Radiological Operations Manager

LLNL•Livermore, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has an opening for a Radiological Operations Manager to coordinate activities, develop supporting processes, and monitor the effectiveness of the National Ignition Facility (NIF) radiological protection and regulatory compliance. This role is responsible for ensuring the flow-down and implementation of institutional policies and programs within NIF organizations, facilities, and activities. The manager will serve as the NIF point of contact (POC) for Rad/Hazardous Materials programs and provide consultative advice using leading-edge principles, technologies, and best practices. This position is within the Directorate Operations Organization in the National Ignition Facility & Photon Science (NIF&PS) Principal Associate Directorate and requires full-time on-site presence due to the nature of the work.

Requirements

Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship.
Master’s degree in a safety, engineering discipline or related field or the equivalent combination of education and significant related experience.
Expert level knowledge and experience in radiological operations theory and practice (including ISMS) with demonstrated expertise in health physics.
Expert level experience in enterprise risk management, including the ability to identify, assess, mitigate, and monitor risks across an organization.
Extensive knowledge and experience leading a team, project, and/or group with demonstrated ability in determining how to prioritize and use resources to meet schedules and deadlines.
Expert level experience in performance management, recruitment and selection of team members, career development, and managing relevant budgets.
Extensive experience interacting effectively with many different levels of personnel (ES&H and customers) personnel and management in order to negotiate and influence job-related radiological operations contributions and decision-making.
Expert communication, facilitation, collaboration, interpersonal and problem-solving skills necessary to lead a team, present and explain technical data, and provide advice and guidance to management.
Demonstrated ability to work multiple highly unusual complex problems in parallel and develop creative solutions.

Nice To Haves

Extensive radiological operations field experience with advanced knowledge/understanding of LLNS/LLNL personnel and financial policies and procedures.
Extensive experience supervising, leading, and managing personnel, including conducting performance reviews, administering compensation, and overseeing relevant budgets.
Direct management experience at NIF or other highly complex experimental facility with round-the-clock operations.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of NIF-assigned radiological experts within NIF Radiological Operations including Radiation Control Technicians (RCTs), Radiation Safety Officers (RSOs), health physicists, nuclear engineers, and radiation transport/modeling experts.
Manage the team's contribution to indirect support radiological programs, including waste management, dosimetry, environmental/emissions support, and the Radiological Protection Functional Area.
Demonstrate responsibilities as Rad Ops Section Lead, within the National Ignition Facility (NIF) site operations, by actively responding to emergent issues, maintaining 24-7 operations support, and assuring radiological safety standards are maintained at the highest level while supporting overall facility efficiency and effectiveness.
Develop and manage compliance with NIF’s Tier 2 Safety Basis Document (SBD). This includes independently evaluating NIF actions against the SBD and assuring that NIF actions remain within NEPA and the Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement (SWEIS), or managing modifications therein.
Partner with the ES&H Integrated Safety Team (IST) Team Lead to manage the NIF contribution of a team of safety experts supporting the NIF&PS IST exercising judgment in developing methods and implementation of the NIF radiological safety program objectives.
Establish functional and auditable processes (documented within procedures) to manage a wide variety of hazardous material use (H-3, Pu, Du, HEU, Be, TATB, etc.).
Maintain the NIF Facility Safety Plan (FSP) and Appendix L (Rad/Haz Controls) of the NIF Operational Safety Plan.
Perform other duties as assigned.