Technical Supervisor/Senior Technical Supervisor - Active Security Clearance Required

LLNL•Livermore, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is seeking a Technical Supervisor/Senior Technical Supervisor to provide programmatic and administrative supervision for engineering operations. This role will primarily be based in the B131 High Bay facility at LLNL's main site, with potential for travel to other NNSA/DOE/DoD sites. The position is within the Defense Technologies Engineering Division (DTED) of the Engineering Directorate, supporting the Strategic Deterrence (SD) Program. This is a full-time, on-site position due to the nature of the work. The position will be filled at either the Technical Supervisor (390.1) or Senior Technical Supervisor (390.2) level, depending on the candidate's qualifications.

Requirements

Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology, or related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
Experience with handling procedures for pressure and vacuum systems.
Experience providing administrative and technical leadership through the effective utilization of people and available resources, including budget planning and oversight, and anticipating and identifying programmatic needs.
Experience in mechanical/electrical engineering project leadership, including work planning, scheduling, drawing requirements, and reporting.
Knowledge of and/or experience with Work Control processes.
Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment in a high-consequence safety environment, including solving complex problems in a multi-tasked environment, often with minimal instruction and direction.
Advanced verbal and written communication skills to interact effectively with people at all levels and ensure that program requirements are conveyed in a timely manner.
Ability to periodically travel to Nuclear Security and DoD Sites in support of program missions.
Extensive experience working in, leading, and supervising multidisciplinary teams to meet project requirements and deadlines.
Highly advanced analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, and significant experience making independent fundamental decisions and developing solutions regarding highly complex technical problems.
Highly advanced verbal and written communication skills necessary to supervise a team, present/explain technical knowledge, provide feedback, and advise management, regulators, reviewers and stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience preparing performance management documents and participating in ranking and salary processes.
Experience with radiological worker operations and procedures and with nuclear weapons technology.
Vacuum Systems and Leak Detection experience.
Strong knowledge of Electro-Mechanical systems and assemblies.
Experience in Vault Type Room (VTR) operations and management.

Responsibilities

Lead and provide technical and direct administrative supervision and oversight of work center/teams in mechanical, electronics, and operations areas, and other matrixed support personnel, including work planning, setting priorities, designating daily work assignments, as well as personnel actions and administration of policies and procedures.
Provide technical leadership of engineering fabrication, assembly, and testing processes to ensure quality and adherence to engineering standards, as well as safety and security of work center activities.
Collaborate with the technical staff to apply innovative technical expertise on the definition of functional requirements, solve complex technical and resource problems, and evaluate alternative design concepts consistent with schedule, cost, and material limitations.
Assist in the development of yearly cost/collection estimates for the work center and provide budgetary oversight of work center activities.
Participate in planning, decision making, and change processes, including modifying guidelines, techniques, and procedures.
Perform personnel related functions, including recruiting, hiring, and retention activities, performance evaluation and alignment, salary management, influencing the work environment to foster staff development, employee morale, and well-being, and making recommendations on promotion and disciplinary actions for group members.
Interact and maintain close working relationships with group leaders and program management to provide technical support for and to ensure timely and cost-effective execution of supportive engineering services.
Develop, prepare, present, and participate in required design reviews, reports, procedures, and other communications in support of technical and administrative assignments.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Provide highly advanced technical and related administrative support, expertise, guidance, and advice in the areas of applied engineering technology, including planning, design, fabrication, project support, testing, and evaluation where the qualitative and quantitative complexity of the project assignments demand original and innovative problem solutions.
Utilize a high degree of independent discretion and judgment in making frequent complex decisions, and in providing direction to technical staff.
Represent division and program at meetings, briefings, and other activities both internal and external to the Laboratory.
Communicate and inform management and appropriate outside collaborators of project status, budget, schedule, and workforce effort levels.
Mentor subordinate personnel/team members for leadership succession planning and provide career development and technical guidance.
Assess, determine, and direct staff training requirements, efforts, and opportunities.
Partner with Administrative and Programmatic Senior Leadership for long-range strategic planning to establish and ensure department’s missions, goals and work activities are met.