Associate Program Leader for Weapons Nonproliferation - Active Clearance Required

LLNL•Livermore, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is seeking an Associate Program Leader (APL) for Weapons Nonproliferation (WN) within the Nonproliferation Research and Development (NPRD) Program. This role supports the NPRD mission to conduct innovative research for detecting foreign nuclear weapons development and testing, verifying arms control agreements, countering proliferation and terrorism, and responding to nuclear incidents. The WN program area comprises a multi-disciplinary team leveraging expertise in nuclear weapons design, production, and testing to enhance detection, location, and characterization of foreign nuclear weapons production activities. It also involves developing U.S. capabilities for monitoring foreign nuclear weapons stockpiles and related activities to support warfighting, intelligence, and nonproliferation missions. The APL for WN will be responsible for staffing, mentoring, ensuring quality, and delivering technical products across the WN portfolio. This position involves close collaboration with technical leads, setting program strategy, prioritizing resources, and reporting progress. The APL will also work with relevant APLs in the Space Science and Security Program to integrate technologies into space monitoring systems and contribute to a culture of collaboration and innovation within the NPRD leadership team. This position is within the Global Security Principal Directorate’s Nuclear Threat Reduction (N) Program and will programmatically report to the Program Leader (PL) for NP. Funding will primarily come from direct programmatic work, with some sponsor engagement funding available from Global Security. The position can be filled at either the SEL.4 or SEL.5 level, with additional responsibilities assigned at the higher level.

Requirements

Active DOE Q-level clearance or active Top-Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at the time of hire and must have the ability to obtain and maintain SCI access.
Master’s degree in physical science, engineering, computer science or related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Subject matter expert knowledge and expert application in one or more areas related to design, production, and testing of nuclear weapons, including nuclear physics/engineering and/or code development.
Extensive experience in one or more areas related to design, production, and testing of nuclear weapons, including experimental operations involving highly complex field work.
Subject matter expert knowledge of operational applications of foreign weapons production detection to problems of national and international concern.
Highly advanced leadership, communication, and team-building skills to develop and nurture effective relationships, work effectively with partners at other organizations and laboratories across multiple technical disciplines and program functions, lead collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams, and represent NPRD/WN activities to internal and external sponsor, stakeholders, and all levels of management.
Substantial experience managing multiple projects of evolving and varying priority, including advanced delegation skills.
Demonstrated ability to foster an effective environment for teams to achieve programmatic and institutional goals.
Significant experience cultivating successful and productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Ph.D in physical science, engineering, computer science or related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience (SEL.5 level).
Expert knowledge of nuclear weapons production and experience as a nuclear weapons development subject-matter expert and practitioner (SEL.5 level).
Expert knowledge and extensive experience in detection instrumentation and characterization techniques with application to the nuclear weapons nonproliferation mission (SEL.5 level).
Extensive experience and ability to lead assessments and analyses of foreign nuclear weapons production concerns and threats (SEL.5 level).
Expert ability and extensive experience to develop innovative concepts and to provide leadership, management, technical vision, and strategic planning for weapons nonproliferation activities (SEL.5 level).
Demonstrated ability to establish and enable opportunities for integration, collaboration, and program development with the internal LLNL Science and Technology community, as well as the broad external Science and Technology community in support of the nonproliferation mission (SEL.5 level).
Expert-level leadership and communication skills to provide guidance and support for senior management decisions and planning processes (SEL.5 level).

Nice To Haves

Experience engaging in work at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS), with a strong understanding of site policies and procedures.
Knowledge of current NPRD experimental activities at the NNSS.
Familiarity with LLNL’s mission, values, and operational procedures.

Responsibilities

Provide expert technical leadership, managerial and budgetary oversight, and quality assurance for weapons nonproliferation within the NPRD portfolio.
Serve as an interface and coordinate with stakeholders both internal and external to LLNL.
Lead and coordinate a multi-disciplinary team to apply expertise on nuclear weapons design, production, and testing and to deliver technical products for WN applications.
Facilitate integration across NPRD as part of the leadership team, fostering collaboration and teamwork.
Materially contribute as a technical expert within the WN and broader NPRD portfolio.
Identify, guide, and develop new programmatic and research opportunities within the NPRD mission area.
Support experimental activities through coordination with internal and external facilities.
Maintain and ensure appropriate quality standards including reviewing, coordinating, and approving deliverables, publications, and presentations.
Promote and maintain a positive image of the Laboratory and strong internal/external customer relationships by ensuring project and program objectives and commitments are met successfully.
Provide career development support to new and existing staff, including mentoring, on a variety of topics ranging from specific technical areas to project/program management and leadership.
Support the Program Leader (PL) and the other APLs and technical leads in the development of strategic and program plans, annual budgeting, and execution, while balancing programmatic priorities, resource availability, staffing, security, and safety.
Serve as the primary liaison between WN and the Space Science and Security Program to facilitate development of technologies suitable for integration into space monitoring systems.
Coordinate WN activities with other relevant activities throughout N Program, the Laboratory, and the broader Nuclear Security Enterprise, both domestically and internationally.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Develop and integrate innovative cross-cutting capabilities and advancements for weapons nonproliferation serving multiple programmatic missions (SEL.5 level).
Influence strategic vision and implementation plans for senior management and external stakeholders to meet the broad needs of the U.S. nonproliferation mission (SEL.5 level).
Champion new processes and cultivate relationships for personnel recruiting, training, mentoring, development, and retention (SEL.5 level).
Encourage and enable integration of staff across varying programmatic areas of NPRD, N Program, and the larger GS and LLNL communities (SEL.5 level).
Cultivate mutually beneficial partnerships with external organizations, including academic institutions, national laboratories, government agencies, and experimental facilities (SEL.5 level).