Deputy Group Leader (Nuclear Facilities Engineering Manager)

What You Will Do

Come and join an innovative team supporting groundbreaking research in defense of our nation.

The Safety Basis Division (SB-DO) at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) develops and maintains Safety Basis documents for nuclear and high hazard facilities and applies a diverse set of nuclear facility engineering capabilities to provide innovative solutions to enable the Laboratory's scientific and national security mission.

We are seeking several Nuclear Facilities Engineering Manager/Safety Basis Deputy Group Leaders 3 to support the Laboratory mission and lead their respective group to develop and maintain nuclear facility and non-nuclear safety bases.

As a Nuclear Facilities Engineering Manager 3, will report to the Group Leader and will be responsible for managing a discrete scope of work within the group's portfolio. The position will include managing personnel, such as safety analysts and unreviewed safety question (USQ) qualified evaluators (QEV) as well as executing technical work and managing projects and budgets. This includes meeting project, program, and operational needs through USQ, DSA and TSR document development and updates, the new information and PISA process, and the review and management of the resulting deliverables. Additional work scope includes creating and managing discrete project schedules and personnel executing project work, managing a discrete subset of the group's budget, as well as understanding and providing input online item or capital project DOE-STD-1189 safety basis deliverables.

The selected candidate will report to and work with the Group Leader to provide leadership, vision, strategic and tactical planning to the SB Group and interface with customer organizations and members of Safety Basis core and field services to provide safety basis information and updates. The candidate will regularly interact with Laboratory senior management and National Nuclear Security Administration Los Alamos Field Office [NA-LA] Safety Basis team leader in support of safety basis activities for assigned faculties and supporting deliverables for all LANL nuclear and high hazard facilities.

If this interests you, and you want to be part of an organization that offers a rewarding and cultivating environment, we want you to join our team!

What You Need
Minimum Job Requirements:

Leadership

Central to this position, we are seeking a qualified and talented individual that has demonstrated leadership and innovation in managing an engineering organization.

Knowledge and Experience

This is a management role and provide knowledge and experience in engineering and safety basis administration for facility projects and on-going operations and maintenance within nuclear facilities. Specific knowledge and experience sought for includes:

• Record of leading technical personnel in support of nuclear facilities including operations, maintenance, engineering, safety basis, and projects to establish and continuously improve reliable facility operations.
• Ability to interface with all levels of contractor management, NNSA/DOE staff, DNFSB staff and board members, and occasionally members of the public.
• Capability in successfully developing internal and external customer relationships achieving a high degree of customer satisfaction. Expertise in negotiation with customers and support organizations and resolving conflicts.
• Experience in developing and managing budgets
• Knowledge/experience in nuclear and/or high hazard facility operations, maintenance, design, and administrative programs.
• Knowledge/experience and proficiency in DOE orders and standards on facility hazard categorization, safety basis development, technical safety requirement development, and the Unreviewed question process.
• Leadership experience effecting the requirements above.
• Responsible for the development and maintenance of technical analyses and safety basis documentation for assigned facilities and projects.
• Provide nuclear engineering services to ensure facilities are designed, constructed, modified, and maintained to meet nuclear and non-nuclear safety and mission expectations in a cost effective, safe, and compliant manner.
• Provide safety basis nuclear facility engineering resources for LANL nuclear facilities.
• Lead the development and control of assigned facility and project safety basis documents, disciplined and effective safety basis implementation, and assessment of overall group performance.
• Communicate with all levels of internal and external customers to define and recommend cross-organizational operational objectives.
• For assigned facilities and projects, develop specific short-term and long-range plans, and monitor progress to assure long-term objectives are attained and customer requirements are met.
• Ensure daily open communication with workers (including subcontractors) that promotes an environment where workers feel comfortable bringing errors, system weaknesses and issues to management attention.
• Perform technical and quality reviews of safety basis documents for nuclear facilities and support facilities.

Education/Experience

Position requires a bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline from an accredited institution and 5 years related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

Desired Qualifications:

• PMI Certification
• Working knowledge of Conduct of Operations, Engineering and Maintenance

Location: This position will be located in Los Alamos with the potential for a hybrid work arrangement (partially onsite/partially offsite) from a location within 2 hours ground commute of this location. Reporting onsite will be periodically required. Hybrid is at the discretion of management and can change at any time with appropriate notice.

COVID Vaccine:
The COVID vaccine is mandatory for all Laboratory employees, on-site contractors, and on-site subcontractors unless granted an accommodation under applicable state or federal law. This requirement will apply to those working on-site, those teleworking, and all new hires.
Position commitment: Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. The position commitment for this position is 1 year.

Note to Applicants:

• To be fully considered for this position, please submit a comprehensive cover letter and resume detailing how you meet the minimum job requirements and desired qualifications for this position.
• Directive 206.2 - Employment with Triad requires a favorable decision by NNSA indicating employee is suitable under NNSA Supplemental Directive 206.2. Please note that this requirement applies only to citizens of the United States. Foreign nationals are subject to a similar requirement under DOE Order 142.3A.

Where You Will Work

Located in beautiful northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. Our generous benefits package includes:

§ PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network

§ Dental and vision insurance

§ Free basic life and disability insurance

§ Paid childbirth and parental leave

§ Award-winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.5% annually)

§ Learning opportunities and tuition assistance

§ Flexible schedules and time off (paid sick, vacation, and holidays)

§ Onsite gyms and wellness programs

§ Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50 mile radius)
Additional Details

Directive 206.2 - Employment with Triad requires a favorable decision by NNSA indicating employee is suitable under NNSA Supplemental Directive 206.2. Please note that this requirement applies only to citizens of the United States. Foreign nationals are subject to a similar requirement under DOE Order 142.3A.

Clearance: Q(Position will be cleared to this level). Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements* for access to classified matter. This position requires a Q clearance which requires US Citizenship except in extremely rare circumstances. Dependent upon position, additional authorization to access nuclear weapons information may be required that may or may not be available to dual citizens depending upon the circumstances.

*Eligibility requirements: To obtain a clearance, an individual must be at least 18 years of age; U.S. citizenship is required except in very limited circumstances. See DOE Order 472.2 for additional information.

426.2: This position is subject to DOE Order 426.2, Personnel Selection, Training, and Qualification Requirements for DOE Nuclear Facilities, which establishes entry-level requirements to ensure candidates selected for specific positions can successfully perform the requirements of the job.

New-Employment Drug Test: The Laboratory requires successful applicants to complete a new-employment drug test and maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing.

Regular position: Term status Laboratory employees applying for regular-status positions are converted to regular status.

Internal Applicants: Regular appointment employees who have served the required period of continuous service in their current position are eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the required period of continuous service, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. Please refer to Policy Policy P701 for applicant eligibility requirements.

Incentive Compensation Program: Position is eligible to participate in the Triad Incentive Compensation Program.
Equal Opportunity: Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or preference, marital status or spousal affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or citizenship within the limits imposed by federal laws and regulations. The Laboratory is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request such an accommodation, please send an email to applyhelp@lanl.gov or call 1-505-665-4444 option 1.Employment Status Full Time