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 provide day-to-day management and leadership for the organizations, disciplines, and personnel within the Radiation Protection Functional Area (RPFA). The role provides strategic vision and technical oversight to meet customer and stakeholder goals, and helps ensure that Laboratory radiation protection practices are effective, efficient, and compliant so work involving radioactive materials can be performed safely. The position is in the Environment, Safety and Health (ESH) Directorate within the Operations & Business Principal Associate Directorate and is part of the ESH Directorate management team. It offers a hybrid schedule, with the option to work from home one day per week after a probationary period. The RPFAM provides overall leadership, direction, technical oversight, and personnel administration for the RPFA and manages delivery of its radiation protection program. The program provides health physicists to field support teams, internal and external dosimetry laboratories, and environmental radiation monitoring programs in various departments. The position also serves on the Engineered Safety Department management team and advises Laboratory senior management on broad radiation protection matters. The role requires strategic engagement with customers, stakeholders, Integrated Safety Teams, DOE offices, and external agencies. The manager oversees RPFA performance and salary management, hiring and recruiting, employee development, and organizational succession planning. The position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. This 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 and related strategies at a large company or national laboratory.
Significant experience with strategic planning, workforce planning, budget management, organizational dynamics, and establishing strategic and operational goals.
Expert knowledge of and extensive experience interpreting and evaluating DOE radiation protection regulations, policies, procedures, and practices, including 10 CFR 835, DOE Standard 1098-2008, DOE Order 420.2C, DOE Order 231.1B, and/or DOE Order 232.2.
Ability to determine the applicability and operational impact of DOE radiation protection requirements and experience evaluating and proposing solutions to implementation issues.
Extensive experience building strong working relationships and trust with a demanding customer base, leading staff to meet high customer-service standards, and commitment to customer service.
Expert situational awareness, problem-solving, decision-making, and analytical skills to independently advise, recommend, and resolve highly complex problems affecting a large organization.
Significant experience in performance management and supervision of organizational staff and managers, including addressing performance issues, career development, annual appraisals, and salary management.
Ability to motivate and inspire a diverse group of 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 leveraging opportunities for innovative research and development to improve organizational capability and technical excellence.
Experience collaborating with university partners to attract and develop future candidates for LLNL career opportunities within the RPFA and ESH Directorate.

Responsibilities

Serve as an integral member of the Engineered Safety Department management team to formulate and execute high-level goal setting and strategic planning.
Advise Laboratory senior management on broad radiation protection issues.
Provide leadership, direction, technical oversight, and personnel administration for the RPFA, managing delivery of an innovative, cost-effective, schedule-driven, compliant, and reliable radiation protection program.
Partner with ESH Integrated Safety Teams to ensure mission-specific priorities and concerns are considered in radiation protection policies and procedures.
Establish agreements with Integrated Safety Team Leads concerning performance management and career development of matrixed RPFA personnel.
Engage RPFA customers and stakeholders at a strategic level to support integration, trusted partnerships, successful mission execution, and improved safety performance.
Interpret RPFA regulations in the Prime contract and liaise with the DOE Livermore Field Office on regulatory interpretation and complex or sensitive technical issues.
Interface with DOE Headquarters, the Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board, and other external agencies on radiation protection matters.
Develop and maintain meaningful, data-driven RPFA performance measures that inform Laboratory decision makers and reflect the health of the RPFA.
Oversee RPFA performance management and salary management, hiring and recruiting, employee career development, and organizational succession management.
Attract high-quality staff and foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment.
Collaborate and benchmark with other DOE sites to share practices and continuously improve.
Perform other duties as assigned.