ES-WFO Group Lead (Nuclear Facilities Engineering Manager 4) (Los Angeles)

Weapons Facilities Operations Group Lead

Come and join an innovative team conducting groundbreaking research in defense of our nation! Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is seeking a skilled and experienced professional to join our Engineering Services (ES) Division as the Weapons Facilities Operations (ES-WFO) Group Lead (Nuclear Facilities Engineering Manager 4). As a vital member of the ES team you will develop, maintain, and apply a diverse set of nuclear facility engineering capabilities to provide innovative solutions to enable the Laboratory's scientific and national security mission, and will be responsible for the implementation of Conduct of Engineering (CoE) and Configuration Management (CM) programs, including technical baseline development for facilities. As the Group Lead you will serve as the group manager, directing a robust workforce and managing multifaceted activities within the WFO Facility Operations Directorate, including the Cognizant System Engineer (CSE) team at the Weapons Engineering Tritium Facility (WETF). Your day-to-day responsibilities will include :

• Provide a range of facility engineering support services, including system engineering, project engineering, design engineering and field engineering, in support of nuclear, accelerator and high explosive facilities
• Provide design engineering services for portfolio projects, to ensure facilities and modifications are designed, constructed, modified and maintained to satisfy customer needs and expectations in a cost effective, safe, and compliant manner
• Direct the strategic activities of engineers executing work in accordance with DOE nuclear facility requirements to integrate and support the mission and goals of the Laboratory's facility and programmatic operations
• Communicate with all levels of internal and external customers to define and recommend cross-organizational operational objectives, develop specific short-term and long-range plans, and monitor progress to assure long-term objectives are attained and customer requirements are met
• Develop short-term and long-range plans for portfolio projects 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
• Develop staffing plans in accordance with customer requirements and within budget constraints, perform recruiting and hiring activities to implement those plans, and develop staff through training, mentoring and qualification programs
• Provide technical and administrative oversight to ensure compliance with nuclear facility requirements, ensuring that design, field, procurement, project and discipline engineering personnel comply with applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, codes, and standards and providing leadership in resolution of technical and personnel issues

What You Need

Minimum Job Requirements

Nuclear Facilities Engineering Manager 4 ($166,900 - $289,000) Leadership Central to this position, we are seeking a qualified and talented individual that has demonstrated leadership and management experience, engineering or technical organization oversight roles and team building success. Knowledge and Demonstrated Experience This position will serve in a management role and provide knowledge and experience in engineering and administration for facility projects and on-going operations and maintenance within nuclear facilities is required. Specific knowledge and demonstrated experience required for this position includes :

Education / Experience : Position requires a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and 8 years related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation. This position may be subject to DOE Order 426.2 Personnel Selection, Training, and Qualification Requirements for DOE Nuclear Facilities.

Desired Qualifications

A professional license (PE) in an engineering discipline from a recognized licensing board preferred Extensive knowledge of LANL activities and nuclear operations including project execution and management, legal, procurement, construction, environmental safety & health (ES&H), and quality assurance Knowledge / experience of LANL Engineering Standards Manual; LANL CoE procedures; and DOE orders and standards related to nuclear facility design, construction, and project management

Work Location : The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.

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 : Due to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China - including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau - as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents (green card holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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 :

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). Selected applicants will be subject to a background investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Federal Government, and must meet eligibility requirements

DOE 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. Although New Mexico and other states have legalized the use of marijuana, use and possession of marijuana remain illegal under federal law. A positive drug test for marijuana will result in termination of employment, even if the use was pre-offer.

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

Internal Applicants : Regular appointment emp