Division Director, Experimental Operations and Facilities

Argonne National Laboratory•Lemont, IL

7h•Onsite

About The Position

The Division Director, Experimental Operations and Facilities (EOF), is responsible for the overall leadership and strategic direction of the division, short and long-term goals of the division, as well as enabling world-class science and engineering. The EOF division provides engineering and experimental technical support services to a variety of partners across Argonne and manages the directorate’s accelerator and some radiation generating device facilities. The EOF Division Director anticipates accelerator facility upgrades and operational concerns in order to formulate long-range plans and strategies that focus on supporting the science and engineering completed within the directorate. This position also acts as a responsible Division Director for some NTNS Nuclear Materials management. As a member of the NTNS directorate leadership team and the Lab’s extended leadership team reporting to the NTNS Directorate Operating Officer, the EOF Division Director is a strategic partner in aligning division strategic goals to the directorate’s and the Laboratory’s strategic goals. Fosters and develops inter-divisional, inter-directorate, and cross-directorate collaborations within the Laboratory, specifically with the Infrastructure Services directorate and Environment, Safety, Health, and Quality directorate. The EOF Division Director leads a division with 60-70 employees, including union employees, with less than ten direct reports - this requires supervisory administrative duties and activities (e.g., training, timecards, performance evaluations, etc.). The EOF Division Director interacts with other Argonne leadership teams in the planning, coordination, integration, and enhancement of research labs and facilities operations.

Requirements

Master’s degree (preferred) in an engineering, facilities management, or related field.
No less than fifteen years’ experience including relevant, demonstrated accomplishments in engineering leadership and management.
Experience leading next-level managers and supervisors who oversee operations within a matrixed organizational structure.
Strong leadership and management skills in attracting, managing, and sustaining a highly competent and diverse interdisciplinary staff and maintaining an open and collegial environment.
Experience developing and implementing methods and standard operating procedures, including those for safety, facility, and accelerator operations.
Comprehensive skills and abilities in acquiring and maintaining relationships with multiple sponsors/stakeholders across the Laboratory.
Considerable skill in oral and written communications.
Ability to work with high level internal and external contacts.
Ability to adapt knowledge to complex situations, communications and leadership issues.
Considerable skill in interpret technical documents.
Considerable skill in understanding the planning and execution of experimental work.
Ability to model Argonne’s Core Values: Impact, Safety, Respect, Integrity, and Teamwork.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of DOE, OSHA, NEC, NFPA, and/or NEPA regulations is preferred.

Responsibilities

Overall leadership and strategic direction of the division.
Setting short and long-term goals for the division.
Enabling world-class science and engineering.
Providing engineering and experimental technical support services to partners.
Managing the directorate’s accelerator and some radiation generating device facilities.
Anticipating accelerator facility upgrades and operational concerns.
Formulating long-range plans and strategies to support science and engineering.
Acting as a responsible Division Director for NTNS Nuclear Materials management.
Aligning division strategic goals with directorate and Laboratory strategic goals.
Fostering and developing inter-divisional, inter-directorate, and cross-directorate collaborations.
Leading a division of 60-70 employees, including union employees.
Performing supervisory administrative duties and activities (e.g., training, timecards, performance evaluations).
Interacting with other Argonne leadership teams in planning, coordination, integration, and enhancement of research labs and facilities operations.
Executing all activities in compliance with ES&H and security responsibilities.
Reviewing operating procedures and work control documents for work to be performed in experimental areas.
Providing oversight for any complex or high hazard work evolutions in experimental areas.