Senior Nuclear Safety Manager

Responsibilities

• Set the strategic direction for nuclear safety across the Laboratory
• Advise senior leadership on nuclear safety risk posture
• Drive safety culture transformation across the enterprise
• Lead a multidisciplinary team of nuclear safety analysts, criticality engineers, and readiness professionals
• Mentor next-generation nuclear safety professionals
• Own the Safety Basis
• Direct the development, revision, and maintenance of Documented Safety Analyses (DSAs) and Technical Safety Requirements (TSRs) under 10 CFR 830
• Lead safety basis strategy for new nuclear facilities and major modifications
• Ensure rigorous Unreviewed Safety Question (USQ) processes
• Maintain compliance with DOE-STD-3009 and related safety analysis standards
• Champion Criticality Safety
• Provide executive oversight of the Nuclear Criticality Safety (NCS) program
• Ensure compliance with ANSI/ANS-8 standards and DOE O 420.1C requirements
• Maintain defensible criticality safety evaluations (CSEs) and controls
• Drive strong integration between operations, nuclear safety, and criticality safety engineering
• Guide Readiness & Startup
• Oversee nuclear readiness reviews, management self-assessments, and DOE Readiness Assessments (RAs)
• Ensure readiness processes meet DOE O 425.1 requirements
• Provide independent evaluation of facility safety posture prior to startup or restart
• Guide facilities through startup following significant modifications or extended outages
• Be the Face of Nuclear Safety
• Serve as the principal point of contact for DOE field offices on nuclear safety matters
• Support Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) interactions
• Deliver briefings to senior laboratory and federal leadership
• Ensure timely response to DOE findings, enforcement actions, and assessments
• Build and maintain DOE's confidence in SRNL's nuclear operations

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Physics, or related technical discipline (advanced degree preferred); 15+ years of experience in DOE nuclear facility operations or nuclear safety; Deep expertise in: 10 CFR 830 (Nuclear Safety Management), DOE-STD-3009 safety analysis, USQ process implementation, nuclear criticality safety, NQA-1 quality assurance, DOE O 425.1 readiness requirements; Experience supporting DOE/NNSA oversight and regulatory interactions; Proven leadership managing technical teams in high-hazard, highly regulated environments
• Preferred Qualifications: Advanced degree in Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Physics, or related technical discipline; Prior role as Nuclear Safety Manager, Chief Nuclear Safety Engineer, or equivalent; Hazard Category 2 nuclear facility operations experience; Direct experience with readiness and startup authorization; Prior experience interacting with the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB); Demonstrated success leading safety culture transformation initiatives