Hanford Laboratory Manager

Advanced Technologies and Laboratories (ATL) a Planned Systems International (PSI) company is hiring for a Hanford Laboratory Manager.

The Laboratory Manager serves as the senior executive responsible for the overall management safe operation technical performance and contractual execution of the Hanford 222-S Laboratory. This position provides leadership and accountability for the laboratorys analytical services facility operations engineering nuclear safety environmental compliance quality assurance workforce management and business operations.

The Laboratory Manager serves as the contractors principal management interface with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and other Hanford Site contractors and stakeholders. The role ensures that laboratory operations support Hanfords environmental cleanup mission through accurate timely safe and cost-effective analytical services.

The successful candidate must demonstrate executive leadership in complex highly regulated operating environments; the ability to balance safety mission execution financial stewardship and workforce performance; and experience leading multidisciplinary technical organizations.

Executive Leadership and Contract Performance

• Provide overall executive leadership direction and management oversight of the 222-S Laboratory contract.

• Serve as the contractors principal management representative to DOE maintaining effective relationships with the Contracting Officer Contracting Officers Representative and other federal stakeholders.

• Establish priorities and performance expectations for analytical operations facility operations engineering safety quality and business services.

• Direct execution of contract requirements performance measures deliverables and corrective actions.

• Lead strategic planning organizational development resource allocation and continuous performance improvement.

• Maintain accountability for contract cost schedule technical performance and customer satisfaction.

Nuclear Safety and Regulatory Compliance

• Establish and sustain a strong nuclear safety culture including worker engagement conservative decision-making and management accountability.

• Ensure operations are conducted within the approved documented safety analysis technical safety requirements and applicable regulatory and contractual requirements.

• Oversee implementation of integrated safety management conduct of operations radiation protection environmental compliance emergency management and quality assurance programs.

• Ensure deficiencies abnormal conditions and significant events receive timely management attention evaluation corrective action and follow-through.

• Maintain organizational readiness for DOE assessments regulatory inspections operational reviews and oversight activities.

Laboratory Mission Delivery

• Ensure analytical services support Hanford tank waste characterization retrieval treatment and environmental cleanup objectives.

• Integrate analytical production requirements with available facility capacity maintenance schedules workforce availability and radiological controls.

• Establish management systems for prioritizing customer requests monitoring analytical turnaround and resolving delivery constraints.

• Promote improvements in laboratory equipment technology analytical methods and operational efficiency.

Workforce and Organizational Leadership

• Lead a multidisciplinary workforce of scientific technical engineering operations safety quality and administrative personnel.

• Develop and retain qualified managers and technical leaders.

• Maintain effective communication and working relationships with represented and nonrepresented employees.

• Establish succession planning workforce qualification employee development and organizational effectiveness initiatives.

• Promote a culture of accountability transparency continuous learning and employee involvement.

Financial and Business Management

• Direct financial planning budgeting cost control procurement oversight and contract performance reporting.

• Identify sustainable cost efficiencies while maintaining required safety quality and mission performance.

• Oversee subcontractor performance and organizational interfaces.

• Make risk-informed management decisions concerning investments staffing modernization and resource utilization.

Education

• Bachelors degree in engineering chemistry nuclear science physical sciences or a related technical discipline.

• Advanced degree in a technical discipline engineering management or business administration preferred.

Experience

• Recommended 15 years of progressively responsible leadership experience in nuclear facilities national laboratories radioactive materials operations environmental remediation or similarly complex regulated industrial operations.

• Recommended 7 years in senior management roles with responsibility for multidisciplinary operations personnel budgets and technical performance.

• Demonstrated experience leading a facility laboratory program or substantial operating organization with significant safety environmental and regulatory obligations.

• Experience managing relationships with federal clients regulators contractors and other institutional stakeholders.

• Documented success improving safety operational effectiveness organizational performance and cost efficiency.

• Senior management experience within the DOE complex including DOE Environmental Management or National Nuclear Security Administration facilities.

• Direct experience with nuclear analytical laboratories hot-cell operations radioactive waste characterization or high-hazard industrial facilities.

• Familiarity with 10 CFR 830 DOE O 422.1 DOE O 414.1 DOE nuclear safety requirements and integrated safety management.

• Experience with DOE performance-based contracts and government oversight.

• Experience transitioning or stabilizing complex government-operated or contractor-operated facilities.

• Proven ability to lead organizational improvements in represented workforce environments.

Critical Leadership Competencies

• Executive judgment and decision-making under operational uncertainty.

• Demonstrated commitment to nuclear and worker safety.

• Clear credible communication with DOE and technical stakeholders.

• Ability to manage competing mission safety budget and schedule priorities.

• Organizational accountability employee engagement and succession planning.

• Ability to lead through significant operational challenges and regulatory scrutiny.

Expected Performance Outcomes

• Safe compliant and reliable laboratory operations.

• Delivery of analytical services consistent with customer requirements.

• Effective integration of analytical production and facility availability.

• Strong federal customer confidence and positive contract performance.

• Controlled costs and measurable operational efficiencies.

• Stable leadership qualified workforce and effective corrective action programs.

Candidates must be available for full-time assignment to the Hanford 222-S Laboratory contract with a permanent duty station at the Hanford Site or in the local surrounding area.

Selected candidates must be willing to execute the required key personnel letter of commitment including a minimum three-year commitment beginning at the contract transition Notice to Proceed.

Candidates must provide the information necessary to develop a compliant resume under RFP including relevant experience leadership accomplishments education qualifications and professional references. Candidates must be prepared to participate in DOE oral evaluation activities associated with the proposal.

All positions are contingent upon contract award and any applicable employment and site-access requirements.

PSI offers full-time benefits eligible employees a competitive total compensation package that includes paid leave and options for employer sponsored group medical dental vision short-term and long-term disability life insurance AD&D coverage legal services identity theft and accident insurance. Flexible spending account and health saving account options offer pre-tax savings for qualified medical dental and vision expenses. The company sponsored 401(k) retirement plan has an employer contribution match that is immediately vested. We invest in the professional growth of our employees through professional courses certifications and tuition reimbursement programs.

It is company policy to promote equal employment opportunities. All personnel decisions including but not limited to recruiting hiring training promotion compensation benefits and termination are made without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation pregnancy gender identity genetic information national origin citizenship status veteran status protected veteran status disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law.

Reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities will be provided. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment please contact Human Resources by emailing or by dialing .