National Security Sector Partnership Development Lead

Nrel•Golden, CO

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About The Position

Join NREL, the nations primary laboratory for energy systems and development, where world-class scientists, engineers, and experts are accelerating energy innovation through breakthrough research and systems integration. From our mission to our collaborative culture, NREL stands out in the research community for its commitment to an affordable and secure energy future. Spanning foundational science to applied systems engineering and analysis, we focus on solving complex challenges to deliver advanced, secure, reliable, and cost-effective energy solutions. Our work helps strengthen U.S. industries, support job creation, and promote national economic growth. At NREL, you'll find a mission-driven environment supported by state-of-the-art facilities, multidisciplinary research teams, and strong collaborations with industry, academia, and other national laboratories. We offer robust professional development opportunities, and a competitive benefits package designed to support your career and well-being. The National Security Sector Partnership Development Lead in NREL's Strategic Partnership Office (SPO) is responsible for partnership strategy development and business growth activities with the National Security Sector. The Lead will work collaboratively with SPO as part of the National Security and Defense (NS&D) Partnerships Team, as well as the National Security Research Oversight Office (NSRO) and other key stakeholders across NREL's Science and Technology (S&T) Directorates. The role will be positioned to expand NREL's impact and support to U.S. government agencies with critical national security missions, as they seek solutions for their most challenging energy problems. The successful candidate will be assessed against their ability to identify and onboard strategic partnership agreements aligned with NREL's research mission and priorities. The National Security Sector Partnership Development Lead position is dynamic, helping to build partnership opportunities for NREL and transfer NREL's world class knowledge and expertise to partners via non-DOE funding agreements. â¯As such, the successful candidate will have experience building productive relationships and partnerships in a professional setting and think creatively about how NREL's capabilities can help partners achieve their goals. The position plays a critical role leading development of partnership strategies that apply whole-of-lab research capabilities to National Security Sector partner organizations' most critical mission requirements. To succeed, the Lead will quickly acquire detailed knowledge of NREL cross-directorate capabilities and their application to National Security Sector partner priorities. The Lead will collaborate across NREL to continuously learn and understand the application of NREL's technical research areas to partners' energy-related needs, collaborating with Center Directors (CDs), Laboratory Program Managers (LPMs), and other NREL leadership to align partnership activities to S&T research priorities. Concurrently, the Lead advises NREL S&T organizations on key opportunities for securing funds-in agreements based on National Security Sector organization research priorities. Day-to-day, external activities will include but not be limited to outreach to National Security Sector partners on classified or unclassified systems, travel to National Security Sector partner organizations for in-person meetings, representing NREL at key conferences, hosting partners to NREL, and managing a pipeline of business opportunities to ensure continued growth of funds into the laboratory. To succeed in the tactical aspects of the position, the Lead will be expected to build and maintain strong relationships internal to NREL with S&T leadership, subject matter experts, communications professionals, project managers, contract specialists, site operations, IT specialists, and many others, and work collaboratively with these contributors on requirements development, proposal development, final pricing, statements of work, and executing partnership agreements. As a subject matter expert on National Security Sector priorities and unique security considerations, the Lead can expect significant opportunities for providing mentorship to other staff across NREL. The National Security Sector Partnership Development Lead will report to the SPO Office Director while taking operational guidance from the NS&D Partnerships Team Lead. The successful candidate will be expected to work collaboratively with other members of the SPO, colleagues in the Technology Transfer Office (TTO), the broader team of people doing partnership development across NREL,â¯and NREL's research community to accomplish the partnership mission goals of the laboratory.

Requirements

Relevant Bachelor's Degree and 14 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant Master's Degree and 12 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant PhD and 9 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience.
Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.
Active and transferable TS/SCI or DOE Q/SCI security clearance with an investigation current; the ability to maintain a DOE Q/SCI security clearance is mandatory for this position
Strong leadership, project management and problem solving skills
Five or more years of demonstrated project management and customer relationship experience
Proven history of being able to interpret partner requirements and lead teams toward successful development and delivery of winning solutions
Demonstrated ability to prioritize and reprioritize areas of focus in a dynamic environment
Strong oral and written communication skills
Ability to use computer programs that exist in both classified and unclassified environments
Applies advanced technical principles, theories and concepts
Contributes to the development of new principles and concepts
Develops advanced concepts, techniques and standards
Comprehensive and advanced knowledge of laws, regulations, principles, procedures and practices related to specific field

Nice To Haves

Five or more years of demonstrated experience developing strategic partnerships between agencies and organizations.
Ten years of relevant experience in the U.S. Intelligence Community or equivalent experience partnering with the U.S. Intelligence Community
Ten years of relevant partnership development, science and/or technology experience of demonstrated experience developing strategic partnerships between agencies and organizations
Experience managing capture or business development teams
Knowledge of contracting or similar business processes that cross classified and unclassified systems

Responsibilities

Working in classified and unclassified environments on appropriate computer systems to pursue strategic partnership opportunities with agencies of the National Security Sector
Understanding and cultivating key relationships with partners and organizations to align partner research requirements with NREL's current and future capabilities and research priorities
Interacting with senior management, technical leaders, and support organizations across the laboratory to drive partnership growth and inform capability to deliver
Managing business development pipeline to maximize mission impact and probability of capture by overseeing requirements development, proposal development, and final pricing and statement of work delivery
Building strong internal relationships with researchers, project managers, and subject matter experts to develop compelling solutions that partners value
Understanding other context within which the program is conducted and how outcomes contribute to the customer's success
Providing mentorship across NREL on National Security Sector partner organizations' requirements and unique security considerations

Benefits

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; short- and long-term disability insurance; pension benefits; 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match; life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance; personal time off (PTO) and sick leave; paid holidays; and tuition reimbursement.
NREL employees may be eligible for, but are not guaranteed, performance-, merit-, and achievement- based awards that include a monetary component.
Some positions may be eligible for relocation expense reimbursement.
Limited-term positions are not eligible for long-term disability or tuition reimbursement.

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