Requisition ID: 267814

• Relocation Authorized: National - Family
• Grade: 24
• Position to be Panel Interviewed? No
• Telework Type: Part-Time Telework
• Work Location: Richland, WA
• Salary Range: $77,980 - $118,920 annually (Determined by function, education, experience, and qualifications of the applicant. A 15% salary uplift is provided on top of base salary for positions that are worked in New York City or San Francisco, which is subject to change depending on market conditions.).

Project Overview

Bechtel is a global engineering, construction and project management company that has “built the world” for more than 120 years, having constructed Hoover Dam, the English Channel Tunnel, entire cities in the Middle East, the second-largest solar thermal power project in the world, and millions of miles of roads and pipelines. We produce a lasting, positive legacy by creating jobs, growing economies, connecting communities to resources, shoring up and expanding infrastructure, and making the world a cleaner, greener, safer place.

Join us as we make history at the Hanford Vit Plant, known as the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. We are designing and building a one-of-a-kind facility that will turn radioactive and chemical waste left over from World War II and Cold War plutonium production into a form safe for disposal. Your efforts will help protect the nearby Columbia River and the communities, salmon, and wildlife along its shorelines throughout the Northwest.

Sitting at the confluence of the Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers near two mountain ranges, our community provides access to year-round outdoor recreation, 300 days of sun a year, more than 200 wineries within a 50-mile radius, and the amenities of large cities just a three-hour drive (or short flight) to Seattle and Portland.

Part-Time Telework: This position is a full-time role that offers part-time telework flexibility in the Richland, Washington project office. This position works a 9/80 schedule, offering every other Friday off.

Position Summary

Bechtel seeks an experienced communications professional to execute and manage a variety of internal communications tasks for the High-Level Waste (HLW) team at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization project.

You will have an opportunity to create a communications program from the ground up that seeks to engage, recognize, and inform the growing team that is designing and will finish construction of the High-Level Waste Facility for the Department of Energy. You will work closely with Bechtel’s HLW leadership team to identify needs, build programs to drive the behavior and culture needed for a successful project, and execute those through internal communications products.

The successful candidate will be a good writer with experience developing content that can be used internally or externally in project and customer publications. The ideal candidate will have the diverse skills and creativity to develop communication products that build energy and excitement among the workforce.

Responsibilities

Internal Communications

• Writes progress-related articles.

• Writes feature articles on individual staff for internal and external publication.

• Creates videos featuring team members and progress activities.

• Drafts initial cuts of progress-related articles for use in external publications.

• Develops content for, formats and distributes regular internal electronic newsletter.

• Based on project needs, proactively recommends and writes messages to staff for HLW leadership

• Assists Communications colleagues with miscellaneous activities such as VIP tours.

• Provides support to Communications Manager in developing response to query statements for media on sensitive topics.

• Proactively creates and executes internal communication campaigns.

• Orchestrates communications to ensure they reach professional staff and a growing craft workforce.

• Develops ideas for project newsletter publications, writes or adapts stories, assembles information and multimedia, consistent with HLW’s key messages.

• Independently researches content and conducts interviews with staff and management.

• Serves as liaison back to Communications team on HLW activities, priorities, and messaging.

• Performs miscellaneous and other special assignments as assigned.

• Receives operational guidance from the High Level Waste (HLW) Area Project Manager

• Receives functional guidance from the WTP Communications Manager

External Communications

• Monitors project progress for upcoming milestones or other newsworthy items

• Drafts progress-related articles for use in external publications.

• Supports Communication team’s efforts to share progress with and inform external stakeholders.

Qualifications and Skills

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, English, Mass Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or related field with 3 years related field experience. In lieu of formal degree, 9 years of related experience required.

• Strong writing skills with the ability to quickly turnaround articles is a must.

• Thorough knowledge of journalism styles and thorough familiarity with English grammar rules. Skills in editing and proofreading.

• Ability to understand highly technical concepts and translate into engaging stories and multimedia products.

• Must be self-motivated and take initiative in ensuring job duties are executed.

• Demonstrated experience in external communications, internal communications and/or executive support.

• Proven ability to build and manage positive relationships with Communications team members, peers and senior leadership.

• Proficient user of the Microsoft Office suite of products.

• Experience using Adobe Creative Suite

• Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, physical (if located at the construction site), and background check which includes verification of employment and education.

• Must be able to obtain a Department of Energy badge for access to the Hanford Site. (Even if teleworking, must still be able to comply with security requirements to obtain a badge)

• Must possess the right to work and remain in the United States without sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Bechtel organization and/or experience working in a matrixed organization or project environment

• Experience communicating progress on a construction site.

• Ability to excel in a deadline-driven environment.

• Skill in SharePoint or other web content management systems.

• Strong relationship building and management skills with craft and professional staff.

• Experience identifying newsworthy internal stories.

• Ability to develop solutions to problems where guidelines are not well defined.

At Bechtel, our employees enjoy a competitive total rewards package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, along with optional disability and supplemental insurance options, generous paid time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave, discretionary bonuses, and a well-designed 401K plan with matching and profit-sharing components.

Shaping tomorrow together

Bechtel is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies. Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth. Since 1898, we’ve completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries on all seven continents. We operate through four global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; and Mining & Metals. Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity. These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live.
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Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

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