Deputy Group Leader - (Manufacturing Manager 3 Process Maintenance and Decontamination Services)

About the Role

You will serve as a key leader within a mission-critical maintenance organization supporting plutonium process equipment in a highly regulated nuclear environment. As Deputy Group Leader, you will partner with senior leadership to ensure work is executed safely, securely, and efficiently in support of national security objectives. This role requires a visible, engaged leader who builds team capability, reinforces accountability, and leads with humility. You will balance strategic planning with hands-on field leadership while driving a strong safety-first culture. This role is best suited for a leader who thrives in complex environments, values team development as much as mission delivery, and consistently prioritizes safety over schedule.

Process Maintenance & Decontamination Services (PMDS) provides a comprehensive and integrated maintenance program supporting plutonium process equipment for DOE Nuclear facilities. Glove box and programmatic process equipment maintenance activities are performed by PMDS as directed by the owning/operating groups in compliance with Conduct of Engineering (CoE), Conduct of Operations (CoO), and Conduct of Maintenance (CoM) policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead a mission-critical maintenance organization in a highly regulated nuclear environment.
• Partner with senior leadership to ensure safe, secure, and efficient execution of work supporting national security objectives.
• Build team capability, reinforce accountability, and drive a strong safety-first culture.
• Balance strategic planning with hands-on field leadership in a fast-paced, high-consequence environment.
• Integrate work across multiple organizations and technical disciplines while managing work packages, operational priorities, and resource constraints.
• Apply integrated safety management principles and comply with nuclear regulatory frameworks (e.g., 10 CFR 830, 10 CFR 835).
• Lead teams through accountability, coaching, and performance management.

Requirements

• Demonstrated leadership experience in nuclear, high-hazard, or complex maintenance environments.
• Proven ability to lead with a safety-first mindset, including application of integrated safety management principles.
• Experience executing work within nuclear regulatory frameworks (e.g., 10 CFR 830, 10 CFR 835).
• Strong experience planning and executing maintenance work (scope, schedule, and resources).
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams through accountability, coaching, and performance management.
• Experience integrating work across multiple organizations and technical disciplines.
• Working knowledge of nuclear facility authorization basis and compliance requirements.
• Experience managing work packages, operational priorities, and resource constraints.
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-consequence environment with shifting priorities.
• Leadership approach reflecting humility, sound judgment, and a willingness to learn.
• Ability to obtain a Department of Energy Q clearance.

Qualifications

Position requires a bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited institution and 5 years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation. DOE Order 426.2A requires a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or related science or technology, and 4 years of nuclear experience. Job-related education or experience may be substituted on a case-by-case basis. The degree may be used to substitute up to 50 percent of the experience requirement per section I 4.e of the Contractor Requirements Document (CRD).

Desired Qualifications

• Active Department of Energy Q clearance.
• Experience in plutonium facilities.
• Experience leading maintenance in 24/7 or shift-based operations.
• Advanced knowledge of maintenance work management (planning through closeout).
• Experience with electrical, instrumentation, or control systems.
• Experience in project or program management.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Knowledge of integrated work management and safety systems.
• Knowledge of classified matter protection, cybersecurity, and human reliability requirements.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Fissionable Material Handler certification.
• Demonstrated leadership style grounded in humility, accountability, and continuous learning.

Essential Job Functions

• Ability to speak, reading vision, sitting, standing, walking, climbing stairs, climbing ladders, twisting the trunk or back, bending, kneeling, balancing.
• Applying torque with hands or arms, use of both hands, use of both arms, carrying 10-20 pounds, lifting 30+ pounds.

Work Environment

• Working overtime or irregular schedule.
• Working off shift/rotating schedule.
• Working near sources of ionizing radiation.
• Working near machinery and moving parts.
• Domestic/foreign travel.
• Mask or respirator, safety glasses and eye protection, gloves or hand protection, hearing protection, safety shoes or protective foot gear.

Schedule

This position may require 24/7 coverage, including shift or weekend schedules. Employees may be eligible for shift differential pay when assigned by their manager.

Location

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

Benefits

• PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network.
• Dental and vision insurance.
• Free basic life and disability insurance.
• Paid childbirth and parental leave.
• Award-winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.5% annually).
• Learning opportunities and tuition assistance.
• Flexible schedules and time off (PTO and holidays).
• Onsite gyms and wellness programs.
• Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50-mile radius).

Clearance

This position requires a Q clearance. Selected applicants will be subject to a background investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Federal Government and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified matter. Obtaining such clearance requires U.S. citizenship except in extremely rare circumstances. Dependent upon the position, additional authorization to access classified information may be required, which may or may not be available to dual citizens. Receipt of a Q clearance and additional access authorization ultimately is a decision of the Federal Government and not of Triad.

Note: Due to federal restrictions, citizens of the People's Republic of China (including Hong Kong and Macau), 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, including Los Alamos National Laboratory.