Job DescriptionWe have an opening for an
Environmental Functional Area Manager to lead the Environmental Functional Area (EFA) at LLNL. In this role, you will provide day-to-day management and technical leadership of the functions, disciplines, and personnel within the EFA. Additionally, you will be counted on for strategic vision and technical oversight to meet the goals and objectives of EFA customers and stakeholders. You will be a key member of the Environment, Safety and Health (ESH) Directorate senior management team, ensuring that the Environmental Programs at the Laboratory are effective, efficient, and with regulatory and contractual requirements while supporting execution of important Laboratory mission. This position is in the ESH Directorate.
This position may offer a hybrid schedule, which includes the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week, after a probationary period.
You will - Serve as an integral member of the ESH management team, develop high-level organizational strategies and priorities, manage the investment of resources, and develop programs to sustain core competencies, evolve and enhance environmental compliance and monitoring capabilities, and attract and retain a diverse staff of environmental professionals.
- Lead, develop and inspire a multidisciplinary organization of 40+ environmental professionals with accountability for organizational performance, technical excellence, workforce development and successful mission execution.
- Provide leadership on complex, sensitive, and high-consequence environmental issues. Translate evolving regulatory requirements, determine applicability across a wide spectrum of environmental standards and regulations to provide technical guidance and support to Laboratory programs regarding environmental responsibilities and regulations.
- Build trusted partnerships with Laboratory leaders, LLNL organizations, regulators, DOE, and other stakeholders to integrate environmental considerations into planning and operations and enable effective mission execution.
- Serve as a senior Laboratory representative on environmental matters with the DOE Livermore Field Office and other external stakeholders, leading resolution of complex regulatory, contractual, and technical issues and developing constructive approaches to emerging challenges.
- Advise Directorate and Laboratory senior management on environmental strategy, regulatory risk, emerging requirements, and significant compliance matters. Influence decisions and build alignment across organizations when addressing complex issues with Laboratory-wide implications.
- Oversee the LLNL Environmental Management System (EMS), monitoring, risk assessment, and analysis for Laboratory operations to ensure and verify environmental compliance, crucial for the success of the organization and image of the Laboratory; ensure the Laboratory EMS is consistent with the ISO 14001 standard.
- Develop and maintain meaningful, data driven performance measures that provide senior leadership with insight into organizational performance, environmental risk, compliance health, and opportunities for improvement.
- Oversee EFA performance management, salary management, and hiring and recruiting activities, including career development and organizational succession management. Maintain a commitment to attract high-quality staff, and to foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment.
- Collaborate with and benchmark against other DOE sites to share practices and continuously improve LLNL's environmental programs and organizational effectiveness.
- Anticipate emerging environmental, regulatory, operational, and workforce challenges and position the organization to respond effectively to future Laboratory mission needs.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications- Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
- Bachelor's degree in environmental science, chemistry, biology, geology or related field, or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- Extensive leadership experience in a large, complex, highly regulated, or technically diverse organization, including demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary professional teams and delivering organizational results.
- Expert knowledge of environmental laws, regulations, and standard industry practices and experience apply that knowledge to complex organizational, operational, or mission challenges.
- Demonstrated ability and experience anticipating complex emerging issues, downstream impacts, assess risk, establish priorities, and lead complex, high-consequence decisions that balance regulatory requirements, technical rigor, organizational effectiveness, mission priorities, cost, and schedule.
- Experience using independent judgment to strategically manage an organization, establish organization objectives and interpret policies, delegating, directing, and monitoring the work of others.
- Extensive experience with strategic planning, organizational budgeting, workforce planning, resource allocation, and establishing and executing long-term organizational goals.
- Experience establishing credibility, building trusted relationships, navigating differing priorities, and achieving alignment. Extensive experience in performance management and supervision of organizational staff and managers, including developing leaders, managing organizational performance, succession planning, workforce development, and creating an environment that motivates high-performing teams.
- Expert communication, facilitation, collaboration, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills necessary to effectively explain, direct, present, advise, negotiate, and influence all levels of management, both internal and external to the Laboratory.
Qualifications We Desire- Master's degree in engineering, environmental science, or related field.
- Experience working within the DOE complex, another federal agency, or a comparably regulated environment, including familiarity with federal directives, contractual requirements, and regulator relationships.
- Experience leading programs in a research laboratory environment.
- Experience leading organizational or programmatic transformation, modernization, or continuous-improvement initiatives.
- Experience representing an organization with regulators, government agencies, senior executives, or other high-level external stakeholders.
Pay Range$282,210 - $359,700 annually
This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.
Additional Information#LI-Hybrid
Position InformationThis is a Career Indefinite position, open to Lab employees and external candidates.
