Nuclear Facility Engineering Manager 6 (Engineering Services Division Leader)

About the role

This position is open for both internal and external candidates to apply. Come and join an innovative team conducting groundbreaking research in defense of our nation. Engineering Services (ES) Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) develops, maintains, and applies a diverse set of nuclear facility engineering capabilities to provide innovative solutions to enable the Laboratory's scientific and national security mission. We are seeking a Nuclear Facilities Engineering Manager 6/Division Leader to support the Laboratory mission and serve as a senior engineering manager for LANL.

Responsibilities

• Chief Engineer for LANL Nuclear Facilities in the Engineering Services Division portfolio.
• Responsible for continued and maturing implementation of Conduct of Engineering, Cognizant System Engineering and Configuration Management programs for nuclear facilities.
• Provide nuclear design-engineering services to ensure Engineering Services portfolio facilities are designed, constructed, modified and maintained to satisfy customer needs and expectations in a cost effective, safe, and compliant manner.
• Provide design and project engineering resources at Engineering Services portfolio nuclear, radiological, high hazard, moderate hazard, laboratory, computing, office and utility facilities.
• Provide a range of engineering services, including project, procurement and field engineering, in support of project execution and on-going nuclear facility operations and maintenance.
• Effectively lead the development and control of nuclear facility technical baselines, disciplined and effective nuclear safety basis implementation, and assessment of overall performance.
• Communicate with all levels of internal and external customers to define and recommend cross-organizational operational objectives, develop specific short-term and long-range plans, and monitor progress to assure long-term objectives are attained and customer requirements are met.
• Ensure daily open communication with workers (including subcontractors) that promotes an environment where workers feel comfortable bringing errors, system weaknesses and issues to management attention.
• Perform design review of external design agency design submittals for nuclear, radiological, high hazard, moderate hazard, laboratory, computing, office and utility facilities in the Engineering Services portfolio.
• Reports directly to Senior Director under ALDFO.

  Requirements

  • Leadership
  • Significant record of leading a technical organization in support of nuclear facilities including operations, maintenance, systems engineering, safety basis, and projects to establish and continuously improve conduct of engineering implementation in support of reliable facility operations.
  • Demonstrated success in effectively interfacing with all levels of contractor management, NNSA/DOE staff, DNFSB staff and board members, and occasionally members of the public.
  • Demonstrated capability in successfully developing internal and external customer relationships achieving a high degree of customer satisfaction.
  • Expertise in negotiation with customers and support organizations and resolving conflicts.
  • Experience in developing and managing budgets.
  • Significant Management experience affecting the requirements above.

  Qualifications

  • Minimum Job Requirements: Leadership
  • Knowledge And Experience: Knowledge and experience in engineering and administration for facility projects and on-going operations and maintenance within nuclear, non-nuclear, and or related industry is required.
  • Specific knowledge and experience sought for includes: Significant record of leading a technical organization in support of nuclear facilities including operations, maintenance, systems engineering, safety basis, and projects to establish and continuously improve conduct of engineering implementation in support of reliable facility operations. Demonstrated success in effectively interfacing with all levels of contractor management, NNSA/DOE staff, DNFSB staff and board members, and occasionally members of the public. Demonstrated capability in successfully developing internal and external customer relationships achieving a high degree of customer satisfaction. Expertise in negotiation with customers and support organizations and resolving conflicts. Experience in developing and managing budgets. Demonstrated experience related to the development and implementation of in-house engineering standards, master specifications, and Conduct of Engineering for facility operations and maintenance. Significant Management experience affecting the requirements above.
  • Education/Experience: Position requires a Bachelor's Degree in an engineering discipline from an accredited institution and 15 years related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.