Director of Accelerator Operations

About the role

The good-faith pay range for this role is $139,400 - $220,100 per year. Actual compensation may vary and may be above the posted range based on factors such as a candidate's skills, experience, education, certifications, and work location.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the safe day-to-day operations of CEBAF.
• Cordination with supporting groups (e.g. CASA, CIS, SRF Ops, SRF S&T, EES, EHS&Q).
• Development and implementation of the long-range vision for the reliability and performance of CEBAF.
• Development and implementation of beam quality programs for MOLLER and other projects.
• Develop budgetary priorities for maintenance and improvements to CEBAF.
• Provide oversight of LERF and UITF operations.
• Communication with DOE and Experimental Physics Users Group.
• Provide review briefings as required including, but not limited to the annual Budget Review and annual Science and Technology Review.
• Lead - Supervisory - Management
• Develop and implement staffing plans.
• Oversee performance management.
• Plan and implement staff development program.
• Develop and execute Departments budget.
• Optimize distribution of monetary resources to effectively and efficiently attain Departments goals.
• Long term budget planning.

Requirements

• Required: 15 or more years in nuclear or particle accelerator physics
• Required: 5 or more years direct experience in accelerator operations
• Required: 3 or more years managerial responsibilities

Qualifications

• Required: Ph.D. in Physics or equivalent
• Excellent communication and leadership skills and demonstrate good judgment.
• Functional knowledge of operation of accelerators, beam dynamics in accelerators, and knowledge about functioning of all accelerator sub-systems, including RF, magnets and power supplies, beam diagnostics, control systems, etc.
• Able to give effective presentations to critical/high level customers and effectively represent work group on review panels and cross-organizational teams.
• Can write convincing proposals and reports with all necessary backup material for external consumption.
• Advanced knowledge of applications of accelerator and experimental equipment and detector devices as they relate to nuclear physics research.
• Advanced and demonstrated planning, budgeting, problem solving, decision making, analytical, communication, and presentation skills.
• Developed leadership, managerial, interface, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.

Skills

• Excellent communication and leadership skills and demonstrate good judgment.
• Functional knowledge of operation of accelerators, beam dynamics in accelerators, and knowledge about functioning of all accelerator sub-systems, including RF, magnets and power supplies, beam diagnostics, control systems, etc.
• Able to give effective presentations to critical/high level customers and effectively represent work group on review panels and cross-organizational teams.
• Can write convincing proposals and reports with all necessary backup material for external consumption.
• Advanced knowledge of applications of accelerator and experimental equipment and detector devices as they relate to nuclear physics research.
• Advanced and demonstrated planning, budgeting, problem solving, decision making, analytical, communication, and presentation skills.
• Developed leadership, managerial, interface, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.

Benefits

Total Rewards at Jefferson Lab includes, but is not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Care Plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time-off and Leave Programs (Paid Parental, vacation, holidays, and sick leave)
• 401(k) Plan – 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested
• Flexible Work Arrangements (Remote & Alternate Work Schedules available)
• Tuition Assistance, Training and Professional Development Programs
• Lie near the waterways of the Chesapeake Bay region with access to nearby beaches, mountains, and all major metropolitan centers on the East Coast

Pay

The good-faith pay range for this role is $139,400 - $220,100 per year. Actual compensation may vary and may be above the posted range based on factors such as a candidate's skills, experience, education, certifications, and work location.

Schedule

Not specified