Deputy Nuclear Facility Manager

We have an opening for a Deputy Nuclear Facility Manager for the Superblock complex. You will be responsible for managing the activities and staff necessary to maintain LLNL nuclear facilities in a safe and compliant configuration while maintaining a high degree of availability to support programmatic operations. This position is in the Superblock within the Strategic Deterrence (SD) Directorate.

This position requires full-time on-site presence due to the nature of the work.

This position will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.  

In this role you will 

• Provide advanced technical leadership direction and guidance in managing the Laboratorys nuclear facilities safely and cost effectively while supporting SD programmatic objectives.
• Oversee the day-to-day management of complex facility operations including implementation of Conduct of Operations Environmental Safety and Health (ES&H) requirements Safety Basis requirements training requirements internal and external assessment programs the As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) program and other safety management programs.
• Verify that proposed activities and changes are reviewed in accordance with the applicable Unreviewed Safety Question (USQ) or change-control process.
• Establish and maintain control of maintenance and outage schedules for facilities while balancing engineering priorities personnel resources and facility availability in support of programmatic work.
• Oversee the work-control process de-conflict work and perform the daily release of programmatic and facility activities.
• Assist with the submission and subsequent implementation of annual Documented Safety Analysis (DSA) revisions to the Department of Energy (DOE).
• Assist in managing the notification and reporting process associated with incidents and occurrences that have ES&H significance.
• Oversee the development and implementation of a facility-specific training program for personnel with work assignments in the facility and approve certified positions.
• Supervise and provide direction to group members.
• Write performance appraisals participate in ranking and salary management processes and provide training mentoring and coaching for group personnel.
• With limited direction complete notification and reporting process associated with incidents and occurrences that have ES&H significance including conducting investigations assigning corrective actions and advising Laboratory senior management.
• With limited direction complete the submission and subsequent implementation of annual Documented Safety Analysis (DSA) revisions to the Department of Energy (DOE) ensuring all reviews and verifications have been conducted and that revisions are applicable to current operations and activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities at the TSL.4 level 

• Lead the submission and subsequent implementation of annual Documented Safety Analysis (DSA) revisions to the Department of Energy (DOE) ensuring all reviews and verifications have been conducted and that revisions are applicable to current operations and activities.
• Manage the notification and reporting process associated with incidents and occurrences that have ES&H significance including conducting investigations assigning corrective actions and advising Laboratory senior management.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on nuclear operations.

Qualifications :

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering a scientific discipline or a related field or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Advanced technical experience that meets DOE Order 426.2 nuclear facility experience requirements including nuclear facility operations engineering and/or maintenance and management of a nuclear facility authorization basis.
• Advanced knowledge of the technical aspects of the work-control process as it applies to de-conflicting and prioritizing work activities.
• Demonstrated experience with configuration management and systems engineering principles as applied to nuclear facilities including control of safety-related structures systems and components throughout their lifecycle.
• Leadership technical organizational team-building and interpersonal skills necessary to manage a multi-disciplinary facility.
• Experience with supervision administration and resource management necessary to manage a professional/technical-level team.
• Advanced communication skills both verbal and written and strong facilitation and collaboration skills necessary to effectively present complex technical briefings and explain and provide technical advice to senior management external sponsors regulators reviewers and stakeholders (e.g. DOE/NNSA).

Additional qualifications at the TSL.4 level

• Demonstrated advanced technical leadership direction and expert guidance in managing nuclear facilities.
• Significant technical experience with nuclear facility operations engineering maintenance and/or management of a nuclear facility authorization basis.
• Advanced experience with the application development implementation monitoring and/or strategic resolution of the DSA process.

Qualifications We Desire

• Experience with the application development implementation monitoring and/or strategic resolution of the DSA process.
• Subject matter expert-level knowledge of the technical aspects of the work-control process and/or nuclear operations and/or systems engineering in nuclear setting.

Pay Range

$167340 - $254544 Annually

$167340- $212160 Annually for the TSL.3 level

$200760 - $254544 Annually for the TSL.4 level

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  An employees position within the salary range will be based on several factors including but not limited to specific competencies relevant education qualifications certifications experience skills seniority geographic location performance and business or organizational needs.

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

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  Remote Work :

  No

  
  

  Employment Type :

  Full-time