Principal Technical Advisor – Radiochemist

Longenecker & Associates • Aiken, SC

7h

About The Position

Longenecker & Associates (L&A) seeks a motivated Principal Technical Advisor – Radiochemist to contribute to our mission supporting our work at Savannah River Nuclear Solutions in Aiken, SC . L&A is a woman-owned small business and trusted partner enabling critical missions across the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) complex for more than 30 years. We contribute to DOE’s nuclear security and environmental remediation enterprise by providing the highest-caliber staff and experts. L&A is unconditionally committed to mission success and the well-being of employees, the nation and the environment. Our team members are passionate about building a healthier environment for generations to come. We are a community that interfaces and effectively communicates with all levels of management and government. If you have a passion for excellence, seek opportunities to engage in mission critical work, and consistently exceed expectations, apply now to join our professional family. The main duties include, but are not limited to: · Provide leadership, oversight, and expert guidance to resolve unusually complex technical, organizational, and strategic issues having division, site, or industry-wide implications. Establish technical programs necessary to support state-of-the-art capabilities within assigned organizational and programmatic areas, plan for and integrate applicable emerging technologies. Provide key leadership role in technical decision-making process. This position functions in support of, and with few exceptions, reports to a level 2 manager or higher, · Establish cost-effective technical solutions to issues generated by frequently changing requirements; define and conduct technical investigations where appropriate, · Develop "leading edge" methods and technologies to effectively mitigate undesirable programmatic and operational issues or deficiencies, · Provide expert technical guidance and leadership on problem resolution by assessing atypical, unusually complex issues, and situations impacting future roles of the organization and/or program operations (e.g., site policies, major process reengineering, strategic planning, organizational development). Typical assignments are most often broad, and program oriented in nature; assignments require extended periods of time often involving several months to years, although smaller and less complex issues are handled and occasionally require less time, · Provide expert leadership of multi-disciplinary team(s) engaged in highly visible/business sensitive, project-type work involving extremely complex problems, and/or key budget, schedule, or regulatory compliance issues, for example. May involve engaging consultants and other outside experts, · Define scope of new project-type work and changing technical program requirements, · Work independently to ensure adherence to technical policies and guidelines; consult with cognizant management and staff on corrective action plans, · Represent assigned organization and technical issues to both internal and external customers; manage related correspondence. Interact with DOE-SR, DOE-HQ, and other external organizations on substantive matters involving assigned technical issues. · Interact with oversight panels and boards as appropriate in areas of technical expertise. · Propose strategic business goals and milestones involving technical issues for which incumbent has expertise, and against which organizational and operational performance will be measured; participate in related strategic initiatives. · Develop strategic plans for major new program areas and for resolving technical issues. · Remain intellectually current of job-related emerging technologies, and serve as communications source for advanced technical theories, principles, and concepts, · Manage special projects involving multiple divisions, departments, or other organizations, · Utilize self-initiative and delegated authority to draw on the required resources and expertise to solve complex organizational and programmatic problems within the framework of a team environment with limited direction, · Provide input and participate in programmatic improvement initiatives in support of mission goals. Provide technical and operational input on such items as Authorization Bases Documents, technical reports, and program-level procedures, · Also, provide technical input to Training, Procedures, and other such support organizations, as appropriate.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in physical science (e.g., chemistry, physics, biology) or engineering (chemical, nuclear, electrical, mechanical) field with 15 to 20 years’ experience preferably in nuclear related assignments, including direct operations management; some assignments in this job family require a major in statistics, math, or computer sciences, along with substantial practical experience
• An advanced degree, to the Master's or PhD/Doctorate level is preferable and would proportionally reduce the years of experience required. PhD in radiochemistry preferred.
• Radio bioassay and environmental laboratory expertise in radiochemical separation techniques including ion separation column technologies
• Expertise in new method development and improvements in radiochemical separation processes and quality improvements with peer journal examples
• Radio bioassay laboratory experience in method development techniques
• Radiological detection and measurements experience
• Experience in data review, validation and quality control of radiological datasets
• Leadership skills in mentoring other technical staff for development of technical skills
• Ability to work in a diverse work environment
• Satisfactory results of a pre-employment screening, which includes a background check and drug screening in accordance with Federal requirements (details below)
• Ability to fulfill and promote L&A core values.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience on DOE sites and programs
• Candidates who have possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, oversight, and expert guidance to resolve unusually complex technical, organizational, and strategic issues having division, site, or industry-wide implications.
• Establish technical programs necessary to support state-of-the-art capabilities within assigned organizational and programmatic areas, plan for and integrate applicable emerging technologies.
• Provide key leadership role in technical decision-making process.
• Establish cost-effective technical solutions to issues generated by frequently changing requirements; define and conduct technical investigations where appropriate
• Develop "leading edge" methods and technologies to effectively mitigate undesirable programmatic and operational issues or deficiencies
• Provide expert technical guidance and leadership on problem resolution by assessing atypical, unusually complex issues, and situations impacting future roles of the organization and/or program operations
• Provide expert leadership of multi-disciplinary team(s) engaged in highly visible/business sensitive, project-type work involving extremely complex problems, and/or key budget, schedule, or regulatory compliance issues
• Define scope of new project-type work and changing technical program requirements
• Work independently to ensure adherence to technical policies and guidelines; consult with cognizant management and staff on corrective action plans
• Represent assigned organization and technical issues to both internal and external customers; manage related correspondence.
• Interact with DOE-SR, DOE-HQ, and other external organizations on substantive matters involving assigned technical issues.
• Interact with oversight panels and boards as appropriate in areas of technical expertise.
• Propose strategic business goals and milestones involving technical issues for which incumbent has expertise, and against which organizational and operational performance will be measured; participate in related strategic initiatives.
• Develop strategic plans for major new program areas and for resolving technical issues.
• Remain intellectually current of job-related emerging technologies, and serve as communications source for advanced technical theories, principles, and concepts
• Manage special projects involving multiple divisions, departments, or other organizations
• Utilize self-initiative and delegated authority to draw on the required resources and expertise to solve complex organizational and programmatic problems within the framework of a team environment with limited direction
• Provide input and participate in programmatic improvement initiatives in support of mission goals.
• Provide technical and operational input on such items as Authorization Bases Documents, technical reports, and program-level procedures
• Provide technical input to Training, Procedures, and other such support organizations, as appropriate.

Benefits

• As an L&A employee, you will be eligible for a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare (medical and dental), 401K plan, and paid time off.
• We believe in investing in our employees beyond compensation and as an L&A employee, you will have access to in-house training, career pathing, mentoring, award programs, tuition reimbursement and much more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level