Plutonium Infrastructure Engineer Manager 3/(NFEM-3)

About the role

This position is open for external candidates only to apply. Plutonium Infrastructure Engineering (PIE) develops, maintains, and applies a diverse set of nuclear facility engineering capabilities to enable the Laboratory's national security and scientific missions. PIE supports facility engineering, system engineering, configuration management, and engineering project execution across the Laboratory's nuclear facilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist in directing engineering activities supporting nuclear facility operations, procurement, maintenance, design engineering, systems engineering, safety basis implementation, and engineering projects.
• Ensure technical deliverables comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, DOE Orders, and Laboratory engineering requirements.
• Ensure engineering deliverables are developed in accordance with LANL Conduct of Engineering (CoE) policies and procedures.
• Assign qualified engineering resources to support facility engineering work, projects, and programmatic mission requirements.
• Maintain engineering work scope, schedule, cost, and quality to ensure organizational objectives and customer commitments are met.
• Lead the resolution of complex technical and operational issues affecting facility engineering systems and projects.
• Support configuration management, engineering document control, design authority responsibilities, and engineering standards implementation.
• Aid the Group Leader in developing staffing plans, recruiting qualified personnel, and implementing workforce development and mentoring programs.
• Forecast staffing requirements, develop and manage budgets, and monitor performance to ensure efficient execution of engineering programs.
• Foster a culture of operational excellence, technical rigor, and continuous process improvement across engineering activities.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders including Laboratory leadership, DOE/NNSA representatives, and supporting organizations.
• Promote open communication with workers and subcontractors to ensure issues are identified early and resolved effectively.
• Ensure safety, quality, security, and environmental protection are integrated into all engineering activities.

Requirements

• Knowledge and experience in nuclear facility engineering operations and administration, including:
• Leading engineering activities supporting nuclear facility operations, maintenance, design engineering, systems engineering, safety basis, and projects.
• Implementing Conduct of Engineering (CoE) and configuration management programs in support of reliable facility operations.
• Managing multidisciplinary engineering teams supporting nuclear facility infrastructure or mission operations.
• Managing engineering schedules, priorities, and resources to meet mission commitments.
• Developing and implementing engineering processes including configuration management, engineering document control, and engineering standards.
• Built strong internal and external customer relationships and resolving cross-organizational conflicts.
• Working knowledge of DOE Orders, DOE standards, and the LANL Engineering Standards Manual applicable to nuclear facility engineering.

Qualifications

• Minimum education and experience: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution and 5 years related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.
• Professional license (PE) in an engineering discipline from a recognized licensing board preferred.

Desired Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of LANL nuclear facility operations and engineering programs.
• Experience supporting engineering activities associated with nuclear facility infrastructure upgrades or mission operations.
• Experience working with DOE/NNSA organizations in an engineering capacity.
• Understanding of government contracting and procurement processes related to engineering support services and subcontract architecture/engineering agreements.
• Experience leading engineering process improvement initiatives and developing engineering standards or specifications.