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Savannah River Mission Completion

Manages legacy liquid radioactive waste cleanup

Performance Assurance Analyst - Associate or Mid-level

Full-TimeDeadline 10/21/26
$56.1k - $124.4k/yr
Entry, Junior, Mid
Bachelor's
Aiken, SC, USA
In Person
Risk & ComplianceInternal Audit & Controls

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree from an accredited university, or a high school diploma and relevant experience in a role comparable to the position's responsibilities, such as corrective action, issue management, financial, risk, audit, Lean, operational analysis, or applied science.
  • Must successfully pass necessary training in root cause analysis within the first 90 days.
Responsibilities
  • Administer corrective action, self-assessment, and management field observation programs.
  • Serve as a resource for administering the site's corrective action database and ensure information is correctly entered and maintained for the assigned area.
  • Conduct comparative analysis on completed assessments to ensure performance objectives are met, work is properly completed, and quality standards are satisfied; review, process, and close assessment reports; ensure findings and improvement opportunities are entered into the corrective action tracking system; and recommend process or program improvements as appropriate.
  • Coordinate the facility management field observation program; analyze completed reports; review, process, and close observations; ensure findings and improvement opportunities are entered into the corrective action tracking system; and provide feedback to management as appropriate.
  • Participate in developing the annual self-assessment plan.
  • Participate in developing facility performance metrics and generate or coordinate distribution of monthly or periodic key performance indicators and related management reports.
  • Prepare reports, presentations, metrics, and other materials as required or requested by management.
  • Assist others with, or conduct, fundamental root cause or apparent cause analyses.
  • Attend and, as appropriate, lead weekly management review team meetings to review and track issues, corrective actions, and related program items.
  • As a mid-level analyst, act as a subject matter expert and resource for the corrective action database, ensuring information is correctly entered and maintained for the assigned area.
  • As a mid-level analyst, coach and mentor others on the management field observation system and provide feedback to management.
  • As a mid-level analyst, prepare management-requested reports, presentations, metrics, and other materials that may be critical, time-sensitive, or of significant organizational importance.
  • As a mid-level analyst, lead or facilitate root cause or apparent cause analyses, including analyses of consequential events, to prevent recurrence; ensure issues are defined and investigated, causes are determined, and corrective actions are developed, assigned, and completed or resolved.
  • As a mid-level analyst, lead weekly management review team meetings to review and track issues, corrective actions, and related program items, and make recommendations that influence the direction of identified issues.
  • As a mid-level analyst, oversee functional or operational programs of small to moderate complexity.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Written and verbal communication skills to communicate effectively with customers at all organizational levels.
  • Experience at a Department of Energy site, in the commercial nuclear industry, or at a manufacturing facility.
  • Root cause analysis certification or training.
  • Experience with corrective action management systems.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

About the company

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Savannah River Mission Completion

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SRMC is a prime U.S. Department of Energy contractor that manages the treatment and disposal of radioactive liquid waste at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. Its work brings together BWX Technologies, Amentum, and Fluor under the Integrated Mission Completion Contract to run all liquid-waste facilities in one program. The process separates high-level waste, which is vitrified at the Defense Waste Processing Facility, from a large volume of salt waste that is solidified and disposed of in Saltstone Disposal Units. Its goal is to complete tank closures by 2037, using methods such as the Next Generation Solvent, drones, and artificial intelligence to map sites and optimize cleanup.

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501-1,000

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What believers are saying

  • SRMC achieved eight preliminary cease waste removals in under two years by May 2026.
  • August 2026 plan cut 300 canisters, improving DWPF efficiency and extending disposal capacity.
  • September 2026 construction started on the final mega-size disposal unit, de-risking the mission timeline.

What critics are saying

  • DOE depends on one contractor; any performance failure threatens 2037 tank-closure credibility.
  • SDU 12 remains under construction; delayed disposal capacity can bottleneck SWPF throughput in 2027.
  • A serious worker injury or radiological event could trigger DOE enforcement, shutdowns, and rebid pressure.

What makes Savannah River Mission Completion unique

  • SRMC uniquely combines SWPF, DWPF, tank farms, and Saltstone under one DOE contract.
  • BWX, Amentum, and Fluor bring nuclear operations, remediation, and federal-project execution depth.
  • Drones and AI now support tank mapping, sampling, and closure acceleration at SRS.

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Benefits

  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Holidays
  • Parental Leave
  • Life and Accident Coverage
  • Disability Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program