Location:Oak Ridge TN
Job Title: ENG Y Nuclear Criticality Safety Line Supervisor
Career Level From: Supervisor
Career Level To:
Organization: Y12 Nuclear Engineering ()
Job Specialty: Nuclear Engineering Safety
What Youll Do
First level manager providing leadership technical direction and oversight to Nuclear Criticality Safety (NCS) engineers technical support personnel and potentially subcontract employees. Responsible for maintaining safe working conditions and safety awareness establishing goals expectations and priorities and integrating work within the supervised organization. Monitors department workload to ensure staff is cognizant of cost schedule and technical commitments. Advises management of staffing needs necessary to address both forecast and emerging workload. Develops reviews and/or approves budgets proposals cost estimates schedules and related documents required to meet customer needs. Frequent contact with external and internal customers is required.
Performs Criticality Safety Analysis of equipment processes and procedures prescribing correct methods control requirements and limitations. Performs or participates in surveillance inspections walkthroughs appraisals or audits of fissile material operations to ensure compliance with Nuclear Criticality Safety Approvals Nuclear Safety rules including Safety Analysis Reports Safety Assessments Safety Reviews and risk assessments/analyses.
Provides operating areas with specific NCS professional interpretations and advice. Provides training to employees in basic criticality safety. Validates maintains and operates nuclear computer codes and nuclear crosssections.
What You Can Expect
- Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
- Topnotch dedicated colleagues
- Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
- Career advancement and professional development programs
- Worklife balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives
Minimum Job Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from an EAC/ABET accredited program in the United States or designated equivalents from Canada or Mexico the Washington Accord or the list of substantially equivalent as documented by ABET. Requires a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
- In addition the applicant must meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2A (i.e. Baccalaureate in engineering or related scientific major 2 years jobrelated and 1year nuclear experience; or a DOE O 426.2A alternative).DOE 426.2A experience requirements can be satisfied following employment. In the interim newly hired personnel will not be assigned duties that could impact the safety basis of nuclear facilities. (Ref. DOE O 426.2A)
Preferred Job Requirements
- Prior qualification as an NCS engineer at a DOE or NRC regulated facility
- Experience in MCNP and/or KENO
- Demonstrated familiarity with the applicable national consensus codes standards and DOE requirements/guidelines used in NCS evaluation
- Demonstrated skill in effective planning writing organization communication schedule compliance and management of technical issues
Why Y12
You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home work and the community. One of the ways we embrace worklife balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan prescription drug plan vision plan dental plan employer matched 401(k) savings plan disability coverage education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace at Y12 you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.
Notes
The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.
If a range of Career Levels is posted i.e. Senior Associate to Senior Specialist internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.
Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required candidate must complete a counterintelligencescope polygraph pursuant to 10CFR 709. Medical requirements may apply.
CNS is a drugfree workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a preplacement physical drug screening and background investigation. As an employee you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.
CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color gender sexual orientation gender identity age religion national origin ancestry genetic information disability or veteran status.
Required Experience:
Manager