regulatory compliance.
• Must be capable of obtaining and maintaining Emergency Response Organization (ERO) qualifications as required.

Work sponsorship is not available at this time. Third-party candidates will not be considered for this position.

Because we are a federal government contractor, we have special restrictions placed on us for hiring foreign nationals into certain key positions within the company. This particular position requires U.S. citizenship.

ACS Professional Staffing will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to the applicant's race, color, religion, sex, gender, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by federal or state law. The company will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process if so requested.

If you have any questions about the job posting, please contact recruiting@acsprostaffing.com

If you have any questions about our Reasonable Accommodation Policy, please feel free to email hr@acsprostaffing.com

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