Construction Superientendent 2/3- Term Position

About the role

The Construction Superintendent team at the Los Alamos National Laboratory invites candidates to apply for a Construction Superintendent position to direct work activities while working to achieve Lab missions. The Construction Superintendent will be responsible for directing the sequence of work for multi-discipline, bargaining unit craft workers, operating within assigned areas. Will ensure that facility modification continuously adhere to engineering designs, engineering document control, specifications, quality standards, schedules, material procurement and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with System Engineers, Construction Managers, Superintendent Leads, and Project Managers.
• Work independently but will be under the oversight of a Construction Manager 3 or 4 or Superintendent 3 or 4.
• Support the investigation of abnormal events, incidents, and/or accidents to identify the root cause and assist in implementing appropriate corrective actions.
• Establish, coordinate, and implement maintenance schedules that encompass resources, material, and equipment requirements/availability.
• Schedule core craft by coordinating with the schedulers ahead of time.
• Track costs to meet formal estimated jobs, report changes, and maintain appropriated budgets.
• May be required to work a flexible schedule i.e. weekends, or after hours.

Requirements

• Minimum Job Requirements:
  • Technical Leadership: Demonstrated experience and skill with leadership. Experience with organizing, directing, and controlling a team in a unionized labor environment.
  • Technical Excellence: Knowledge of and experience with facility maintenance and/or construction management including systems engineering design and maintenance, safety/authorization basis, configuration management programs, work control and facility control systems. Understanding of work hazards, safety practices, operating configuration, and lock-out/tag-out policies and procedures. Demonstrated ability to understand and interpret various physical, mechanical, and electrical documents, blueprints, drawings, and schematics.
  • Personal Leadership: Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain strong and effective customer engagement. Demonstrated experience interfacing with program, project, and line management to develop clear and executable action plans to address issues or needs. Provide personal leadership, direction and technical advice regarding health, safety and environmental compliance. Demonstrated skill in identifying problem areas, investigating alternative solutions, and determining actions to be performed on problems affecting maintenance programs.
  • Communication: Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills. Demonstrated skill in the preparation and presentation of oral and written reports. Demonstrated ability to utilize and manipulate a computerized work management system in maintaining and tracking job activities including the coordination of materials and equipment delivery with vendors and suppliers. Ability to promote an open communication environment to develop mutual trust and teamwork.
• Additional Job Requirements for Superintendent 3:
  • Advanced knowledge of all phases and complexity levels of construction projects, upgrades, renovations and D&D.
  • Lead constructability reviews of the design process and the potential impacts to construction cost and schedule.
  • Extensive knowledge and experience with facility maintenance and/or construction management including systems engineering design and maintenance, safety/authorization basis, configuration management programs, work control and facility control systems. Extensive knowledge and understanding of collective bargaining agreements related to all trades. Extensive understanding of work hazards, safety practices, operating configuration, and lock-out/tag-out policies and procedures. Demonstrated ability to understand and interpret various physical, mechanical, and electrical documents, blueprints, drawings, and schematics.

Qualifications

• Education/Experience at lower level: Position requires a bachelor's degree in a related field; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience related to the position.
• Education/Experience at higher level: Position requires a bachelor's degree in a related field and 2 years of relevant experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the position.

Desired Qualifications

LANL Operations Working knowledge of LANL Zero-Accident Safety programs, or respective industry program. Experience and working knowledge performing construction modifications in nuclear facility operations or other highly complex, hazardous operations.

Essential Job Functions

• Ability to speak, ability to discriminate speech, ability to hear in a normal range (500 to 3000 hz), sitting, standing, climbing stairs, climbing ladders, bending, crouching, twisting the trunk or back, reaching overhead, gripping with the hands, typing or keyboarding, lifting 10-20 pounds, carrying 10-20 pounds, outdoors, working overtime or irregular schedule, working off-shift/rotating schedule, operation of motor vehicles, work in a noisy environment, work near sources of ionizing radiation, work near sources of non-ionizing radiation, ability to wear headgear or head protection, safety goggles or eye protection, hearing protection.

Work Schedule

May be required to work a flexible schedule i.e. weekends, or after hours.

Work Location

The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM.

Position Commitment

A full-time employee hired for a period of up to a maximum of 10 years.

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.

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).
• To obtain a clearance, an individual must be at least 18 years of age; U.S. citizenship is required except in very rare circumstances. See DOE Order 472.2 for additional information.
• 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. Term position: Regular-status Laboratory employees applying for term-status positions may retain regular status with approval of the cognizant Principle Associate Director.
• Equal Opportunity: Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to protected categories such as race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, 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, state, and local laws and regulations.
• To request such an accommodation, please send an email to applyhelp@lanl.gov or call (505)-664-6947.