Senior/Principal Safeguards & Security Planning and Operations Specialist, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas.

About the role

Are you passionate about your work and dream of using innovative solutions to solve complex problems? As a Safeguards & Security Planning and Operations Specialist, you will partner with others to provide performance reporting and management support for the Safeguards & Security (S&S) Program, directly supporting the Senior Manager for S&S Programs (9220).

• Plan, facilitate, and coordinate activities for the S&S Program, support management with strategic-level program reviews, and maintain the strategic plan by tracking and reporting actions associated with key achievements.
• Lead projects with lab-wide/mission-critical impact that further the sustainability of the laboratories and the S&S Program.
• Develop and publish S&S reports provided to all levels of Sandia leadership and external partners.
• Facilitate efforts among subject matter professionals across programs, laboratories, external/internal collaborators, and management.
• Influence consensus and facilitate the resolution of conflicts.
• Review and report on performance metrics.
• Provide support for developing presentations for Senior Managers, Directors, and Division Leadership.
• Use project management and Lean Six Sigma tools to analyze problems and improve processes.
• Handle sensitive information and maintain confidentiality; support special studies and projects; collaborate with a diverse set of customers and management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Communications, Information Security/Assurance, Criminology, Public Administration, or other relevant discipline plus five (5) or more years of relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in leading/guiding management decisions and providing Project Management expertise on large-impact projects.
• Ability to exercise initiative and work independently on multiple concurrent activities to meet a variety of customer requirements with changing priorities and short deadlines.
• Ability to apply critical thinking skills to synthesize disparate detailed data into useful information.
• Ability to develop high-impact PowerPoint presentations from diverse pieces of information.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active DOE Q-level security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire

• Three (3) years of Sandia experience, preferably in multiple areas of the lab.
• Experience with or substantial knowledge of strategic planning for organizations.
• Experience in applying Quality Tools (e.g., RCA, Statistics, Lean methodology, Six Sigma).
• Ability to work in a team-focused environment, exercise discretion, and maintain confidentiality of information.
• Independently determine areas of focus based on risk management principles.
• Experience with successful interactions with all levels of management, including executive leadership.
• Strong customer focus as well as facilitation, critical thinking, and organizational skills.
• Understanding of Sandia programs, policies, organizations, procedures, and administrative systems.
• Ability to conceptualize and communicate major elements of performance assurance to both technical and non-technical personnel.
• Ability to select methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for achieving results (e.g., planning strategically, decision-making models).
• Familiarity with the following S&S fields: Personnel Security, International Security and Risk Management, Nuclear Material Management & Material Control & Accountability.

About Our Team

The Safeguards & Security (9200) purpose is to protect people, information, facilities, and material to enable our national security mission. S&S solves security challenges by listening to customer needs and then developing and implementing solutions. S&S continues to monitor and manage risks that could adversely affect the security of our operations and safety of our workforce.

The S&S Programs (9220) include functional areas that offer security expertise to members of the workforce, mission partners, and stakeholders. Expertise is offered through development and dissemination of critical security guidance and key services that mitigate and assess risk to protect the members of the workforce and national security.

Focal initiatives implemented by S&S Programs include:

• Authorizing appropriate security access to people, facilities, and information.
• Ensuring safe, secure, and efficient foreign travel for members of the workforce.
• Assessing and tracking the storage of accountable nuclear material (ANM).

Pay

Salary range: $87,400 - $168,800. Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

Schedule

Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home).

Benefits

• Generous vacation and strong medical benefits.
• Competitive 401k.
• Learning opportunities and relocation assistance.
• Amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance.
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities.

*Benefits vary by job classification.

Security Clearance: This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. Applicants offered employment are subject to a federal background investigation.