Be part of the nation’s only repository for the disposal of nuclear waste known as Transuranic (TRU) waste.

Salado Isolation Mining Contractors, managing and operating contractor of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is currently seeking a Technical Procedure Writer to join our team to support our government customer in Carlsbad, New Mexico.

The successful candidate will analyze, design, and develop technical documents in support of a nuclear operating facility. These documents will include operations, alarm response, emergency operating and abnormal operating procedures. The candidate will obtain process specific training and follow the WIPP facility writer's guide with respect to format, order, clarity, conciseness, style and terminology, and participate in verification and validation of procedure usability in the field. The candidate will take direction from the Procedures Manager. The job will require the candidate to interface with Subject Matter Experts (SME's) as necessary during all phases of new or revised procedure development. The candidate will be expected to use advanced questioning and circular reasoning techniques to gather the information needed to generate procedure documents. The candidate will be responsible to evaluate requested/proposed changes to procedures, research technical manuals, vendor specs, plant diagrams, design documents and station policies to ensure the safe operation of equipment, procedure flow and workability, and adherence to regulatory requirements and writers guidelines. The candidate will be required to be Mine Safety Hazard and/or RadWorker trained in order to perform underground and plant/facility walk-downs, from which they will use their observations to incorporate human factors standards, performance capabilities and technical accuracy. Advanced level writing skills and strong vocabulary and grammar is critical to the success of this position.

SIMCO Exempt Salary Grade (30-34)

Minimum Qualifications: These requirements must be met to be considered for this posting. Uploaded resumes and applications are the means of determination.

• Bachelor's degree and six (6) years of professional experience, or
• Associate's Degree plus ten (10) years of professional experience, or
• High School Diploma or Equivalency plus fourteen (14) years of professional experience is required.
• Demonstrated experience writing or processing technical documents, work packages, proposals or project execution documents that require detailed, clear and concise use of the English language is mandatory.

Must be at least 18 years of age; U.S. citizenship is required except in limited circumstances. See DOE Order 472.2 for additional information.

Higher education attainment than listed acceptable per internal level identifiers of accompanying years of experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced Human Performance Based Procedure Writer Certification, Basic Instructor Certification, PPA Procedure Writer’s Training and Certification Program, Radiological Worker I, or United States Department of Labor Mine Safety Hazard Training.
• One (1) year of DOE experience is preferred.
• Proficient in the advanced use of Microsoft Word (formatting, tables, headers and footers) as well as other MS Office suit software (Excel, PowerPoint) is desired.
• Previous WIPP Project experience is a plus.

Starting salary $76,724 per year *

*Base salary will be dependent upon candidate's background (i.e. education and experience)

Relocation assistance available for this position, if relocating more than 50 miles from current residence.

EOE including Disability/Protected Veterans. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

If you are an applicant with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability—or unable to use—the online application system and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact (575) 234-8405 or email wipprecruiting@wipp.ws for assistance. Upon receipt of this information, we will respond to you promptly to obtain more information about your request.

Reviews, and tests for the absence of any illegal drug as defined in 10 CFR 707.4, will be conducted by SIMCO and a background investigation by the Federal government may be required to obtain an access authorization prior to employment, and subsequent reinvestigations may be required.