Location: Oak Ridge TN
Job Title: Self-Assessment Program Manager
Career Level:Specialist
Job Specialty: Quality Compliance
What Youll Do
The Y-12 Self-Assessment (S-A) Program Manager (PM) has responsibility for program management and functional oversight of self-assessment programs/processes (Management Assessments (MA) and Organizational Surveillances (OS) at the Y-12 site. The S-A PM ensures program objectives meet the requirements of DOE directives and the contract baseline; and are executed within the framework of the CNS mission success model. Primary customers are CNS management and other S-A program stakeholders (including DOE NNSA Y-12 Field Office (YFO)). The mission of the Self-Assessment Program is to support the timely feedback and improvement steps within the Integrated Safety Management/Integrated Safeguards and Security Management (ISM/ISSM) framework. Management assessments and organizational surveillances are conducted of programs facilities processes and systems for compliance performance and effectiveness as applicable.
Responsibilities:
- Conducts Self-Assessment (S-A) programmatic management and oversight to ensure the effective implementation maintenance control and execution of Management Assessment (MA) and Organizational Surveillance (OS) processes across the Y-12 Site.
- Ensures required assessment activity for the CNS enterprise occurs in accordance with regulatory mandate and contractual obligations as required.
- Evaluates all aspects of S-A performance (i.e. organizational adherence to site-level guidance scheduling reporting issue identification trending and follow-up) provides feedback and recommendations to management and assures compliance with annual assessment schedule planning and performance.
- Provides detailed technical direction for the implementation of MA/OS programs/processes.
- Assists in defining implementing and managing software capabilities in accordance with SQA requirements as applicable to track monitor and trend data associated with MA/OS schedules and results.
- Reviews revises and coordinates programmatic changes as applicable and develops implementation plans that assure adherence to established requirements.
- Interfaces with both internal and external customers to address MA/OS program needs and performance.
- Provides quarterly summary MA/OS performance statistics/metrics to line/organizational management.
- Provides informal mentoring to line management and individual assessors offering recommendations for improvements in the planning and execution of self-assessments.
- Manages assessment module in TOPIC ensuring design feature requests are provided for needed improvements - and software applications are updated as required.
- Provides Assessment program support to ensure independent and self-assessment activities are executed consistent with applicable procedures adhere to established schedules and cost estimates and deliver valued added (effective efficient high quality) results.
- Manage the development revision implementation delivery and on-going evaluation of assessment training courses/programs.
- Interface with internal/external assessment stakeholders senior management and YFO for self-assessment program performance across the enterprise; and advises senior management on program design and responses to programmatic issues.
- Provide training direction and oversight of Assessment coordinators with other organizations.
- Develop and maintain multi-year assessment strategies for CNS organizations to ensure a robust self-assessment program meeting DOE requirements.
- Manage CNS Parent Oversight Planning process deliver annual schedules and provide routine updates as required.
What You Can Expect
- Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
- Top-notch dedicated colleagues
- Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
- Career advancement and professional development programs
- Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives
Minimum Job Requirements
Bachelors degree: Minimum 4 years of relevant experience. Typical experience ranging from 7 to 10 years.
OR Masters degree: Minimum 3 years of relevant experience. Typical experience ranging from 7 to 10 years.
OR 12 or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years-of-experience requirements for this posting.
Preferred Job Requirements
Exceptional interpersonal communication collaboration management and leadership skills
Extensive working knowledge of computer software such as Microsoft Word Excel and Power Point.
Working knowledge of developing monitoring and implementing metrics
Demonstrated history of meeting established schedules and the ability to perform independently and achieve desired results with little supervision.
Knowledge of and experience implementing DOE O 226.1B Implementation of Department of Energy Oversight Policy; 10 CFR 830 Nuclear Safety Management; DOE O 414.1D Quality Assurance; ASME-NQA-1 Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications; and NAP 401.1A Weapons Quality Policy requirements.
Why Y-12
You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life 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 Y-12 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.
This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712) which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
This position may be categorized as a designated position identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709 requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement 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 based on merit and without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation national origin protected veteran status or disability.
Required Experience:
Manager
Location: Oak Ridge TNJob Title: Self-Assessment Program ManagerCareer Level:SpecialistJob Specialty: Quality ComplianceWhat Youll Do The Y-12 Self-Assessment (S-A) Program Manager (PM) has responsibility for program management and functional oversight of self-assessment programs/processes (Manageme...
Location: Oak Ridge TN
Job Title: Self-Assessment Program Manager
Career Level:Specialist
Job Specialty: Quality Compliance
What Youll Do
The Y-12 Self-Assessment (S-A) Program Manager (PM) has responsibility for program management and functional oversight of self-assessment programs/processes (Management Assessments (MA) and Organizational Surveillances (OS) at the Y-12 site. The S-A PM ensures program objectives meet the requirements of DOE directives and the contract baseline; and are executed within the framework of the CNS mission success model. Primary customers are CNS management and other S-A program stakeholders (including DOE NNSA Y-12 Field Office (YFO)). The mission of the Self-Assessment Program is to support the timely feedback and improvement steps within the Integrated Safety Management/Integrated Safeguards and Security Management (ISM/ISSM) framework. Management assessments and organizational surveillances are conducted of programs facilities processes and systems for compliance performance and effectiveness as applicable.
Responsibilities:
- Conducts Self-Assessment (S-A) programmatic management and oversight to ensure the effective implementation maintenance control and execution of Management Assessment (MA) and Organizational Surveillance (OS) processes across the Y-12 Site.
- Ensures required assessment activity for the CNS enterprise occurs in accordance with regulatory mandate and contractual obligations as required.
- Evaluates all aspects of S-A performance (i.e. organizational adherence to site-level guidance scheduling reporting issue identification trending and follow-up) provides feedback and recommendations to management and assures compliance with annual assessment schedule planning and performance.
- Provides detailed technical direction for the implementation of MA/OS programs/processes.
- Assists in defining implementing and managing software capabilities in accordance with SQA requirements as applicable to track monitor and trend data associated with MA/OS schedules and results.
- Reviews revises and coordinates programmatic changes as applicable and develops implementation plans that assure adherence to established requirements.
- Interfaces with both internal and external customers to address MA/OS program needs and performance.
- Provides quarterly summary MA/OS performance statistics/metrics to line/organizational management.
- Provides informal mentoring to line management and individual assessors offering recommendations for improvements in the planning and execution of self-assessments.
- Manages assessment module in TOPIC ensuring design feature requests are provided for needed improvements - and software applications are updated as required.
- Provides Assessment program support to ensure independent and self-assessment activities are executed consistent with applicable procedures adhere to established schedules and cost estimates and deliver valued added (effective efficient high quality) results.
- Manage the development revision implementation delivery and on-going evaluation of assessment training courses/programs.
- Interface with internal/external assessment stakeholders senior management and YFO for self-assessment program performance across the enterprise; and advises senior management on program design and responses to programmatic issues.
- Provide training direction and oversight of Assessment coordinators with other organizations.
- Develop and maintain multi-year assessment strategies for CNS organizations to ensure a robust self-assessment program meeting DOE requirements.
- Manage CNS Parent Oversight Planning process deliver annual schedules and provide routine updates as required.
What You Can Expect
- Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
- Top-notch dedicated colleagues
- Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
- Career advancement and professional development programs
- Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives
Minimum Job Requirements
Bachelors degree: Minimum 4 years of relevant experience. Typical experience ranging from 7 to 10 years.
OR Masters degree: Minimum 3 years of relevant experience. Typical experience ranging from 7 to 10 years.
OR 12 or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years-of-experience requirements for this posting.
Preferred Job Requirements
Exceptional interpersonal communication collaboration management and leadership skills
Extensive working knowledge of computer software such as Microsoft Word Excel and Power Point.
Working knowledge of developing monitoring and implementing metrics
Demonstrated history of meeting established schedules and the ability to perform independently and achieve desired results with little supervision.
Knowledge of and experience implementing DOE O 226.1B Implementation of Department of Energy Oversight Policy; 10 CFR 830 Nuclear Safety Management; DOE O 414.1D Quality Assurance; ASME-NQA-1 Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications; and NAP 401.1A Weapons Quality Policy requirements.
Why Y-12
You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life 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 Y-12 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.
This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712) which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
This position may be categorized as a designated position identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709 requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement 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 based on merit and without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation national origin protected veteran status or disability.
Required Experience:
Manager
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