Lead Nuclear Accountability Specialist

Omega Consultants•Aiken, SC

2d•$235,000 - $250,000

About The Position

At Omega Technical Services, every role supports a mission that matters. Whether you're advancing national security, driving innovation in nuclear infrastructure, or supporting critical DOE and DoD operations, you’re part of something bigger here. Omega Technical Services is seeking a highly motivated Lead Nuclear Accountability Specialist to support ongoing operations in Aiken, SC. This position plays a vital role in advancing critical mission objectives within a highly regulated and technically demanding environment. As a trusted partner to government agencies and national laboratories, Omega Technical Services supports some of the nation's most complex and high-impact programs. Through these strategic collaborations, Omega contributes directly to the strength, security, and sustainability of the U.S. Nuclear Security Enterprise.

Requirements

Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen.
Satisfactory results of a pre-employment screening, which includes a drug and breath alcohol test, along with a Motor Vehicle Record check.
Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Security Clearance.
Comprehensive knowledge of accounting, chemistry, and physics as it applies to tracking nuclear material.
General knowledge of nuclear material measurement techniques.
Computer proficiency is needed to perform spreadsheets and analysis on complex issues.
Understanding of DOE nuclear material accounting systems and reporting requirements.
Requires significant experience with Nuclear Material Control and Accountability at a DOE/NNSA site.
Requires significant experience with Local Area Nuclear Material Accounting Software (LANMAS) and performing day-to-day accounting.
Requires nuclear material accounting experience and physical inventory reconciliation at a DOE/NNSA site.

Nice To Haves

Possession of an active DOE/DoD clearance within the past two (2) years is preferred.
Previous DOE/NNSA work experience.
CPA preferred
QMF/SQL Training.
Preferred experience in developing requirements for software.

Responsibilities

Lead the Nuclear Material Control and Accountability (NMC&A) Programs Topical Area which includes the Site NNMC&A Plan, Material Control topics, performance testing, self-assessment and the Site NMC&A System Effectiveness Plan.
Provide oversight for Manual 14Q Procedures (i.e. reviews, revisions and approvals).
Issue Annual NMC&A System Effectiveness Report.
Designee and Issue Analysis for all NMC&A STAR records.
Use the System Effectiveness Plan to develop new LOIs each year for all 4 NMC&A self-assessment cards.
Approve NMC&A Self-Assessment Cards
Monitor anomalies and document in the System Effectiveness Plan.
Performance Test (PT) NMC&A systems.
Create and approve PTs.
Create, coordinate, approve, and act as a controller for Enterprise Assessment (EA) combined limited notice test performed (LNPT).
As the NMC&A Training SME, create, maintain, revise, and approve SRNS NMC&A courses and teach SRNS and NTC classes.
Assist Manager with budget projections.
Perform Management Field Observations (MFO).
Develop NMC&A Strategies for new site missions.
Actively assist the Classification office with NMC&A Topics.
Assist Vulnerability Assessment Team (VA) with Security Risk Assessments (SRA), roll-up categorization issues.
Act as back-up Site Shipping and Receiving Coordinator.
Subject Matter Expert and contact for the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Approve purchase requisitions.
May provide feedback and recommendations to management on work group performance for training, discipline, promotion and demotion.
May provide relief for or represent the next immediate level of management.
Lead the development and communication of functional requirements for nuclear material accounting software that performs detailed inventory analyses and automates existing manual processes at NNSA/DOE Sites.
Lead implementation of approved software at NNSA sites including supporting local site testing, recommending and providing expert opinion on local process changes and procedures and coordinating across the complex for consistent implementation.
Organizes, leads and communicates acceptance testing of nuclear material accounting software based on defined requirements.
Serves as an expert on nuclear material accounting software and Nuclear Material Control and Accountability (NMC&A) processes at NNSA sites.
Support Department of Energy / National Nuclear Security Administration sites in their implementation of nuclear material accounting software.
Provide helpdesk support for LANMAS software.