Senior Material Control & Accountability Specialist

MELE Associates•Washington, DC

10h•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Material Control & Accountability (MC&A) Specialist will support the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Office of Defense Nuclear Security (NA-70) MC&A program. This full-time position is available for the right person to work remotely. The Senior MC&A Specialist will perform technical support to the Office of Security Operations and Programmatic Planning’s (NA-71) Material Control & Accountability (MC&A) Program Implementation Support function. Provide technical support to the implementation of Material Control and Accountability (MC&A) at NNSA sites. Support standardized implementation of effective and efficient MC&A programs that are tailored to a well characterized risk to include identifying common MC&A requirements for Category III and IV amounts of special nuclear material. Facilitate consistent implementation that is defensible from a risk management perspective with measurable performance to include the development of an MC&A Performance Testing Working Group. Provide a technical basis for designing MC&A programs in the context of the nuclear material inventory holdings and the missions of the NNSA sites. Provide technical support to the effort to modernize the Local Area Nuclear Material Accounting Software (LANMAS) to include developing requirements and software testing. Provide Technical Support to MC&A Program Manager to assist in: Continued development of information to be included in Implementing Directions; Budget development and validation process to support the NNSA Program and Resource reviews; Technical support services to execute requirements and analyses to ensure regulatory compliance; Technical support to the DNS In-Teach initiative in the area of MC&A to include conducting and monitoring courses, scheduling and identifying resources for courses, updating training materials, and tracking progress. All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

High School Diploma.
An active DOE Q security clearance.
10+ years experience in supporting MC&A activities.
Must have excellent communication and organizational skills.
Must be able to work independently and with minimal direction and supervision.
Possess extreme confidentiality and professionalism.
Demonstrate the ability to prioritize, monitor, and work on multiple projects and tasks concurrently.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or related field.
15+ years experience supporting MC&A activities.

Responsibilities

Perform technical support to the Office of Security Operations and Programmatic Planning’s (NA-71) Material Control & Accountability (MC&A) Program Implementation Support function.
Provide technical support to the implementation of Material Control and Accountability (MC&A) at NNSA sites.
Support standardized implementation of effective and efficient MC&A programs that are tailored to a well characterized risk to include identifying common MC&A requirements for Category III and IV amounts of special nuclear material.
Facilitate consistent implementation that is defensible from a risk management perspective with measurable performance to include the development of an MC&A Performance Testing Working Group.
Provide a technical basis for designing MC&A programs in the context of the nuclear material inventory holdings and the missions of the NNSA sites.
Provide technical support to the effort to modernize the Local Area Nuclear Material Accounting Software (LANMAS) to include developing requirements and software testing.
Provide Technical Support to MC&A Program Manager to assist in: Continued development of information to be included in Implementing Directions; Budget development and validation process to support the NNSA Program and Resource reviews; Technical support services to execute requirements and analyses to ensure regulatory compliance; Technical support to the DNS In-Teach initiative in the area of MC&A to include conducting and monitoring courses, scheduling and identifying resources for courses, updating training materials, and tracking progress.
All other duties as assigned.