Groundwater Monitoring Team Lead

Sealaska/Woocheen Family of Businesses•Los Alamos, NM

9d•$95,000 - $105,000

About The Position

The Groundwater Monitoring Team Lead is the first-line supervisor responsible for coordinating personnel, resources, and materials so project tasks are completed efficiently, safely, 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. It ensures work is performed safely and deliberately, maintains required safety, security, and operational training, assures procedural and regulatory compliance, and makes safety and security integral to every task, including stopping work when it is unsafe or compromises security. The position leads daily implementation of a large-scale, site-wide groundwater monitoring project, waste/purge water management, and equipment maintenance. It coordinates staffing, schedules, priorities, procurement, and cross-department activities; reviews completed assignments; resolves operational issues; and verifies staff adherence to safety and quality programs. The role may assist with recruiting and interviewing, trains and mentors staff, oversees workflow, and provides performance evaluations. The position primarily interacts with T2S staff and management and coordinates fieldwork logistics with N3B Operations staff.

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.
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 and interpret broad strategic requirements to develop and execute plans.
Ability to significantly affect organizational success and productivity while exercising broad latitude for independent judgment.
Effective communication skills.
Ability to train and mentor junior staff.
Advanced communication, reasoning, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills needed to perform essential job functions.
Ability to work in a team-oriented project environment.
Meet the physical demands of the position, including exerting up to 20 pounds occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently; standing, walking, sitting, handling or feeling objects, reaching, and occasionally stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; close and distance vision; and regularly talking or hearing.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Implement daily operations for a large-scale, site-wide groundwater monitoring project, including waste/purge water management and equipment maintenance.
Coordinate staffing, work activities, assignments, priorities, and close direction of 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 work documents, codes, and regulations; initiate corrective actions as needed.
Coordinate with other departments on planned activities, notifications, and support needs to avoid adverse impacts to project schedule, scope, or budget.
Coordinate staff schedules to cover the organization’s operational hours.
Coordinate procurement requests for supplies and equipment with appropriate staff and management.
Provide input into 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 fieldwork logistics with N3B Operations staff.
Train new staff and mentor junior staff.
Oversee daily departmental workflow and provide constructive, timely performance evaluations.
May assist with recruiting and interviewing.
Stop work when continuing a task is unsafe or compromises security.
Perform other duties as assigned.