Description

Job Title Nuclear Facilities Engineering Manager 3

Location Los Alamos, NM, US

Organization Name PIE-DO/Plutonium Infrastructure Engineering Division Office

Minimum Salary 141500

Maximum Salary 238300

Functional Job Title Plutonium Infrastructure Engineer Manager 3

What You Will Do

This position is open for external candidates only to apply.

As a Nuclear Facilities Engineering Manager 3, you will assist the Group in operations and strategic direction by providing technical and administrative oversight to ensure compliance with nuclear facility requirements, conduct of engineering (CoE) and configuration management (CM) program 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. In addition, but not limited to, the incumbent will assist the Group Leader in developing 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.

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. Please note that this is a shift-work position and may require working evenings, nights, weekends, holidays, and other non-traditional schedules to support operational requirements.

Roles and responsibilities are:

• Ensure that technical deliverables comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, codes, and standards.
• Assign qualified engineering resources as required to support projects being designed and implemented within the facility.
• Ensure that all technical deliverables are developed in accordance with the LANL Conduct of Engineering (COE) policies and procedures.
• Ensuring resolution of engineering assigned issues are completed on time and within the allocated budget.
• Participate in forecasting staffing requirements, developing and managing budgets, monitoring performance, and initiating personnel actions when necessary.
• Ensure that safety processes, policies and practices are followed by assigned personnel to support worker and facility safety.
• Provide leadership ensuring the nuclear engineering designs are delivered and meet the customer needs and expectations in a cost effective, safe, and compliant manner.
• Communicate with all levels of internal and external customers to define and recommend cross-organizational operational objectives.
• Assist the group leader in developing 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 and issues to management attention.
• Lead process improvement efforts to address procedural, policies, and work process changes. Seek opportunities to enhance effectiveness and efficiencies of policies and procedures in effect at LANL

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 a multi-disciplined engineering organization.
The ideal candidate will have prior experience managing technical teams and interfacing with other engineering disciplines.

Knowledge and Experience
This position will serve in a management role and provide expert knowledge and experience in engineering and administration for facility projects and on-going operations and maintenance within nuclear facilities is required. Specific knowledge and experience sought for includes:

• Experience leading a technical organization in support of nuclear facilities including operations, maintenance, systems engineering, safety basis, and projects to establish and continuously improve conduct of engineering implementation in support of reliable facility operations.
• Experience in successfully developing internal and external customer relationships achieving a customer satisfaction. Experience in negotiation with customers and support organizations and resolving conflicts.
• Experience in negotiation with customers and support organizations and resolving conflicts.
• Experience in developing and implementing design related processes, configuration management, engineering document control, schedules, and cost estimates.
• Demonstrated experience managing schedules and leading multidisciplinary teams
• Working level experience and knowledge of DOE Orders and Standards and the LANL Engineering Standards Manual related to engineering in support of nuclear facility engineering, maintenance, projects, and operations.
• Experience related to the development and implementation of in-house engineering standards, master specifications, and Conduct of Engineering for facility operations and maintenance.

Training/Certifications: A professional license (PE) in an engineering discipline from a recognized licensing board or certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) is preferred but not required.

DOE Order 426.2 Requirements: Requires a bachelor of science degree in engineering or related science, and 4 years nuclear experience. Education or experience that is job related may be substituted on a case-by-case basis. The degree may fulfill 3 of the 4 years of nuclear experience on a one-for-one time basis.

Education/Experience: Position requires a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution and 5 years related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

Desired Qualifications:

• Demonstrated Knowledge of LANL activities and nuclear operations including project execution and management, legal, procurement, construction, environmental safety and health (ES&H), and quality assurance.
• Understanding of US Government contracting or procurement methods/processes, specifically related to subcontract Architecture & Engineering agreements.
• Prior experience working for/with the DOE or DOD in an engineering capacity.
• Knowledge/experience of LANL Engineering Standards Manual; LANL Conduct of Engineering procedures; and DOE Orders and Standards related to nuclear facility design, construction, and project management

Work Environment:

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.

Work Schedule:

Position is in support of 24/7 facility operations and is intended for management oversight of the weekday nights shift (B Shift). The person filling this position will be required to work non-normal business hours, swing/grave shifts, occasional weekend shifts, and support on-call assignments as required to meet facility objectives. Depending on the position, the person in this position may be eligible for additional compensation due to the swing/shift schedule.

This position is intended for B Shift 4 x 10 hrs. (Monday - Thursday 6 pm - 4:30 am) and is subject to change as needed to meet engineering support objectives on the weekday-night shift.

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 considered for the position, please submit a detailed cover letter addressing how you meet the minimum and desired qualifications.

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.

Employment Status Full Time

Appointment Type Regular

Regular