Operations Specialist 3

This position is open for external candidates only to apply.

About the Role

Do you enjoy improving complex operations, solving organizational challenges, and helping mission-critical work succeed? Are you energized by bringing people, processes, and programs together to deliver results? If so, consider joining the Weapons Facility Operations (WFO) Division as an Operations Specialist 3. WFO supports the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of facilities across Weapons Engineering.

In this role, you will collaborate with professionals supporting High Explosives facilities, the Dual-Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test (DARHT) facility, and the Weapons Engineering Tritium Facility (WETF). This broad exposure will provide opportunities to expand your expertise in operational excellence, readiness, process improvement, and program integration while strengthening your ability to lead initiatives across organizational boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational and programmatic processes from planning through execution, ensuring work is completed accurately, efficiently, and in accordance with requirements.
• Develop, review, and improve procedures, readiness documentation, operational workflows, and administrative controls that enable successful mission execution.
• Coordinate planning activities including scheduling, resource planning, budgeting, procurement support, and performance tracking.
• Lead and support assessments, investigations, corrective actions, and process improvement initiatives to strengthen organizational performance.
• Apply DOE orders, Laboratory policies, and institutional requirements to operational programs, documentation, and business processes.
• Support document control, records management, training, qualification, and readiness activities to ensure compliance and traceability.
• Coordinate across organizations, prepare reports and briefings, and provide management with the information needed to make informed operational decisions.

You will join a collaborative team that values initiative, customer service, and continuous improvement. You'll work with facility personnel, engineers, operations professionals, program leaders, and management to solve complex problems and improve how work gets done. As you build experience across WFO's diverse mission areas, you'll have opportunities to take on increasingly complex initiatives, broaden your operational leadership experience, and contribute to improvements that extend across the division.

To be successful in this role, you should enjoy bringing structure to complex work, building productive relationships, and finding practical solutions to operational challenges. You should be comfortable working independently, influencing outcomes without direct authority, and balancing multiple priorities while maintaining a strong commitment to quality and mission success.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

Qualifications

Operational Leadership & Execution

• Demonstrated experience managing or coordinating complex operational or administrative processes from planning through execution.
• Ability to oversee multiple deliverables, establish priorities, and ensure alignment with organizational objectives.
• Experience coordinating planning and scheduling activities, resource management, budgeting, and performance tracking.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic operational environment.

Process Improvement, Quality & Compliance

• Advanced experience developing, reviewing, and maintaining procedures, policies, and operational documentation.
• Knowledge of document control, records management, and quality assurance practices.
• Experience supporting or leading assessments, investigations, and corrective action processes.
• Working knowledge of DOE orders, regulatory requirements, and institutional policies, with the ability to translate requirements into effective operational implementation.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze information, identify trends, and implement process improvements that enhance organizational performance.

Communication, Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex operational information for diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated success coordinating across organizations and building collaborative relationships to achieve shared objectives.
• Strong customer service orientation with the ability to build trust and maintain productive working relationships.
• Ability to provide guidance, facilitate alignment, and communicate priorities effectively across multiple stakeholder groups.

Business Systems & Organizational Effectiveness

• Demonstrated ability to work independently while exercising sound judgment in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency using business software and information management tools to support planning, documentation, reporting, and operational coordination.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with LANL business systems, including Oracle, PDMLink, UTrain, and SharePoint.
• Experience supporting readiness reviews, operational readiness activities, or training programs.
• Familiarity with process improvement methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Location

This position will be located in Los Alamos, NM.

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 a Q clearance requires US 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: 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, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory.