Division Director, Energy Sciences and Engineering

Responsibilities

• Recruit, develop, mentor, and retain a high-caliber technical and leadership staff.
• Build and coach the division’s group leaders and identify and grow the next generation of research leaders.
• Establish the division’s operating culture, values, and norms around scientific rigor, collaboration, psychological safety, inclusion, and accountability.
• Create an environment where researchers are supported, developed, and enabled to do their best work.
• Manage performance, allocate staff and resources, and make sound personnel and investment decisions.
• Foster a strong safety culture and ensure all division work is planned and executed safely and in full compliance with environmental, safety, health, quality, and security requirements appropriate to a radiological and nuclear research environment.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in a physical science, engineering, computational science, or closely related field and 10+ years of relevant experience, (or equivalent combination of education and experience) with a minimum of 5 years in technical leadership or program management roles.
• Significant progressive experience in research and research leadership, including direct management of technical staff and demonstrated success building teams and developing research leaders.
• Deep technical credibility and expertise in at least one of the division’s core domains (energy materials, advanced manufacturing and automation, fusion energy and isotope science, or research computing and computational science), with the capability to steward domains where you are not the expert.
• Demonstrated commitment to and accountability for safety in a research environment, particularly in complex or radiological settings.
• Strong record of recruiting, developing, and retaining technical talent and cultivating the next generation of research leaders.
• Proven ability to work effectively in matrix environments, partnering with peer leaders and senior sponsors to align direction and execute missions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to represent an organization credibly to senior sponsors, DOE leadership, external partners, and internal staff.

About Us

We put science to work! Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) is a multi-program laboratory applying state of the art science and practical, high-value, cost-effective solutions to complex technical problems to protect the nation. Located at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Savannah River Site (SRS) in Aiken SC, the laboratory develops and deploys innovative technologies to address some of the nation’s environmental, energy, and national security challenges.

Battelle Savannah River Alliance (BSRA) is constantly assessing trends to provide the best possible benefits to our workforce. We also negotiate cost effective premiums that will meet the needs of our evolving workforce. Some of the *Benefits offered to employees include:

• Highly competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision options including HSA options with company provided seed
• Short- & Long-Term Disability (company paid)
• Life Insurance Non-Contributary 1X salary (company paid)
• AD&D Non-contributory 1x salary (company paid)
• Savings & Investment plan: Qualified Non-Elective Company Contribution of 5% each pay period with immediate vesting
• Company match 50 cents/dollar up to 8% (5 yrs. vesting in company match)
• Contributory Life Insurance up to 5x Salary with $1M Cap
• Contributory AD&D (employee, spouse and children)
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Plan

SRNL offers a competitive relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for certain positions.

For more information about our benefits, working here, and living here, visit the “About” tab at www.srnl.doe.gov.