Groundwater Monitoring Team Lead

Woocheen•Los Alamos, NM

About The Position

The Groundwater Monitoring Team Lead is the first-line supervisor responsible for coordinating personnel, resources, and materials so project work is completed safely, efficiently, to a high standard, and cost-effectively. The role oversees daily operations and staffing to meet the expectations of Environmental Remediation Water Program customers and management. The lead ensures work is performed safely and deliberately, maintains required safety, security, and operational training, assures procedural and regulatory compliance, and stops work when continuing would be unsafe or compromise security. The position is responsible for daily implementation of a large-scale, site-wide groundwater monitoring project, including waste and purge-water management and equipment maintenance. It coordinates staffing, schedules, work priorities, procurement, and interactions with other departments, and verifies that work assignments and required safety and quality programs are completed as required. The role also supports staff training, mentoring, and performance evaluation. The position requires more than sedentary physical activity, including standing, walking, sitting, handling objects, and reaching. Work may also involve occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; exposure to weather and other elements; and a usually quiet-to-moderate noise level. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in science, engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent; a combination of education and relevant experience demonstrating the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is acceptable.
Five years of related experience, or an acceptable combination of education and relevant experience demonstrating the position's required capabilities.
Expert-level knowledge and ability to develop and apply advanced principles, concepts, and techniques in project management involving groundwater monitoring and compliance, well maintenance, environmental services, remediation services, and/or ecological services.
Ability to perform critical strategic tasks, interpret broad strategic requirements, and develop and execute plans to satisfy them.
Ability to have a significant impact on organizational success and productivity and exercise broad latitude for independent judgment.
Effective communication skills, including advanced communication, reasoning, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to train and mentor junior staff.
Ability to work in a team-oriented project environment.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with the LANL site, access requirements, general employee requirements, and work environment.

Responsibilities

Ensure activities and operations are conducted safely and deliberately; maintain required safety, security, and operational training; assure procedural and regulatory compliance; and stop work when continuation is unsafe or compromises security.
Coordinate personnel, resources, and materials to complete project tasks safely, efficiently, to a high standard, and cost-effectively.
Oversee daily operations and staffing to meet customer and management expectations.
May assist with recruiting and interviewing.
Train new staff and mentor junior staff.
Oversee daily departmental workflow and provide constructive, timely performance evaluations.
Implement daily work for a large-scale, site-wide groundwater monitoring project, waste and purge-water management, and equipment maintenance.
Coordinate staffing and activities, schedule work assignments, set priorities, and direct team members.
Evaluate and verify task completion by reviewing completed work assignments.
Maintain the project work site in compliance with applicable health, safety, fire, and environmental documents, codes, and regulations, and initiate corrective actions as required.
Coordinate proactively with other departments regarding notifications, planned activities, and support needs to prevent adverse effects on project schedule, scope, or budget.
Coordinate staff schedules to cover organizational operating hours.
Coordinate procurement requests for supplies and equipment with appropriate staff and management.
Provide input to long-range budget and planning information.
Resolve issues related to successful conduct of operations.
Verify staff implementation of and adherence to required safety and quality programs.
Interact primarily with T2S staff and management and coordinate with N3B Operations staff on fieldwork logistics.
Perform other duties as assigned.