Strategic Material Disposition Manager

CNS•Oak Ridge, TN

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Strategic Material Disposition Program Manager's responsibilities include managing and overseeing the Strategic Material Disposition program and personnel to meet safety, security, quality, and customer performance expectations, while ensuring compliance and implementation of all requirements that directly support the Strategic Material Disposition Program. These requirements include all pertinent laws, regulations, Executive Orders, and DOE Orders and requirements for management and disposition of recycle and excess materials for Y-12. Manages the daily operations/activities for the Strategic Material Disposition Program, including the Excess Supervisor and Recycle Supervisor, to meet federal and state requirements and Y-12 objectives/goals, which includes coordination with all Environmental, Safety, and Health (ESH) disciplines, Recycle Vendors, Property, Security, and customers. Manages a multitude of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulated areas and containers in a safe, secure, efficient, effective, and compliant process. Integrates, plans, and executes collection, management, shipment, and recycling of materials from all Y-12 facilities and offsite CNS managed locations to meet recycle vendor acceptance criteria, ES&H, security, quality, fire protection, and CONOPS requirements, and in compliance with all DOE Orders, procedures, plans, regulations, radiological/environmental permits, contingency/spill plans, and customer expectations. Serves as the Subcontract Technical Representative for all Recycle Subcontracts and Sales Agreements. Coordinates with Engineering, Production, Security, Supply Chain, ES&H, Projects, and Construction. Interviews, hires, or makes hiring recommendations; evaluates performance, coaches and counsels; and rewards and disciplines employees, as appropriate; trains and develops staff. Handles personnel matters associated with the work group; handles employee complaints and resolves personnel problems. Provides leadership and personal interaction to promote a positive work environment and encourage individual involvement; sets expectations for cohesiveness, collaboration, and teamwork within the team and across organizations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree: Minimum 7 years of relevant experience.
Fifteen (15) or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years-of-experience requirements for this posting.
Applicant must meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2A (i.e., High School diploma and 3 years nuclear experience; or a DOE O 426.2A alternative).
Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status.
The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
This position may be categorized as a “designated position” identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
CNS is a drug-free workplace.
Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation.
As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter.
U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants.
All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in technical/science/engineering/other equivalent field plus five (5) or more years of experience in supervision, operations, environmental, material disposition, security, and technical functions
Ability to meet 24-hour Hazwoper requirements, as well as Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials training, and Conduct of Facility Operations (Conops), RadWorker II, and Subcontractor training
Ability to serve as a Technical Representative, and working knowledge of RCRA, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), environmental, security, and recycle and reuse requirements that form the basis of training needs
Working knowledge of property, purchasing, Department of Transportation (DOT), the HMID process/system, environmental management systems, and environmental regulatory requirements, and a working knowledge of chemicals
Working knowledge of Resource Conversation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) regulations/requirements/etc.
Effective communication skills (verbal and written), and the ability to work effectively in a team environment
Ability to be comfortable in both office and field environments

Responsibilities

Manages the daily operations/activities for the Strategic Material Disposition Program, including the Excess Supervisor and Recycle Supervisor, to meet federal and state requirements and Y-12 objectives/goals, which includes coordination with all Environmental, Safety, and Health (ESH) disciplines, Recycle Vendors, Property, Security, and customers
Manages a multitude of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulated areas and containers in a safe, secure, efficient, effective, and compliant process
Integrates, plans, and executes collection, management, shipment, and recycling of materials from all Y-12 facilities and offsite CNS managed locations to meet recycle vendor acceptance criteria, ES&H, security, quality, fire protection, and CONOPS requirements, and in compliance with all DOE Orders, procedures, plans, regulations, radiological/environmental permits, contingency/spill plans, and customer expectations
Serves as the Subcontract Technical Representative for all Recycle Subcontracts and Sales Agreements
Coordinates with Engineering, Production, Security, Supply Chain, ES&H, Projects, and Construction
Interviews, hires, or makes hiring recommendations; evaluates performance, coaches and counsels; and rewards and disciplines employees, as appropriate; trains and develops staff
Handles personnel matters associated with the work group; handles employee complaints and resolves personnel problems
Provides leadership and personal interaction to promote a positive work environment and encourage individual involvement; sets expectations for cohesiveness, collaboration, and teamwork within the team and across organizations