Export Control Professional 3

About the role

At PNNL, core capabilities are organized into Directorates focused on specific areas of scientific research or operations. The Operational Systems Directorate (OSD) leads delivery of PNNL’s 10-year, $1.2 billion campus construction portfolio—the largest construction and modernization effort in the Laboratory’s history. OSD oversees operations and facility services, maintenance, and infrastructure planning with a team of nearly 800 staff spanning craftspeople, engineers, construction professionals, technicians, scientists, administrators, and specialists. The directorate stewards more than $250 million in annual budget authority, manages more than 2.5 million square feet of facility space across two campuses, oversees approximately 200 regulatory program areas, and executes a multi-million-dollar facility and infrastructure project portfolio.

The Environment, Health, Safety and Security (EHS&S) Division minimizes risks, assures compliance with regulatory standards, and promotes a culture of safety, health, and environmental stewardship. Core functions include risk assessment, safety training, environmental stewardship, health monitoring, emergency preparedness, and implementing security measures. EHS&S fosters a culture of safety, maintainability, and continuous improvement, ensuring operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and long-term organizational resilience.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise for the operation of the Export Control program in accordance with organizational goals
• Implement company policies and procedures
• Develop and maintain a peer network of Export Control professionals at DOE Labs and throughout industry
• Interpret Export Control regulations to determine license requirements
• Perform sanctioned entity checks and other export control reviews/determinations
• Review and approve associated Laboratory processes and transactions
• Directly support review and documentation of export transactions, classifications, and determinations
• Evaluate PNNL compliance with internal and external laws, regulations, and requirements using risk-based principles
• Work independently with increasing levels of responsibility, providing oversight for implementation and conduct of assigned Export Control program elements including strategic planning, risk management, and program implementation oversight
• Prioritize and provide input to key deliverables
• Identify and make recommendations to resolve high-risk Export Control issues affecting Laboratory strategy
• Rapidly mobilize resources to address pressing Export Control initiatives
• Support operations, research, and programs in identifying and implementing export control requirements to ensure laboratory compliance
• Obtain regulatory permissions including export licenses, headquarters reviews, and consent orders
• Maintain knowledge of all existing and proposed changes in international, federal, and DOE export requirements including EAR, ITAR, NRC, DOE, and DOS embargoes
• Assess export compliance risk and develop corrective actions
• Provide export control training
• Establish Laboratory policy for export compliance and document in policy, procedures, or other appropriate communications
• Work with DOE HQ on export compliance issues and policy

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• BS/BA and 5 years of relevant export compliance experience
• OR MS/MA or higher and 3 years of relevant export compliance experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a research-based export compliance environment
• Understanding of export classification, shipping, and technology classification
• Experience submitting export license applications to DDTC and/or BIS

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Ability to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance; background investigation includes review of employment, education, financial, and criminal history, interviews with references, neighbors, and co-workers, and examination of foreign connections, drug and alcohol use, foreign influence, and overall conduct
• Must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified matter in accordance with 10 CFR 710, Appendix B
• Pre-employment drug testing and post-employment random drug testing required (Testing Designated Position)
• Must demonstrate non-use of illegal drugs, including marijuana, for the 12 consecutive months preceding completion of the Questionnaire for National Security Positions (QNSP)
• Must obtain and maintain an HSPD-12 Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credential; requires successful completion of applicable tier of federal background investigation and favorable federal adjudication
• All investigation tiers include declaration of illegal drug activities (including marijuana and cannabis derivatives) within the last 1 to 7 years depending on tier
• Foreign national candidates who have not resided in the U.S. for three consecutive years are not eligible for the PIV credential and must obtain a favorable Local Site Specific Only (LSSO) Federal risk determination; after meeting three-year residency requirement, must obtain PIV credential
• DOE prohibits affiliation with the foreign government of a "country of risk" without explicit approval by DOE and Battelle; must disclose and recuse or receive approval prior to first day of employment

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Robust telehealth care options
• Several mental health benefits
• Free wellness coaching
• Health savings account
• Flexible spending accounts
• Basic life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Business travel insurance
• Tuition assistance
• Relocation assistance
• Backup childcare
• Legal benefits
• Supplemental parental bonding leave
• Surrogacy and adoption assistance
• Fertility support
• Company-funded pension plan (automatic enrollment)
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Up to 120 vacation hours accrued per year
• Flexible work schedules