Job Description

About Sandia:

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

Are you passionate about your work and want to join a dynamic team that solves challenging issues for our nation's security? If so, the Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) Radiation Protection (RP) Organization is seeking an Engineering Program/Project Lead for Radiation Protection Policy and Administration (4612) for our Radiation Protection Training and Education (RPTE) Program. The RPTE Program provides corporate radiation protection training to Members of the Workforce and administers training to RP personnel.

The candidate selected for this Engineering Program/Project Lead role will be called upon to provide direct leadership and supervision to the Training Specialists and Radiological Engineer(s) within RPTE and shall be the RP Subject Matter Expert (SME) and dedicated point of contact (PoC) for implementation and application of all RP training services.

This SME will be called upon to use engineering and related technical expertise, working with their Program and its customers to define and negotiate training requirements that enable mission function and performance; develop the Training Program’s system to meet those requirements; and defines the necessary subsystems, components, and interfaces to realize the system. Plans and directs the execution of all Sandia Laboratory and Radiation Protection Organization radiological protection, engineering, health physicist and radiological control technologist trainings involving engineered systems, coordinating as required with customers in order to deliver projects according to plan. Defines RP Training and Education project objectives, deliverables, budgets, and schedules; acquires and manages resources for planning, tracking, and executing its projects from initiation to close out; monitoring cost, schedule, and performance; and incorporating systems engineering, configuration management, risk management, and quality standards into the lifecycle of its project. This SME will apply their expertise and experience Radiation Protection, Radiological Engineering, and Health Physics to make judgments crucial to the delivery of its training products or systems through such activities as system-level design analysis; defining training component- and training system-level performance requirements; developing acceptance criteria for these subsystems and system; and evaluating competing characteristics between training system elements to determine the most effective integrated training system solutions.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

Direct, supervise, and monitor the activities of RPTE personnel to ensure the proper implementation and application of RPTE training requirements and training systems:

• Plans and directs engineering and technical training projects for internal and external customers, coordinating as required with work performed in other internal and external programs, departments and organizations.
• Define training system and subsystem requirements, training project scopes, schedules, cost estimates, and deliverables that support mission objectives.
• Negotiating deliverables with all internal and external customers and partners, building and leading the training program and its staff, and organizing all resources to implement the training program scope.
• Applying standard principles and advanced Project Management techniques and tools in developing training program project plans and work breakdown structures, to successfully plan and negotiate scope and deliverables, identify resource loaded schedules, and assign various aspects of work to complete training program project deliverables.
• Manages training program and project resources to ensure that deliverables and objectives are met according to defined management plans.
• Oversees program/project teams in the planning, tracking, and execution of project plans from initiation to completion.
• Manages changes in project scopes using change management plans, identifies potential issues, and devises contingency plans, as necessary.
• Provide expert-level advisement to all internal and external customers in the appropriate application of specialized radiological engineering, health physics, nuclear engineering and all applicable DOE regulations and orders as well as SNL policy with respect to the implementation of the RP Training and Education Program:
• Provides technical or engineering support to one or more aspects of the program or project.
• Provides leadership and tactical planning for execution of projects and applies the identified engineering and other technical knowledge to achieve project objectives and deliverables.
• Uses this expert level engineering and technical judgment, within defined scientific and engineering practices in the field of Health Physics, in negotiating with all internal and external customers and management to ensure that resources are available to accomplish the work, identify procurement and contracting needs, and marshal resources to complete project deliverables within the scope, schedules, and budgets defined in project work packages.
• Uses this expert level engineering and technical judgment built upon a strong engineering or technical background to lead the training program technical team, identify potential program/project risks, develop risk mitigation strategies and corrective actions, and recommend risk acceptance or avoidance for all aspects of the training program.
• Negotiates with all internal and external customers on matters of requirements and limitations, within allowability of regulations.
• Provide expert-level advisement in the training of operational health physics, including but not limited to:
• Technical subjects such as shielding, dose optimization, contamination control, nuclear reactions, radiation detection and measurement, respiratory protection, radiological monitoring and dosimetry.
• Administrative subjects such as hazard identification and control, posting and labeling, ALARA, regulatory compliance, safety basis, and company policy.
• Develop and implement the three major elements of the RPTE Program mission:
• Radiological Control Technologist (RCT) initial and continuing training.
• Radiological Worker and other Corporate-Level Radiation Protection (RP) Trainings.
• Radiological Engineer (RE) and Health Physicist (HP) initial and continuing training.

Develop and define programmatic expectations for new HP training element and oversee progress of its establishment.As well as other key leadership and administrative aspects, including:

• Developing, implementing and maintaining all procedures for RPTE and related for the RP Organization.
• Providing gap analysis and enterprise benchmarking via metrics gathering and analysis to evaluate RPTE programmatic health.
• Leading the RP Curriculum Advisory Committee
• Leading RP Technical Projects and Programmatic Working Groups (WGs)
• Supporting the Radiation Protection emergency response function in the development of required training to ensure the preparedness for response to real-work radiological emergencies, as well as drills and exercises.
• Lead and/or participate in and support internal and external RP audits and assessments as needed/requested.
• Support performance assurance in fact finding, causal analysis, and the development and execution of corrective actions.
• Support performance assurance in fact finding, causal analysis, and the development and execution of corrective actions.
• Assist RP Management with hiring and qualifying new RP personnel.
• Advise RP Management on resource allocations for RPTE.
• Conduct technical and program reviews to report status of cost, schedule, and performance to management and customers.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Conduct project postmortems and utilizes lessons learned for process improvement.
• Recommend additions, expansions, or discontinuances of projects.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Work is fast-paced, and assignments may change frequently in response to customer and RP organization needs. Some travel may be required. Activities include working with or in the presence of hazardous materials. Potential hazards include, but are not limited to, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, chemicals, safety hazards, biological hazards, noise, and ergonomic hazards. Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite at SNL in Albuquerque, NM.

The Sandia job code title for this position is Engineering Program/Project Lead.

Salary Range:

$104,100 - $207,100

*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

Qualifications We Require:

• This posting is at the Senior/Principal level requires a Bachelor’s degree in health physics, nuclear engineering, or closely-related appropriate physical science and:
• 5 years of relevant operational health physics work experience to qualify for the Senior level, or
• 8 years of relevant operational health physics work experience to qualify for the Principal level
• Working knowledge of 10CFR835, 10CFR830, and/or 10CFR20.
• Experience developing and implementing a DOE or NRC operational radiation protection training program.
• Working knowledge of industry training standards.
• Current computer skills, including working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.
• Ability to occasionally work a modified schedule to meet customer needs and travel.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q-level security clearance.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license and access to a private vehicle for travel to and from work.

Qualifications We Desire:

• An ABET-accredited Master's degree in health physics, nuclear engineering, or closely-related appropriate physical science and (5) plus years of operational health physics work experience.
• Certification by the American Board of Health Physics or in the process of obtaining certification.
• Experience providing dedicated operational health physics supervision and guidance to line customers within the SNL functional mission spaces.
• Experience providing dedicated operational health physics support and guidance in radiation-generating device (RGD) operations.
• Proven track-record of excellent organizational and individual leadership skills with the ability to effectively work with and direct other health physicists and RCTs.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer relations skills and flexibility.
• Ability to work effectively independently, and in team situations in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.
• Proven ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, moving from program to operational work seamlessly between varying types of radiological concerns (e.g., nuclear facilities, waste management, accelerators, bench-scale R&D, etc.) quickly and effectively.
• Proven track-record of independently developing solutions to and leading a team in solving specific problems related to issues of moderate to high complexity and impact.
• Ability to provide expert analysis of situations to make recommendations to management on changes to policies, processes, or methods.
• Experience working in a fast-paced research and development environment.
• Experience working in an operational DOE health physics program.
• Experience continuously improving a radiological protection program, including implementation of new radiological controls best practices.
• Experience working in a regulated operational health physics environment such as DOE or NRC radiological facilities or Naval reactors.
• Active DOE “L” or” Q” level security clearance.

About Our Team:

The Radiation Protection Organization (Group 4610) provides radiation protection services to Sandia line organizations and is the steward of the corporate Radiation Protection Program. Services provided include translation of DOE directives and federal regulations into SNL-specific requirements and guidance; development of tools to assist in the identification and control of hazards associated with the use of radioactive materials and radiation-generating devices; providing trained and qualified personnel to support radiological activities and operations throughout the Laboratories; and workplace sampling and monitoring services to ensure effectiveness of radiological controls. The Organization works with the corporate Radiation Protection Safety Committee to establish goals, measure performance, and perform assessments to collect data to support continuous improvement in the safe performance of radiological operations.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance:

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Job ID: 693365

Job Family: EN

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.