Sandia National Laboratories

Senior/Principal Facilities Technologist - Mechanical Systems Outages, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories$63K — $123K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High school diploma with 3+ years of relevant experience or equivalent education/experience.
  • Experience in coordinating mechanical outages within large, complex facilities.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE L-level security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate and plan mechanical system outages to ensure safety and efficiency.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineers and maintenance departments.
  • Develop and maintain detailed outage procedures for safe shutdowns and start-ups.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to minimize operational impact during outages.
  • Monitor outage progress and address issues to maintain schedules and safety.
  • Ensure compliance with safety regulations and site policies during outage execution.
  • Facilitate post-outage reviews to improve planning processes.

Benefits

  • Working in a mission-critical environment that emphasizes safety and efficiency.
  • Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams of engineers and facility management.
  • Opportunity to develop and implement standards for maintenance and safety procedures.
Full Job Description
What Your Job Will Be Like

We are seeking a detail-oriented Technologist to lead the coordination and execution of mechanical systems outages across the Sandia NM site, ensuring safety, efficiency, and minimal impact to mission-critical operations.

On any given day, you may be called on to:
  • Coordinate and plan all mechanical systems outages across the Sandia NM site to ensure safe and efficient execution.
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Mechanical and Electrical engineers, fire protection, security, operations teams and maintenance planning departments to align outage schedules and requirements.
  • Develop, review, and maintain detailed outage procedures to support safe system shutdowns and start-ups.
  • Communicate proactively with building operations, occupants, maintenance teams, and external service providers to minimize operational impact and maintain mission continuity.
  • Monitor and track outage progress, promptly addressing any issues or changes to maintain schedule and safety standards.
  • Ensure compliance with all relevant safety regulations, site policies, and industry best practices during outage planning and execution.
  • Facilitate post-outage reviews and lessons learned sessions to continuously improve outage planning processes.
  • Maintain accurate documentation and records related to outage planning, approvals, and execution.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Salary Range

$63,800 - $123,400

*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

Qualifications We Require

  • High school diploma plus three (3) or more years of directly related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Experience coordinating mechanical outages and/or maintenance activities in a large, complex facility or industrial environment.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain an active DOE L-level security clearance.


Qualifications We Desire

  • Familiarity with mechanical safety standards, development of procedures, and outage management processes.
  • Experience working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams including engineers, safety personnel, security, and facility management.
  • Strong organizational and communication skills demonstrated through managing schedules, writing technical procedures, and coordinating with multiple stakeholders.
  • Experience with outage documentation, such as writing procedures and post-outage reports.
  • Prior experience in a mission-critical or high-reliability environment is a plus.
  • Experience working in a facilities management and maintenance organization.
  • Familiar with NNSA, DOE, or other federal government requirements.
  • Knowledge of mechanical systems to include HVAC, chilled water plants and hydronic heating water systems.
  • Working knowledge and understanding in Facilities engineering and construction as well as industry standard methodologies.
  • Proven ability to initiate effective internal customer relationships.
  • Ability to successfully plan, organize, lead, and monitor team efforts to completion as well as effectively prioritize and implement multiple high rigor tasks in a high-pressure environment.


About Our Team

The Mechanical Engineering Department is responsible for daily Mechanical system operations, lifecycle asset management (LCAM) planning (tactical and strategic) for Mechanical systems, and reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) for Mechanical systems and components. The department addresses daily Mechanical system issues, performs minor Mechanical system designs, conducts design reviews, asset health monitoring, operational and asset failure data analytics, failure mode effects analysis, and asset criticality assessments to support LCAM planning and sustainment. The department develops lifecycle asset management plans (LCAMPs), asset specific RCM maintenance strategies & plans, and manages the design manual and specifications.

Posting Duration

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

About Sandia National Laboratories

The Sandia National Laboratories is one of three National Nuclear Security Administration research and development laboratories in the United States, managed and operated privately by the National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia. Their primary mission is to develop, engineer, and test the non-nuclear components of nuclear weapons and high technology. Headquartered on Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, it also has a campus in Livermore, California, next to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and a test facility in Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii. It is Sandia's mission to maintain the reliability and surety of nuclear weapon systems, conduct research and development in arms control and nonproliferation technologies, and investigate methods for the disposal of the United States' nuclear weapons program's hazardous waste. Other missions include research and development in energy and environmental programs, as well as the surety of critical national infrastructures. In addition, Sandia is home to a wide variety of research including computational biology, mathematics, materials science, alternative energy, psychology, MEMS, and cognitive science initiatives. Sandia formerly hosted ASCI Red, one of the world's fastest supercomputers until its decommission in 2006, and now hosts ASCI Red Storm, originally known as Thor's Hammer. Sandia is also home to the Z Machine. The Z Machine is the largest X-ray generator in the world and is designed to test materials in conditions of extreme temperature and pressure. It is operated by Sandia National Laboratories to gather data to aid in computer modeling of nuclear weapons. In December 2016, it was announced that National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, under the direction of Honeywell International, would take over the management of Sandia National Laboratories starting on May 1, 2017. Educational opportunities are conducted in collaboration with university students through several programs, including the Securing Top Academic Research & Talent at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program and the Sandia University Partnerships Network.
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