Senior Criticality Safety Officer

Consolidated Nuclear Security•Oak Ridge, TN

About The Position

The Senior Criticality Safety Officer provides oversight and technical guidance to ensure the proper implementation and future direction of criticality safety controls and practices within production facilities. The role supports Nuclear Criticality Safety (NCS) compliance across fissile operations and production capabilities, and provides technical guidance for implementing NCS requirements. It also sets appropriate approaches and objectives for assignments to promote consistency across the organization. The position is accountable to the Manager and Production Operations for effective implementation of NCS requirements, to production employees for an effective NCS compliance program, and to Criticality Safety Officers for consistent standards of work across processing facilities. The officer is authorized to resolve schedule or resource conflicts related to NCS implementation and to serve as the authority for defining or resolving policy and procedure matters regarding NCS compliance in production facilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree and a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience, or a PhD and a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance.
U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance applicants.
Candidates accepting an offer must pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening, and background investigation.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience involving nuclear criticality safety requirements in multiple processing facilities.
Degree preference in nuclear safety or engineering.
Experience resolving multi-function or multi-process problems in a production environment.

Responsibilities

Oversee that adequate compliance with requirements and controls for equipment, processes, and procedures is established before new or revised safety basis documents take effect.
Support and develop short- and long-term organizational goals that promote NCS compliance in production facilities.
Develop and track NCS commitments, including their implementation within production facilities.
Develop teamwork with Operations, Safety Analysis Engineering, and others to achieve desired changes in NCS documentation and support mission delivery.
Lead continuous improvement in NCS through operational performance, consistency, standardization, and long-term strategic planning.
Provide specialized technical support for major technical projects.
Provide technical guidance for each production capability involving fissile operations to assist with implementation of Nuclear Criticality Safety requirements.
Determine appropriate approaches and objectives for work assignments to maintain consistency across the organization.
Resolve schedule or resource conflicts regarding NCS implementation across production facilities.
Serve as the authority for defining or resolving policy and procedure matters regarding NCS compliance within production facilities.