Facilities Management Division Director

Oak Ridge National Laboratory•Oak Ridge, TN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

We have an opening for a Director for the Facilities Management Division within the Facilities & Operations Directorate. In this role you will be responsible for managing all aspects of the conventional and radiological facilities to ensure the operations and maintenance of the Laboratory are carried out in an effective and efficient manner that supports the research and other missions of the Laboratory. Your focus will be on providing strategic direction, support and guidance to the employees of the division daily.

Requirements

BS or BA degree in engineering or a related field
A minimum of twelve years of experience in operations and facility management (or related field) with a minimum of five years in a supervisory or managerial capacity

Nice To Haves

MS or MA degree in Engineering, Business Administration or related field
Experience managing complex scientific support activities
Knowledge of technical issues, research activities and the impact of facility conditions and changes on tenant activities
Strong record of safe operations and safety improvement activities
Familiarity with labor relations principles and working within a collective bargaining union contract environment is highly desirable
Excellent oral and written communications, leadership, interpersonal, and problem solving skills will lead to success in this position

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and vision in developing facility management strategies and missions and communicate them to the customers, management, and staff
Establish and support a culture that focuses on the needs of the customers
Assist the managers or supervisors with resolving issues that arise, responding to new requirements, or implementing various division, directorate, or ORNL initiatives
Determine budget needs and allocations to support ORNL facilities
Prepare and implement division plans, develop solutions, and set priorities
Identify and implement consequential safety, productivity, and process improvements
Maintain relationships with key internal and external customers, and lead the implementation and flow down of DOE requirements to ORNL
Ensure facility engineering work is technically sound and strategically planned across the laboratory to achieve highly reliable compliance while ensuring reliable operations and maintenance of ORNL facilities
Positively interact with a wide-variety of ORNL staff and clients at all levels and resolve and or advise management on a wide range of administrative and or technical issues
Authorize work and ensure work activities are performed safely, securely, effectively and in compliance environmental, safety, health, and quality requirements, applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures
Build and maintain a work environment which promotes collaboration, performance, feedback, recognition, mutual respect, and employee engagement
Identify staffing needs; recruit, select and retain highly qualified and diverse staff
Establish and ensure an open and supportive working environment where staff report issues and concerns
Ensure staff is properly trained to meet present and future needs by building new competencies and supporting long-term staff development
Collaborate with other F&O division directors and lab leadership to strategically ensure F&O sustains operational excellence in facilities modernization, systems and processes, personnel development, and digital technology deployment
Establish a structure and environment for strategically attracting, developing, motivating, and retaining diverse staff, particularly those with critical skills
Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote equal opportunity by fostering a respectful workplace – in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success.