Deputy Assurance Manager

We have an opening for a Deputy Assurance Manager supporting the Strategic Deterrence (SD) Assurance Manager and the SD programs and operations. You will be responsible for the development management and oversight of all SD Environmental Safety and Health (ES&H) and Contractor Assurance Systems and functions; ensuring that all SD work is performed in compliance with SD and LLNL/LLNS policies federal state and local laws and regulations. You will be working with the SD program and operations managers and assurance personnel for the continuing oversight and support of organizational facilities and operations (i.e. Site 200/300 Superblock RHWM HEAF B131 High Bay). This position is in the Strategic Deterrence Organization.

This position may offer a hybrid schedule which includes the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week after a probationary period. The specifics of the hybrid schedule including the exact number of days required in the office and virtual work options may vary based on the needs of the team and the organization.

In this role you will

• Manage and perform issue/condition/event factfindings extent of condition reviews causal analysis and effectiveness reviews and reporting by reviewing issues to determine reportability considering Human Performance Improvement (HPI)/Human Organizational Performance (HOP) principles; assist line managers in preparation filing and updating the occurrence and noncompliance reports.
• Oversee and perform as needed issue screening/entry and tracking/closure of all Issue Tracking System (ITS) assessments issues and actions owned by SD.
• Comanage organize and lead SD Operations Review Boards.
• Assist with coordination and management the Illness/Injury Lessons Learned Continuity of Operations (COOP) programs.
• Comanage the development and implementation of assurance plans and procedures that are in compliance with all related guidelines for approval by the managers based upon technical expertise and understanding and in consultation with key stakeholders.
• Comanage the planning coordination and oversight of facility and line management selfassessment programs with ES&H Team staff facility staff and others as appropriate; assist with the conduct of reviews/assessments of work activities in the areas of ES&H regulatory compliance and facility operations.
• Perform assessments or participate as a team member on assessments related to SD operations or as requested by other entities such as LFO.
• Address and resolve institutional and crossorganizational policy issues through interactions with other Assurance Managers and organizations.
• Responsible for ensuring that external commitments for reporting corrective actions and requests for information are fulfilled in a timely manner.
• Comanage the general oversight of and maintain a personal commitment to the goals of Integrated Safety Management HPI/HOP compliance with all ESH&Q regulations best business practices diversity and equal opportunity.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DOE Qlevel security clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Bachelors degree in Chemistry Engineering or a related scientific field or equivalent or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Extensive knowledge of DOE ES&H policies procedures regulations and standards.
• Significant experience with issues management; including responding to analyzing and trending issues conducting selfassessments audits inspections use and programming of relational databases and use of software to develop meaningful statistics for program planning.
• Significant experience applying a broad understanding of scientific and technical disciplines including safety engineering operations and maintenance.
• Experience developing and implementing assurance plans and procedures.
• Experience using independent judgment to accomplish programmatic objectives; demonstrated technical and organizational problemsolving skills.
• Experience providing independent oversight of organizations operations or facilities and assuring ES&H programs are implemented appropriately and in compliance (including nuclear facility experience).
• Expert level knowledge of and experience interpreting and applying DOE Integrated Safety Management (ISM) policies HPI/HOP procedures and tools.
• Demonstrated ability to work in an environment where work is frequently not well defined and generally consists of a diverse range of highly complex problems.
• Expert communication collaboration and interpersonal skills at both the management and technical level necessary to effectively present and communicate with senior management Livermore Site Office DOEHQ and other state and government agencies on assurance activities including experience writing technical documents such as plans procedures specifications reports and/or institutional documents.

Qualifications we desire

• Masters degree in Science and Engineering or a related scientific field or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Expert level application and development of LLNLs ITS or DevonWay WP&C Tool factfindings causal analyses extent of condition reviews effectiveness reviews reviewing issues to determine DOE reportability and in preparing filing and updating DOE Occurrence Reports.
• Experience with programmatic and technical support activities at LLNL including Work Planning and Control and Enablon.

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Position Information

This is a Career Indefinite position open to Lab employees and external candidates.

Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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• 401(k)
• Relocation Assistance
• Education Reimbursement Program
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  Remote Work :

  No

  
  

  Employment Type :

  Fulltime