Engineered Safety Department Manager - Active Security Clearance Required

LLNL•Livermore, CA

10h•$338,580 - $431,568•Hybrid

About The Position

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World! Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability. Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact. Pay Range: $338,580- $431,568 Annually This is the lowest to highest salary range in good faith we believe would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s 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. We have an opening for an Engineered Safety Department Manager to lead the Engineered Safety Department at LLNL. In this role, you will provide day-to-day management and executive leadership of the functions, disciplines, and personnel within the Engineered Safety Department, which include Nuclear Safety, Packaging & Transportation, Safety Engineering, and Radiation Protection. You will provide strategic vision, organizational leadership, and technical judgment direction to meet the goals and objectives of Environment, Safety and Health (ES&H) Directorate customers and stakeholders. You will be a key member of the ES&H Directorate management team and will ensure that Engineered Safety programs at the Laboratory are effective, efficient, and compliant while enabling the safe execution of high-hazard, mission-critical work. This position is within the Environment Safety & Health (ES&H) Directorate. This position may offer a hybrid schedule, which includes the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week, after a probationary period.

Requirements

Active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance, or active Top-Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency, at the time of hire.
Bachelor’s degree in nuclear, mechanical, chemical, electrical engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and extensive relevant experience.
Extensive experience directing leadership and their teams in managing complex technical organizations, with demonstrated ability to maintain a strong safety culture in high-hazard or mission-driven environments.
Extensive knowledge of laws, regulations, and industry standards applicable to complex engineered safety programs, with the ability to interpret and apply requirements across diverse operations.
Extensive experience utilizing independent judgment for setting strategy, anticipating risks, resolving complex issues, and balancing safety, mission, cost, and schedule considerations.
Extensive experience in organizational leadership, including budgeting, workforce planning, performance management, and development of managers and senior technical staff.
Extensive experience with problem-solving and negotiation, requiring analytical, and decision-making skills necessary to address highly complex and sensitive issues impacting a large organization.
Highly effective communication, collaboration, facilitation, and influence skills across all organizational levels, including regulators and external stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in engineering or related field and/or Professional Engineer (PE) license.
Experience with Department of Energy (DOE) Directives, Orders, and Prime Contract requirements applicable to engineered safety programs including engagement with DOE field offices, headquarters, or other external regulatory bodies on safety-related matters.
Experience operating in a national laboratory or research environment with complex, evolving mission demands and/or integrating safety programs across multiple hazard domains.
Experience collaborating across the DOE complex and with external partners to benchmark practices and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Serve as an integral member of the ES&H Directorate management team to formulate and execute high-level strategy, set priorities, and steward resources to sustain and continuously improve the Laboratory’s engineered safety capabilities.
Provide overall leadership, direction, and accountability for the Engineered Safety Department, consisting of four functional areas (Nuclear Safety, Packaging & Transportation, Safety Engineering, and Radiation Protection), approximately 110 employees, four direct reports, and an annual budget of approximately $20M.
Act as a senior advisor to Laboratory and Directorate leadership on engineered safety strategy, risk posture, and issue resolution across a broad and complex hazard portfolio.
Direct the development and implementation of integrated, risk-informed, and cost-effective solutions to highly complex or sensitive safety issues that span multiple organizations and mission programs.
Provide a high-level, interconnected understanding of engineered safety regulatory, contractual, and policy requirements to effectively engage with Laboratory operating organizations and the DOE Livermore Field Office (LFO) on interpretation, alignment, and resolution of complex issues.
Engage internal and external customers and stakeholders to ensure strong integration, shared accountability, and trusted partnerships that enable mission execution while strengthening safety performance.
Develop and maintain meaningful, data-driven performance measures that inform Laboratory decision makers and accurately reflect the health, capacity, and effectiveness of Engineered Safety programs.
Oversee department performance management, salary management, workforce planning, hiring, succession planning, and leadership development, while fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment.
Perform other duties as assigned.