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1099 consultant · ~600–1,000 hrs per funded award · $85–$130/hr · Remote (U.S.)

Operations Technology Project Lead & Business Analyst, Tri-Cities WA

Lead the day-to-day delivery of a Department of Energy operations-technology software project from the Tri-Cities, Washington: requirements, schedule, site coordination and the customer relationship.

About Precision Federal

Precision Federal is a Christian-owned small business building AI and software systems for federal agencies through the SBIR program. The founder is a Christian, and the company is run on Christian principles: every number we publish is real, every claim we make is verifiable, and the work is done with excellence as service to God. Every proposal we submit is backed by working prototypes built before we ask for a dollar.

How this role works

  1. You join the bench. We name you (with a short bio) as a proposed consultant on proposals that match this role. Consent costs you nothing and commits you to nothing until an award funds.
  2. A contract is awarded. Federal SBIR awards fund the team named in the proposal. Your engagement begins, at an hourly rate agreed before you were ever named.
  3. You work remote, paid from the contract. ~40–80 hrs per funded award — and if no award ever funds, you owe nothing and lose nothing.

What you'll do

  • Run the project schedule, risk log and weekly customer meetings on site
  • Gather and write requirements with operations, engineering and IT staff
  • Coordinate the engineers, QA and site access so each release lands on the date promised
  • Keep the status honest and visible to the customer and to us

Required qualifications

  • Five or more years leading operations-technology or industrial software projects
  • Able to work on site in Richland, Kennewick or Pasco, Washington
  • U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (U.S. person)
  • Willing to be named on a federal proposal with a one-page resume, and to sign a short letter of commitment

Preferred qualifications

  • Department of Energy or Hanford-area contractor experience
  • PMP or equivalent project-management credential
  • Business-analysis experience on control-system or plant-data projects

Compensation & structure

1099 consulting engagement. $60–$100 per hour, confirmed in writing before you are named on any proposal. Hours are funded by federal contract awards — engagements on this bench have ranged from roughly 130 to 710 hours across a period of performance, fully remote. Work and pay begin only if the contract is awarded — no award, no hours, no obligation.

Apply — Operations Technology Project Lead & Business Analyst, Tri-Cities WA

Every application is read personally by the founder. We respond to every serious one.

Five questions

These are the substance of the application. Answer from your own experience — a few sentences each is plenty, and “this never came up” is a real answer we want.

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