Radiation Protection Functional Area Manager

LLNL•Livermore, CA

5d•$282,210 - $359,700•Hybrid

About The Position

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is hiring a Radiation Protection Functional Area Manager (RPFAM) to lead the organizations, disciplines, and personnel within the Radiation Protection Functional Area (RPFA). The manager provides strategic vision and technical oversight to meet customer and stakeholder objectives and ensures radiation protection practices are effective, efficient, and compliant, enabling safe work involving radioactive materials. The role is in the Environment, Safety and Health Directorate within the Operations & Business Principal Associate Directorate. The position is a key member of the ESH Directorate management team and the Engineered Safety Department management team. The RPFAM leads the RPFA’s radiation protection program, which provides health physicists to field support teams, internal and external dosimetry laboratories, and environmental radiation monitoring programs across departments. The role includes personnel administration, program and budget management, strategic and workforce planning, performance management, and hiring and career development. It also involves working with customers, stakeholders, Integrated Safety Teams, DOE offices, external agencies, and other DOE sites. The position offers a hybrid schedule, with the flexibility to work from home one day per week after a probationary period. It is a Career Indefinite position open to Laboratory employees and external candidates.

Requirements

Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
Bachelor’s degree in health physics, physics, nuclear engineering, physical science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and extensive related experience.
Significant experience leading or managing a Radiation Protection program at a large company or national laboratory, including strategic planning, workforce planning, budget management, organizational dynamics, and establishing strategic and operational goals.
Expert knowledge and extensive experience interpreting and evaluating DOE radiation protection regulations, policies, procedures, and practices, including applicable requirements such as 10 CFR 835, DOE Standard 1098-2008, DOE Order 420.2C, DOE Order 231.1B, and/or DOE Order 232.2; ability to assess applicability and operational impact and evaluate and propose solutions to implementation issues.
Extensive experience building strong relationships and trust with demanding customers, leading staff to deliver high customer service, and commitment to a customer service ethos.
Expert situational awareness, problem-solving, decision-making, and analytical skills to independently advise, recommend, and resolve complex problems affecting a large organization.
Significant experience in performance management and supervision of staff and managers, including performance issues, career development, annual appraisals, and salary management; ability to motivate and inspire diverse personnel.
Expert communication, facilitation, collaboration, interpersonal, and conflict-resolution skills to explain, direct, present, advise, negotiate, and influence all levels of internal and external management.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in health physics, physical science, engineering, or a related field.
Certification as a Health Physics Professional.
Experience drafting and submitting proposals and pursuing innovative research and development to improve organizational capability and technical excellence, and/or collaborating with university partners to attract and develop future candidates for LLNL opportunities in the RPFA and ESH Directorate.

Responsibilities

Serve on the Engineered Safety Department management team, formulate and execute high-level goals and strategic planning, and advise Laboratory senior management on radiation protection issues.
Provide leadership, direction, technical oversight, and personnel administration for the RPFA and manage delivery of an innovative, cost-effective, schedule-driven, compliant, and reliable radiation protection program.
Partner with ESH Integrated Safety Teams to account for mission-specific priorities in radiation protection policies and procedures, and establish agreements with Integrated Safety Team Leads for performance management and career development of matrixed RPFA personnel.
Engage RPFA customers and stakeholders strategically to integrate work, build trusted partnerships, enable mission execution, and improve safety performance.
Interpret RPFA regulations in the Prime contract, liaise with the DOE Livermore Field Office on regulatory interpretation, resolve complex or sensitive technical issues, and interface with DOE Headquarters and the Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board.
Develop and maintain data-driven performance measures that inform Laboratory decision makers and reflect RPFA performance and health.
Oversee performance and salary management, hiring and recruiting, employee career development, and organizational succession management; foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment.
Collaborate with and benchmark against other DOE sites to share practices and continuously improve.
Perform other duties as assigned.