Readiness Leader

GEM Technologies, Inc. • Oak Ridge, TN

4d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Readiness Leader to join our team supporting the DOE's Y-12 National Security Complex! This position is full-time and will be based out of Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Responsibilities
Responsible for providing strategic technical leadership and expertise for the CNS Readiness Assurance Program (RAP) with a focus on the startup of Weapon Facilities and Weapon Related Processes.
This program provides technical direction for the startup and restart of complex nuclear and high-hazard non-nuclear Facilities, Activities, and Operations as well as performing detailed technical reviews of CNS Nuclear Safety Analysis Reports, Technical Safety Requirements, Process Hazard Analysis and supporting documentation.
Provide self-directed, multi-disciplinary technical leadership to ensure that startups and restarts of a wide range of specialized operational systems are accomplished meeting operational readiness expectations.
Serve as the technical expert for operational readiness ensuring that physical and administrative boundaries are defined, and review level determinations are completed;
Resolve technical problems and make decisions and recommendations to the project team and senior management;
Ensure that integrated planning across multiple organizations and individuals is accomplished to identify the set of tasks needed to attain operational readiness;
Ensure that tasks required for attaining operational readiness are fully accomplished with high-quality products that can withstand the scrutiny of contractually required operational readiness verification reviews;
Serve as the team leader or team member of review teams that perform readiness reviews to verify operational readiness or Safety Basis Implementation Validation Reviews to verify that the requirements, assumptions, and controls from safety basis documents (DSA and TSR) are correctly captured in the documents and are fully implemented; and
Provide expert based training on the CNS Readiness Assurance Program to a variety of individuals including; Facility, Operations, Program and Project Managers and mentor less experienced staff.
Represent the Readiness Assurance Program in meetings.
Establish expectations with appropriate Managers responsible for meeting defined readiness performance criteria; and provide technical direction to other Readiness Assurance staff.

Requirements

• BA/BS Degree plus 20 years of direct experience with 10 years of DOE-specific experience required, or an MA or MS Degree, plus 18 years of direct experience with 10 years of DOE-specific experience.
• MUST be a United States (U.S.) citizen due to the federal nature of the work.
• MUST be able to obtain and maintain a government issued clearance.

Nice To Haves

• DOE Q clearance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing strategic technical leadership and expertise for the CNS Readiness Assurance Program (RAP) with a focus on the startup of Weapon Facilities and Weapon Related Processes.
• Provide technical direction for the startup and restart of complex nuclear and high-hazard non-nuclear Facilities, Activities, and Operations as well as performing detailed technical reviews of CNS Nuclear Safety Analysis Reports, Technical Safety Requirements, Process Hazard Analysis and supporting documentation.
• Provide self-directed, multi-disciplinary technical leadership to ensure that startups and restarts of a wide range of specialized operational systems are accomplished meeting operational readiness expectations.
• Serve as the technical expert for operational readiness ensuring that physical and administrative boundaries are defined, and review level determinations are completed.
• Resolve technical problems and make decisions and recommendations to the project team and senior management.
• Ensure that integrated planning across multiple organizations and individuals is accomplished to identify the set of tasks needed to attain operational readiness.
• Ensure that tasks required for attaining operational readiness are fully accomplished with high-quality products that can withstand the scrutiny of contractually required operational readiness verification reviews.
• Serve as the team leader or team member of review teams that perform readiness reviews to verify operational readiness or Safety Basis Implementation Validation Reviews to verify that the requirements, assumptions, and controls from safety basis documents (DSA and TSR) are correctly captured in the documents and are fully implemented.
• Provide expert based training on the CNS Readiness Assurance Program to a variety of individuals including; Facility, Operations, Program and Project Managers and mentor less experienced staff.
• Represent the Readiness Assurance Program in meetings.
• Establish expectations with appropriate Managers responsible for meeting defined readiness performance criteria; and provide technical direction to other Readiness Assurance staff.

Benefits

• competitive Salary
• Medical
• Dental and Vision Insurance (including HSA & PPO options)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Life Insurance
• matching 401(k) Retirement Plan

What This Job Offers

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