Senior Engineer – Facility Design (NWS 00931)

Location: Livermore, CA
Title: Senior Engineer – Facility Design (NWS 00931)

North Wind Services (NWS) is a high performing, low risk company with a successful history of contributing to their client’s missions. NWS executes and manages a wide range of technical services such as environmental investigation and restoration, construction, demolition, radioactive and hazardous waste management, public communication/involvement, information management, health and safety, industrial hygiene, and emergency response/HAZMAT services.

North Wind Services is actively seeking individuals who can contribute to national security within the science, technology, and engineering fields as part of our supplemental labor team at vital federal research and development installations supporting the Department of Energy. Qualified applicants must be a US citizen, at least 18 years of age, and able to meet pre-employment requirements including any required physicals, drug screen, and/or background investigation to satisfy clearance requirements from the Department of Energy.

Successful candidates will be employees of NWS supporting the missions of their federal client, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in Livermore, CA. Pay, benefits, Human Resources, and employment management functions are all provided by NWS. As an NWS employee working at LLNL, within the client’s environment, you will complete day-to-day tasks, with direction from technical personnel directly employed by LLNL.

Due to operational requirements, the position may require overtime, shift work, weekends, alternate schedules, or other nonstandard work hours. Required on-site training must be completed before performing certain assignments.

Essential Duties
- Lead and perform facility design activities from conceptual development through detailed design, installation, testing, commissioning, and turnover.
- Develop and review facility layouts, equipment arrangements, utility systems, process systems, and infrastructure modifications.
- Prepare and approve, as authorized, engineering drawings, CAD models, specifications, calculations, bills of material, and installation documentation.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary designs involving architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, process, fire protection, safety, and operations disciplines.
- Contribute to design reviews, constructability reviews, field walkdowns, vendor meetings, installation support, and commissioning activities.
- Perform and review spatial coordination, interference checks, access and maintainability assessments, and tolerance evaluations.
- Develop or review structural, thermal, fluid, and other engineering analyses supporting facility design decisions.
- Evaluate existing facility conditions, drawings, surveys, equipment data, and as-built information.
- Establish design requirements, identify technical risks, and develop practical solutions for complex facility engineering problems.
- Mentor less-experienced designers, engineers, and technicians.
- Review and verify the technical accuracy, completeness, quality, and compliance of work produced by peers and other engineering disciplines.
- Coordinate with vendors and construction personnel to resolve technical issues and support project completion.
- Prepare engineering reports, technical presentations, design reviews, procedures, and project documentation.
- Support configuration management, document control, work planning, and compliance with applicable engineering standards and laboratory procedures.
- Independently prioritize assignments and deliver quality results within established schedules and cost constraints.

Essential Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities
- Associate degree in engineering, engineering technology, drafting, or a related field, or equivalent applicable experience.
- Significant experience in facility engineering, facility design, engineering technology, or related discipline.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex facility design projects from conception through implementation.
- Broad knowledge of facility systems, including mechanical, structural, utility, process, electrical, and equipment integration requirements.
- Extensive experience developing and reviewing CAD models, engineering drawings, specifications, and design documentation.
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering and design teams.
- Knowledge of facility layouts, constructability, maintainability, installation, testing, commissioning, and operational requirements.
- Ability to interpret and integrate architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, process, and facility drawings.
- Demonstrated ability to perform or review engineering calculations, spatial coordination, interference reviews, and design verification.
- Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing and applicable engineering codes, standards, and design practices.
- Demonstrated analytical, organizational, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to independently resolve technical issues and achieve results on schedule.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical information to small and large groups.
- Experience working effectively with engineers, scientists, designers, technicians, coordinators, vendors, construction personnel, and facility operators.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Must meet pre-employment requirements, including any required physical examination, drug screening, and background investigation.

Desired Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities
- Experience with PTC Creo, AutoCAD, Revit, or other CAD and facility design software.
- Experience with PTC Windchill or other product lifecycle management and document control systems.
- Experience with facility management, building information modeling, or configuration management systems.
- Experience supporting DOE facilities, national laboratories, classified environments, industrial operations, or nuclear-related work controls.
- Experience with construction support, installation, testing, commissioning, facility operations, or project closeout.
- Experience mentoring personnel and providing technical leadership within multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience reviewing and verifying the accuracy of work performed by peers and other engineering disciplines.

Special Requirements
Pre-Placement Medical Exam: A job-related pre-placement medical examination may be required.
Pre-employment drug test: External applicants selected for this position will be required to pass a post offer, pre-employment drug test.

Anticipated Government Clearance Level: Q (position will be cleared to this level). Applicants who are selected will be subject to a federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or matters. In addition, all L or Q cleared employees are subject to random drug testing. Q-level clearance requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold multiple citizenships (U.S. and another country), you may be required to renounce your non-U.S. citizenship before a DOE L or Q clearance will be processed/granted.

North Wind offers a competitive pay and benefits package to include health, life, and disability insurance benefits, 401(k) with company match, generous paid leave, and tuition reimbursement for eligible employees. As a company, we are committed to employee wellness, professional development, and work-life balance. We value safety, reliability, and commitment to our people. For more information about benefits or hiring philosophy, visit the North Wind Career Opportunities Page.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The nature of those accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.  If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact our Helpline +1.208.528.8718 or use the Request for Reasonable Accommodation form to get assistance.

North Wind is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, religion, or other legally protected status. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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