Senior Material Control & Accountability Specialist

Washington - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The Senior MC&A Specialist will perform technical support to the Office of Security Operations and Programmatic Plannings (NA-71) Material Control & Accountability (MC&A) Program Implementation Support function.

Provide technical support to the implementation of Material Control and Accountability (MC&A) at NNSA sites.
Support standardized implementation of effective and efficient MC&A programs that are tailored to a well characterized risk to include identifying common MC&A requirements for Category III and IV amounts of special nuclear material.
Facilitate consistent implementation that is defensible from a risk management perspective with measurable performance to include the development of an MC&A Performance Testing Working Group.
Provide a technical basis for designing MC&A programs in the context of the nuclear material inventory holdings and the missions of the NNSA sites.
Provide technical support to the effort to modernize the Local Area Nuclear Material Accounting Software (LANMAS) to include developing requirements and software testing.
Provide Technical Support to MC&A Program Manager to assist in:
- Continued development of information to be included in Implementing Directions;
- Budget development and validation process to support the NNSA Program and Resource reviews;
- Technical support services to execute requirements and analyses to ensure regulatory compliance;
- Technical support to the DNS In-Teach initiative in the area of MC&A to include conducting and monitoring courses scheduling and identifying resources for courses updating training materials and tracking progress.
All other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

High School Diploma.
An active DOE Q security clearance.
10 years experience in supporting MC&A activities.
Must have excellent communication and organizational skills.
Must be able to work independently and with minimal direction and supervision.
Possess extreme confidentiality and professionalism.
Demonstrate the ability to prioritize monitor and work on multiple projects and tasks concurrently.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelors degree in engineering science or related field.
15 years experience supporting MC&A activities.

LOCATION:This is a remote position that includes 20-30% travel.

SALARY:Salaries are determined based on several factors including external market data internal equity and the candidates related knowledge skills and abilities for the position.

BENEFITS

Hybrid remote/office work environment
Employer Paid High Quality Employee Medical Dental & Vision Care
Low-Cost Family Health Care offered
11 Federal Holidays and 3 weeks vacation
401k with Generous Employer Match
Cross-training opportunities

About MELE

With over 300 employees and offices in Rockville MD Washington DC and Albuquerque NM MELE is a veteran and minority-owned government contractor empowering its customers with innovative solutions for more than three decades. MELE has team members located across the U.S. and has served more than a hundred countries across hundreds of project locations. The company offers technical engineering and programmatic support expertise to a host of U.S. federal and international agencies including but not limited to the Department of Energy the Department of Defense the Department of Homeland Security the Department of Justice INTERPOL and the International Atomic Energy Agency. MELEs services include National Security and Intelligence CBRNE Defense and Security Facility Management and Engineering Law Enforcement and Emergency Response Training Technical Analytica and Program Management Support and IT/Cybersecurity.

MELE Associates Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religion national origin disability protected Veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by law. MELE Associates Inc. is an E-Verify employer.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:The Senior MC&A Specialist will perform technical support to the Office of Security Operations and Programmatic Plannings (NA-71) Material Control & Accountability (MC&A) Program Implementation Support function.Provide technical support to the implementation of Material Control a...

Provide technical support to the implementation of Material Control and Accountability (MC&A) at NNSA sites.
Support standardized implementation of effective and efficient MC&A programs that are tailored to a well characterized risk to include identifying common MC&A requirements for Category III and IV amounts of special nuclear material.
Facilitate consistent implementation that is defensible from a risk management perspective with measurable performance to include the development of an MC&A Performance Testing Working Group.
Provide a technical basis for designing MC&A programs in the context of the nuclear material inventory holdings and the missions of the NNSA sites.
Provide technical support to the effort to modernize the Local Area Nuclear Material Accounting Software (LANMAS) to include developing requirements and software testing.
Provide Technical Support to MC&A Program Manager to assist in:
- Continued development of information to be included in Implementing Directions;
- Budget development and validation process to support the NNSA Program and Resource reviews;
- Technical support services to execute requirements and analyses to ensure regulatory compliance;
- Technical support to the DNS In-Teach initiative in the area of MC&A to include conducting and monitoring courses scheduling and identifying resources for courses updating training materials and tracking progress.
All other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

High School Diploma.
An active DOE Q security clearance.
10 years experience in supporting MC&A activities.
Must have excellent communication and organizational skills.
Must be able to work independently and with minimal direction and supervision.
Possess extreme confidentiality and professionalism.
Demonstrate the ability to prioritize monitor and work on multiple projects and tasks concurrently.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelors degree in engineering science or related field.
15 years experience supporting MC&A activities.

LOCATION:This is a remote position that includes 20-30% travel.

SALARY:Salaries are determined based on several factors including external market data internal equity and the candidates related knowledge skills and abilities for the position.

BENEFITS