MSTS is seeking to hire a Principal Project Controls Specialists to support the Enterprise Infrastructure Programs (EIP). | These Project Controls Specialist position's will help plan future EIP Program scope and monitor performance in support of the NNSS and NNSA missions. | | Key Responsibilities | - Responsibilities will include both cost and schedule support as part of a centralized Project Controls organization. | - Support the development and execution of project and functional planning. | - Develop, maintain, and monitor performance baselines, including the change control process. | - May assist Project Managers (PM) in the management of specific projects, including acting as Project Manager in the PM’s absence. | - Mentor and train junior-level Project Controls Specialists. | - Develop and maintain Primavera P6 schedules to include full loading of resource requirements and integration with the Cobra performance-reporting database. | - Ensure Earned Value Management process compliance. | - Contribute to project estimate development and incorporation into the P6 schedule. | - Learn functionality of new or updated project controls system. | - Create and monitor use of project charge numbers. | - Work with project manager to develop and process baseline change requests (BCRs). | - Allocate and monitor project funding. | - Work with Control Account Managers to develop variance analysis and track corrective actions. | - Work with subject matter experts (SMEs) and project stakeholders to document scope. | - Participate in project surveillances and audits. | - Develop P6 schedule activities using scope defined in the project WBS. | - Perform Critical Path and Float analyses and report results to project management. | - Monitor remaining project scope and needed resources to develop accurate Estimate to Complete. | - Conduct project management briefings and prepare reports to reflect program/project status, cost and schedule trends, funding, and project uncertainties. | - Manage time and set priorities to successfully complete project deliverables. | - Perform other duties assigned by Management.
The Information Technology Directorate is seeking an innovative individual to facilitate the expanding MSTS ServiceNow environment. The development projects will demand a high degree skill communicating with customers and helping to drive improved development and customer satisfaction. | | Key Responsibilities | - Write program code from specified customer requirements, test workflows and data, observe results and correct program code to resolve any differences from specifications. | - Support existing ServiceNow applications, tasks, maintenance, and additional features that may arise. | - Complete tasks outlined in the backlog, either by customers, senior developers, or management. | - Work in an agile Scrum environment, engaging in weekly discussions with team members to effectively communicate the state of projects. | - Identify, report, and assist in the remediation of Cyber Security threats and vulnerabilities. | - Understand policies, procedures, laws, regulations, and other directives, maintain strict confidentiality. | - Communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing, sufficient to communicate with co-workers, customers, write clear and concise reports, gather information, and collect information. | - Perform other duties assigned by Management.
MSTS is seeking a Cost Estimator II to support the development/execution of project and service cost estimates. This Cost Estimator II will utilize the skill set necessary to develop an understanding of project scope, quantification, pricing review, and presentation processes. | | Key Responsibilities | - | Under the direction of the Manager of Estimating, support the development/execution of project cost estimates. | | - | Utilize the skill set necessary to develop an understanding of project scope, quantification, pricing, review, and presentation processes. | | - | Demonstrate a graded proficiency in the use of the following processes and tool sets: | - | Work Breakdown Structure development | | - | Work Authorization process | | - | Schedule development | | - | Estimate development | | - | Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques | | - | Estimating processes and techniques | | - | Application System processes | | - | Opening and closing of charge numbers in the accounting system | | - | Change Control process | | - | Read and understand Project Scope Document | | - | Quantity development and entry into the estimate | | - | Commodity pricing | | - | Application of indirect costs (burden) | | - | Identification of scope changes, including client supporting data | | - | Correlation of project Work Breakdown Structure and schedule activities with the estimate detail | | - | Estimate review process | | | - | Support the Variance Analysis process. | | - | Assist in preparing routine preliminary cost estimates for specific areas of construction, maintenance, engineering, or scientific projects, including tasks such as calculating material and labor costs associated with the electrical, structural, civil, or mechanical phase of construction and maintenance projects. | | - | Visit work sites to better visualize the project and to help plan for unusual circumstances, which could affect the estimate. | | - | Make material takeoffs from drawings and determines costs based on parts catalogs or occasionally by contacting the vendor for more specific information. | | - | Submit work to a senior level estimator for review. | | - | Prepare reports, logs, historical documents, and records of estimating activities to enable review. | | - | Assist in researching information and developing background material. | | - | Employee may be assigned to support other organization in a matrix environment by the Manager of Estimating. | | - Perform other duties assigned by Management.
The Nevada National Security Site is actively looking for a Principal Engineer to act as the Commissioning Authority for the U1a Complex Enhancements Project (UCEP) and the Z-Pinch Experiment Underground System (ZEUS) Test Bed (ZTB) Project. The position will perform duties at the Principal Underground Laboratory for Subcritical Experimentation (PULSE) Complex, which is an underground nuclear facility located within the Forward Areas of the Nevada National Security Site that supports Subcritical Experiments performed by the Nuclear Weapons Laboratories. This position reports to the Director, Enhanced Capabilities Subcritical Experiments Infrastructure. | | Key Responsibilities | - Coordinate the Enhanced Capabilities Subcritical Experiments (ECSE) integrated project team that will review, approve, and assess testing programs supporting the UCEP and ZTB Projects. This team will include personnel from the following groups: | - PULSE Facility Operations | - PULSE Facility Engineering | - MSTS Construction | - MSTS Design Engineering | - Los Alamos National Laboratory | - Lawernce Livermore National Laboratory | | - Ensure commissioning programs validate the UCEP and ZTB Projects design intent. | - Coordinate the development and implementation of UCEP and ZTB structures, systems, and component turnover and acceptance testing. | - Manage UCEP and ZTB Project turnover and acceptance testing schedule. | - Develop and implement training and qualification programs for Operations and Maintenance personnel that support UCEP and ZTB Project turnover. | - Confirm the UCEP and ZTB Project safety and environmental documentation describes the compliance basis. | - Verify the UCEP and ZTB Project implementation confirms the condition and operability of safety systems, important-to-safety systems, and related utility systems. | - Verify UCEP and ZTB Project modifications are consistent with the PULSE facility procedures and accident analysis included in the safety basis. | - Ensure UCEP and ZTB Project processes identify, evaluate, and resolve deficiencies provided the various audit organizations. | - Ensure UCEP and ZTB Project protocols define functions, assignments, responsibilities, and reporting relationships. | - Manage UCEP and ZTB Project commissioning and turnover resource and budget allocations. | - Coordinate UCEP and ZTB Project commissioning and turnover activities to achieve Critical Decision (CD)-4 completion. | - Participate as the ECSE Commissioning Review Board Co-Chair. | - Coordinate with the ESCE Commissioning Review Board to ensure establishing ECSE roles and responsibilities for review and approval of commissioning work activities. | - Ensure the ECSE Commissioning Review Board maintains an ongoing interface with PULSE Facility Operations and Engineering. | - Perform other duties assigned by Management.
Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) is seeking a full-time Supervisor II to work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide fiber optic support, diagnostic fielding and development support in a national laboratory environment. The Stockpile Experimentation & Operations (SEO) organization is looking for a highly motivated Supervisor II to collaborate in design, development, characterization, and fielding of fiber optics and diagnostics systems on high stake weapons physics experiments conducted at the at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). | | Key Responsibilities | - Directly supervises multidisciplinary team of technicians and engineers, including monitoring their work performance against specific goals and metrics. | - Implements and follows company policies, procedures, and directives. | - Participate in all walkdowns and meetings in support of multiple projects to discuss work scope, planning and budgeting throughout. | - Create an environment where employees feel safe to raise issues, empowered to address issues, and supported to resolve issues. | - Directly supervises, cross-trains, and improves technical abilities and resources across the fiber-optic team. | - Interact daily with subordinates, support organizations, and multiorganizational project team. | - Establish activity level work control documents and conducts pre-job and post-job briefings. | - Ensure team is meeting customer expectations and deliverables. | - Coordinate, plan and lead Sub-Critical Experiment (SCE) Diagnostic Skillset Development for the Fiber-Optic Session. | - Provide day-to-day work direction while ensuring scope, schedule and budget are met. | - Work with managers, supervisors, and employees to deconflict work and resolve issues. | - Provide day-to-day work direction while ensuring scope, schedule and budget are met. | - Will perform work of the same type as those being supervised, as well as, providing technical guidance when necessary. | - Create an environment where employees feel safe to raise issues, empowered to address issues, and supported to resolve issues. | - Perform additional duties unique to this position as assigned by manager.
In this role, the Senior Principal Engineer will lead the engineering and execution of large projects, a number of small projects, and/or a number of small tasks that support Facilities Engineering and Construction activities for the Nevada National Security Site. Perform the duties as the Control Account Manager (CAM) for design on projects, and be responsible for managing cost, schedule, and technical performance. This position must plan, coordinate, and manage engineering aspects of schedule, scope and budget of work that includes multiple engineering disciplines and construction for projects. This position may include complex coordination with National Laboratories as well as oversight entities. | | Key Responsibilities | - Assist the Project Manager and Engineering Staff with planning, coordinating, and preparing of designs, procurement documents, specifications, bid evaluations, and award recommendations for equipment. Responsible for design aspects for projects over the entire lifecycle (initiation, planning, executing, monitoring & controlling, and closing). | - Previous experience and responsibilities should demonstrate managing design and construction support for high complex and visible projects including but not limited to: | - Recommend and coordinate preparation and modifications to designs due to field conditions or adverse situations. | - Prepare and/or assist in the preparation of cost estimates and material takeoffs and ascertain whether the proposed material usage will be adequate for its purpose. | - Devise integrated solutions to complex technical problems of broad scope. Solutions are expected to be comprehensive in technical and business aspects and exhaustive at all levels, including cross-disciplinary considerations. | - Ensure deliverables comply with laws, codes, orders, and MSTS policies and procedures. | - Develop new initiatives for additional scopes of work. | - Mentor early career, rotational employee, and/or interns as assigned by management. | - Experienced and knowledgeable of Risk Management best practices and mitigation approaches. | | - Serve as an expert advisor to other project personnel, technical staff, and management on technical issues. | - Provide advice to Senior Management regarding strategic development opportunities using MSTS technologies and capabilities. | - Mentor engineering staff and other technical personnel in methods, processes, and best practices. Participate in project development by helping define customer needs, developing proposals and planning projects that will produce effective outcomes. | - Work with customers to verify their needs are clearly defined and documented to meet their objectives and requirements; ensure engineering decisions are responsive to those needs. | - Apply knowledge and familiarity in multiple technical disciplines and ingenuity to implement effective technical solutions. | - Perform other duties assigned by Management.
As a member of the Staff Relations Labor Relations team you will work closely with Employee Relations, Legal and Internal Audit. In this role, you will be communicating with Union Leaders and Management up to the Director level. Handle challenging and sensitive conversations while maintaining confidentiality at all levels. While responding to all issues in a timely manner. | | Key Responsibilities | - Provide senior-level services in regarding all labor relations functions. | - Work closely and collaborate with Union Leaders and Management up to the Director level to resolve complex issues and reach agreements. | - Lead/co-chair in contract negotiations. | - Manage negotiations preparations and process to include key financial information. | - Knowledge of Project Labor Agreements/Collective Bargaining Agreements: | - | - Operating Engineers Local 12 | - Teamsters Local 631 | - Culinary Union 226 | - Paramedics and Firefighters | - And, Independent Guard of Nevada, Local No. 1. | | | - Working knowledge of the Davis-Bacon Determination. | - Conduct investigations on internal and external employee concerns and complaints. | - Assist with grievances unions and ensure resolutions through proper processes. | - Review policies, procedures, agreements and instructions related to labor relations and advise management on those policies, procedures, and practices. | - You will be required to multitask and respond to all issues and concerns including those from management, employees, contractors, and other sources in a timely manner. | - Provide independent judgment to identify personnel, labor relations areas of concern, prepare responses, and provide recommendations. | - Manage challenging and sensitive conversations with labor union personnel and MSTS employees up to Director level. | - Maintain highest level of confidentiality of all information concerning employees | - Develop internal and external reports on investigations utilizing Association of Workplace Investigations (AWI) process. | - Provide back up to the random drug-screening program. | - Handle consequences of positive drug/alcohol screenings. | - Interface with Legal, Internal Audit, and Employees Relations on issues. | - Ability to cross-train and work with Employee Relations staff on investigations and contracts. | - Remain informed and current on employment law changes in California, Nevada, New Mexico, Maryland, and other states when necessary. | - Perform other duties as assigned by Management.
MSTS Human Resources is seeking an experienced Senior Recruiter (Senior Human Resources Specialist) to source and recruit the best possible candidates for business requirements. Senior Recruiter will focus on talent sourcing, candidate identification, networking and relationship building with potential candidates, attending networking events, and will introduce and monitor recruitment best practices including development and management of MSTS recruitment processes, procedures, and systems. | | Key Responsibilities: | - Recruit and provide talent acquisition support for workforce planning, forecasting, succession planning, and recruiting strategies. Make sound recommendations to hiring managers regarding the talent acquisition process and candidates. Champion HR best practices while facilitating a positive relationship between personnel, employment candidates, partners, and senior management. | - Partner closely with hiring managers to deeply understand business units and positions requirements, key skillsets and how they fit into the organization, to inform search strategies to deliver qualified candidate slates. | - Execute search strategies across all candidate channels: Applicants, employee referrals, direct sourcing, and networking. | - Find, engage and activate passive candidates using best practices in candidate sourcing, such as Boolean, social media, research and market mapping, networking, LinkedIn Recruiter and resume databases, and alternative search techniques. | - Conduct thorough screens to assess candidate fit for NNSS and posted positions; provide a best in class candidate experience. | - Present and make candidate recommendations to the hiring leaders and client-facing recruiters to initiate the formal interviewing process; provide a seamless transition from sourcing to client-facing recruiter. | - Provide real-time market sensing to the client-facing recruiter and hiring leaders regarding skillset viability that could impact time-to-fill; provide alternative solutions and research adjacent industries that could be applicable; ultimately act as a trusted SME regarding competitor and market dynamics relative the positions assigned. | - Accountable for reporting and administrative functions related to the role (candidate slate reports, job description editing, candidate presentations, etc.). | - Conduct all recruiting assignments and activities in compliance with OFCCP and AAP programs, company policies, and government regulations. | - May provide coaching on areas of expertise. | - May represent NNSS in community and at recruiting events. | - Develop human resources solutions by collecting and analyzing information and recommending courses of action. | - Manage expectations by communicating project status and issues, resolving concerns, analyzing time and cost issues, and preparing reports. | - Prepare reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends. | - Stay abreast of HR trends and regulations and makes recommendations for continuous improvements. | - Support the HR department in implementing programs to help improve the employee experience. | - Perform other duties as assigned by Management.
The Information Technology department is looking for an RF, Microwave, and Surveillance Technician II to join our team. | | Key Responsibilities | - Program and configure 2-way LMR radios including Harris and Motorola models. | - Climb towers and install cables, antennas, and video cameras. | - Install, test, maintain, and repair two-way radio systems and equipment including portable and mobile radios, base stations, trunked radio networks, repeaters, antenna systems, microwave links, dispatch consoles, and associated telecom equipment. | - Communicate with internal personnel, outside service personnel, equipment vendors and other government agencies to coordinate service requests, work orders, equipment evaluations, technical advice, and issues regarding radio services. | - Install and maintain DC power distribution panels, DC power plants, battery backup systems, and other forms of uninterruptible power supplies. | - Maintain, update, and upgrade customer-serviceable radio and microwave hardware, firmware, and software. | - Install, test, and repair coax, helix, and other RF cabling. | - Test, analyze, and diagnose radio systems to optimize and repair service. | - Manage, administer, and update radio server core devices and systems. | - Prepare and maintain detailed documentation of network configurations and cabling layouts, hardware equipment, etc. | - Survey outdoor cabling infrastructure, analyze engineering drawings, and design pathways to deliver analog and digital services between buildings. | - Perform other duties assigned by Management.
Seeking a motivated Airframe and Powerplant Technician to join our Aviation Maintenance Team based at Nellis Airforce Base, Las Vegas Nevada. Daily responsibilities will be to perform scheduled/unscheduled maintenance and servicing activities on US Department of Energy Aircraft (Beechcraft B-350 airplane, and Leonardo AW139) operated by Mission Support and Test Services (MSTS), LLC. | | Key Responsibilities | - The NNSA Air unit is first and foremost an emergency response team. The emergency we are prepared for is rare. However, mechanics must be prepared to respond if activated. As such, MSTS has very reasonable but strict standby requirements for the response teams. | - Standby requirements and considerations include: | - Mechanics are required to be on standby as needed, usually 2-3 weeks at a time. Occasionally longer than 3 weeks depending on staffing. | - Mechanics are paid $40 per day extra to be on standby. | - Mechanics must be within 2 hours of your assigned base while on standby. | - Mechanics on standby must have reliable cell phone reception. | - Mechanics must remain fit to maintain the aircraft while on standby. | - If called out, mechanics must be able to deploy for potentially several weeks straight. | - Standby positions require an additional physical and various inoculations to maintain a deployable status. | - Deployments for several weeks at a time are possible for both emergency response and non-emergency response missions. | - Accomplish scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and servicing activities on US Department of Energy Aircraft (Beechcraft B-350 airplane, and Leonardo AW139,) operated by Mission Support and Test Services, LLC. | - Assist technicians and maintenance personnel in the development, integration, installation and removal of standard mission equipment in aircraft. | - Work with stockroom personnel to facilitate the timely requisitioning of all parts, materials and equipment needed to complete aircraft maintenance. | - Maintain aircraft in accordance with latest revision of the manufacturer’s instructions, applicable FAA Federal Aviation Regulations and Aviation Operations Manual. Operate and maintain ground support equipment. | - May conduct inspections on work in progress during aircraft maintenance activities, coordinates modifications and major repairs with the FAA, and provides input to aircraft maintenance procedures. | - Responsible for compliance with airworthiness programs established by the airframe manufacturers. | - Plan and conduct work requiring judgment in the evaluation, selection, application, adaptation, and modification of standard techniques, guidelines, procedures, and criteria. | - Devise new approaches to maintenance. | - Plan and conduct independent work requiring judgment in the application of maintenance techniques. | - Apply conventional approaches to maintenance problems encountered. | - Plan, guide, or prepare administrative and technical documents as required for maintenance. | - May direct overall activities on specific assignments. | - Perform other work as assigned by Supervisor.
Seeking a motivated Airframe and Powerplant Technician (A&P) to join our Aviation Maintenance Team based at Nellis Airforce Base, Las Vegas Nevada. Daily responsibilities will be to perform scheduled/unscheduled maintenance and servicing activities on US Department of Energy Aircraft (Beechcraft B-350 airplane, and Leonardo AW139) operated by Mission Support and Test Services (MSTS), LLC. | | Key Responsibilities | - The NNSA Air unit is first and foremost an emergency response team. The emergency we are prepared for is rare. However, mechanics must be prepared to respond if activated. As such, MSTS has very reasonable but strict standby requirements for the response teams. | - Standby requirements and considerations include: | - | - | - Mechanics are required to be on standby as needed, usually 2-3 weeks at a time. Occasionally longer than 3 weeks depending on staffing. | - Mechanics are paid $40 per day extra to be on standby. | - Mechanics must be withing two hours of your assigned base while on standby. | - Mechanics on standby must have reliable cell phone reception. | - Mechanics must remain fit to maintain the aircraft while on standby. | - If called out, mechanics must be able to deploy for potentially several weeks straight. | - Standby positions require an additional physical and various inoculations to maintain a deployable status | - Deployments for several weeks at a time are possible for both emergency response and non-emergency response missions. | | | | - Accomplish scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and servicing activities on US Department of Energy Aircraft (Beechcraft B-350 airplane, and Leonardo AW139 helicopter,) operated by Mission Support and Test Services, LLC. | - Assist technicians and maintenance personnel in the development, integration, installation and removal of standard mission equipment in aircraft. | - Work with stockroom personnel to facilitate the timely requisitioning of all parts, materials and equipment needed to complete aircraft maintenance. | - Maintain aircraft in accordance with latest revision of the manufacturer’s instructions, applicable FAA Federal Aviation Regulations and Aviation Operations Manual. | - Operate and maintain ground support equipment. | - May conduct inspections on work in progress during aircraft maintenance activities, coordinates modifications and major repairs with the FAA, and provides input to aircraft maintenance procedures. | - Responsible for compliance with airworthiness programs established by the airframe manufacturers. | - Perform other duties as assigned by Supervisor.
THIS IS A CASUAL POSITION WORKING A MAXIMUM OF 900 HOURS PER CALENDAR YEAR. | | The Facility Operations and Site Services Section at the Remote Sensing Laboratory on Joint Base Andrews (JBA) is looking for a high performing individual with attention to detail to join our team as a Senior Technologist. This position will report to the Facility Manager at the Andrews site office within Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS). | | Responsibilities | - Assist with all facility-related projects involving electrical, plumbing, environmental, safety and health, and select Heating, Venting and Cooling System (HVAC) duties. | - Participate in planning, staffing activities, scheduling projects, and deliverable tracking. | - Assist with vendor research and selection for specialized jobs and projects. | - Monitor project schedules and engage with customers to ensure job accuracy, completion, and timeliness. | - Provide status updates to Facility Manager, colleagues, and RSL management. | - Identify electrical wires by color; read and interpret blueprints/technical diagrams. | - Install and maintain wiring and lighting systems. | - Inspect electrical components, such as transformers and circuit breakers. | - Identify electrical problems using a variety of testing devices. | - Repair and/or replace defective wiring or fixtures using hand and power tools. | - Coordinate project assignments among engineering, construction, specialty staff groups, clients, and vendors. Serves as a liaison to JBA’s Civil Engineering Department as it relates to building repairs that fall under their purview. | - Perform routine building walk-through and system checks as directed. | - Assist with vehicle fleet maintenance to include cleaning vehicles as required and transport for preventative/emerging requirements. | - Adhere to state and local building regulations based on the National Electrical Code and train fellow team members to install, maintain, and/or repair electrical wiring or equipment. | - | Perform other duties assigned by Management.
The IT Project Management Office is looking for a Business Process Analyst II to take on a lead role in project execution. | | Key Responsibilities | - Conduct analysis of business information systems using applied knowledge and principals (systems approach) and assists in determining appropriate solution for problems. | - Assist in collecting, assembling and analyzing requirements to meet the needs of the project. | - Assist with project documentation, the management of project schedule and budget. | - May meet with process owner and team members to ensure all requirements are met. | - Assist the organizational representative with defining requirements. | - May collect, assemble and analyze requirements to meet the needs of the organization. | - May assist with project documentation. | - May perform data entry and processes request for information through reporting capabilities. | - May coordinate or participate in project tasks, such as testing and end-user training. | - Assist with communication to all levels of the organization. | - Perform other duties other assigned by Management.
The Device Assembly Facility (DAF) Work Center Manager performs duties as the Primary Work Center Manager for the DAF. In this role, you will manage Work Window Coordinators in execution of the T-week process of work scheduling and execution. | | The Work Management Center Manager (WMCM) drives the implementation and provides oversight to the process of developing the Integrated Schedule for the facility. The WMCM will provide an integral part of the coordination of facility priorities and schedule development, through the implementation of the T-week coordinated schedule and execution process. These processes will provide an increased efficiency in the execution of activities through a more focused involvement in the coordination of multiple organizations performing work in the facility by providing assistance in the resolution of scheduling and execution conflicts. WMCM will perform process reviews and provide feedback for process improvement in the implementation of the coordinated integrated schedule and execution process. Prior experience with DOE Nuclear Work Management and/or Work Planning is preferred but not required. | | Key Responsibilities | - Manage, react and coordinate resources to ensure that barriers within the facility are removed and that work is planned, scheduled and coordinated in an efficient manner with safety being the top priority. | - Manage in a fast-paced environment and always striving for work execution process improvement within the respective facility and within the Work Management Center. | - Demonstrate excellent leadership capabilities accompanied with strong written, oral and presentation skills. | - Maintain staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; maintaining a safe, secure, and legal work environment; developing growth opportunities. | - Accomplish staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; developing, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards. | - Lead a segment of work, a sub-section of the organization, or a functional area within an organization. | - Establish goals by gathering pertinent business, financial, service, and operations information; identifying and evaluating trends and options; choosing a course of action; defining objectives; evaluating outcomes. | - Accomplish financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions. | - Maintain quality service by enforcing quality and customer service standards; analyzing and resolving quality and customer service problems; identifying trends; recommending system improvements. | - Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies. | - Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. | - Responsible for planning and maintaining work systems, procedures, and policies that enable and encourage the optimum performance of its people and other resources. | - Create an environment where employees feel safe to raise issues, empowered to address issues, and supported to resolve issues. | - Interface with Operations, Projects, Maintenance, Planning, and other support organizations to ensure that the priorities set forth by the Operations Facility Manager are planned, scheduled and resource verified to be executed in an efficient-safe manner.
The Stockpile Experimentation and Operations, Technology and Operations (SEO T&O) Directorate is seeking a highly motivated individual with a strong scientific background and excellent technical skill to lead the Detector Engineering section within the Material Studies and Diagnostic Research (MSDR) organization. MSDR is comprised of approximately 35 scientists, engineers, and technicians, and is the core for innovative diagnostic design, simulation, fabrication, characterization, and fielding in support of the NNSS’ stockpile stewardship mission. The Detector Engineering section is specifically responsible for designing and realizing current mode radiation detector, camera, and recording systems fielded on stockpile stewardship experiments and other applications across the NNSA complex. | | In this role, you will report to the MSDR manager and be part of the MSDR leadership team. You will be responsible for fostering the core capabilities to meet the needs of the current and future NNSA stockpile stewardship program. You will work to ensure that our diverse workforce delivers on our current commitments and innovates to tackle future national security challenges. The NNSS is committed to promoting a culture of equity, inclusion, and excellence that values and celebrates the diversity of our people, talents, experiences, and perspectives. This is essential to enable the innovation and creativity which ensures the success of the NNSS and continued delivery on our mission. | | Key Responsibilities: | - Provide first-line supervision of the Detector Engineering section, first and foremost ensuring the safety of all staff and security. | - Fill the role of Job Supervisor for all relevant activity level work documents for the Detector Engineering section. | - Promote the Engineering Design and Configuration Management Process within the Detector Engineering section. | - Provide scientific and technical leadership and manage personnel resources of the Detector Engineering section. | - Manage a group of approximately 10 scientists and engineers to achieve organization objectives and goals, perform personnel administration activities including performance reviews, performance management, appraisals, and ranking. | - Serve as a member of the MSDR leadership team by implementing and monitoring the MSDR organization’s strategic plans. Work closely with the MSDR manager to manage workforce changes, assignments, and to improve MSDR business processes. | - Participate in the development, execution, and communication of the vision and strategic plan for the MSDR organization. | - Lead personnel in analyzing and solving unique problems through collaboration to achieve mission execution. | - Ensure balance of labor resources by working closely with SEO T&O management. | - Participate in the recruitment, hiring and development of scientific talent, outstanding innovators, and world-class researchers in support of current and projected programmatic needs. | - Implement the organization’s affirmative action, outreach, mentoring, and employee development efforts within the Detector Engineering section. Foster a professional environment that promotes diversity, equal opportunity, and teamwork. | - Collaborate with the MSDR manager to integrate and maintain scientific standards and processes that align with the needs of the directorate. | - Perform other duties as assigned.
The Stockpile Experimentation and Operations, Technology and Operations (SEO T&O) Directorate is seeking a highly motivated individual with strong scientific and technical background to lead the Detector Physics section within the Material Studies and Diagnostic Research (MSDR) organization. MSDR is an organization of approximately 35 scientists, engineers, and technicians. MSDR is the core for innovative diagnostic design, simulation, fabrication, characterization, and fielding in support of the NNSS’ stockpile stewardship mission. The Detector Physics section is specifically responsible for innovation, measurements, and simulations of current mode radiation detector, camera, and recording systems fielded on stockpile stewardship experiments and other applications across the NNSA complex. | | In this role, you will report to the MSDR manager and be part of the MSDR leadership team. You will be responsible for fostering the core capabilities necessary for the long-term health of the NNSS scientific requirements to meet the needs of the current and future NNSA stockpile stewardship program. You will also work to ensure that our diverse workforce delivers on our current commitments and innovates to tackle future national security challenges. The NNSS is committed to promoting a culture of equity, inclusion, and excellence that values and celebrates the diversity of our people, talents, experiences, and perspectives. This is essential to enable the innovation and creativity which ensures the success of the NNSS and continued delivery on the mission. | | Key Responsibilities: | - Provide first-line supervision of the Detector Physics section, first and foremost ensuring the safety of all staff and security. | - Fill the role of Job Supervisor for all relevant activity level work documents for the Detector Physics section. | - Provide scientific and technical leadership and manage personnel resources of the Detector Physics section. | - Manage a group of around 10 scientists and engineers to achieve organization objectives and goals by performing personnel administration activities such as performance reviews, performance management, appraisals, and ranking. | - Serve as a member of the MSDR leadership team by implementing and monitoring the MSDR organization’s strategic plans. Work closely with the MSDR manager to manage workforce changes, assignments, and to improve MSDR business processes. | - Participate in the development, execution, and communication of the vision and strategic plan for the MSDR organization. | - Lead personnel in analyzing and solving unique problems through collaboration to achieve mission execution. | - Foster and maintain a close working relationship with National Weapons Laboratory (NWL) customers | - Actively seek and submit proposals for securing continued work/funding for the MSDR organization. Expect and encourage the same from the Detector Physics staff. | - Actively submit manuscripts to peer-reviewed journals, present at scientific conferences. Expect and encourage the same from the Detector Physics staff. | - Participate in JOWOGs and other NWL collaborative meetings. Expect and encourage the same from the Detector Physics staff. | - Participate in the recruitment, hiring and development of scientific talent, outstanding innovators, and world-class researchers in support of current and projected programmatic needs. | - Implement the MSDR affirmative action, outreach, mentoring, and employee development efforts within the Detector Physics section. Foster a professional environment that promotes diversity, equal opportunity, and teamwork. | - Collaborate with the MSDR manager to integrate and maintain scientific standards and processes that align with the needs of the directorate. | - Perform other duties as assigned.
The Radiological Engineering Department is looking for a high performing individual who can effectively work with senior leadership, peers, and subordinates as the Radiological Engineering Department Manager. | | Key Responsibilities | - Maintain staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, mentoring, and training employees; maintaining a safe, secure, and legal work environment; developing growth opportunities. | - Accomplish staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; developing, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards. | - Manage the Radiological Engineering Department within the Radiological Control Division. | - Prepare and manage annual budget, expenditures, forecasts, payroll approvals and shortfalls for the department. | - Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshop, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, benchmarking state-of-the-art practices, and participating in professional societies (e.g. HPS). | - Assign, coordinate, and provide technical direction for all Radiological Engineering projects and programs. | - Provide leadership and direction to achieve long-term improvements for the scope and function of the department and division. | - Provide advanced and wide-ranging technical, operational, and regulatory guidance on the company’s radiological protection issues. | - Oversee complex innovative assessments, calculations, and/or monitoring to determine the proper radiological controls necessary to meet or exceed company/regulatory standards, while considering the economic impacts. | - Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for radiation protection procedures that require complex and advanced radiological calculations, calibrations, data reviews, regulatory reviews, and assessments. | - Author and review technical and non-technical reports, including procedures, plans and assessments. | - Maintain quality service by enforcing quality and customer service standards; analyzing and resolving quality and customer service problems; identifying trends; recommending system improvements. | - Create an environment where employees feel safe to raise issues, empowered to address issues, and supported to resolve issues. | - Perform other duties assigned by the Radiological Control Manager.
Nevada National Security Sites is actively looking for Nuclear, Electrical, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineers to serve as Cognizant Systems Engineers and potentially a design authority role at our PULSE (Principal Underground Laboratory for Subcritical Experiments) complex. The PULSE Complex is an underground nuclear facility located within the Forward Areas of the Nevada National Security Site that supports Subcritical Experiments performed by the Nuclear Weapons Laboratories. PULSE is currently being upgraded. The upgrades include a wide array of new systems (fire detection and alarm, fire extinguishing, cooling, electrical, ventilation) that are required for facility operation. | | Key Responsibilities | - Responsible for maintaining overall cognizance of assigned facility systems, providing cognizant system engineering support for operations and maintenance, and technical support of line management safety responsibilities for ensuring continued system operational readiness. Systems may include containment systems, fire detection & alarm, fire barrier systems, electrical, cooling, and ventilation. Other systems may be assigned as needed. | - Participate in validating physical configuration of assigned systems. Maintains and updates system documents for Configuration Management (CM). Understands the functions and performance criteria for assigned systems per the Safety Basis and acts as the subject matter expert for assigned systems. | - Participate in overseeing the In-service-Inspection and Technical Surveillance Requirement execution of assigned systems. | - Identify and help implement the technical requirements for maintaining systems, structures, and components. | - Perform assessments of assigned systems and reports system health status to management. | - Contribute to solutions of assignment-related problems and issues with a moderate scope and of moderate complexity, using a well-defined set of technologies. Solutions use established basic standards, practices, and procedures as well as technical knowledge to address problems and complete tasks. Solutions may require evaluation of standards and processes. | - Participate in developing field programs and designs using pre-determined principles and practices. | - Select and implements computer applications for their field. | - Prepare or contributes to designs, strategies, reports, and technical proposals. | - Perform design and technical analysis activities using prescribed codes and standards, computer software, and generally accepted best management practices. | - Perform frequent coordination of discipline information with other departments within the company and with outside vendors. | - Work with outside vendors as required, obtaining relevant information. | - Develop a working knowledge of codes and standards of other disciplines. | - Coordinate work within their discipline on moderately complex projects. | - Often serves as a member of work teams. | - Define specifications for procurements and initiates purchase requests. | - Monitor work of skilled technicians and other support personnel. | - Perform other duties as assigned.
MSTS is seeking a dynamic, self-driven, and highly motivated candidate that will report directly to the Performance Testing Section and will be responsible for leading and conducting performance assurance activities. | | Key Responsibilities | - | Lead and conduct all aspects of planning, coordination, scheduling, and conduct for performance tests. Evaluates the effectiveness of specific plans to address threats. | | - | Evaluate the effectiveness of training and supervision programs to prepare and manage Protective Force personnel in the performance of specified tasks. | | - | Ensure performance testing and exercises are conducted in accordance with DOE Order 473.2A, Protective Force Operations, DOE O 470.4B, Safeguards and Security Programs, DOE O 151.1D, Comprehensive Emergency Management Program and other applicable directives. | | - | Assist in the development of Comprehensive Force on Force (CFoF) exercises to facilitate assessment of all the elements employed in response to Design Based Threats (DBT) and site-specific threats. | | - | Assist emergency management exercise coordinators with the planning and conduct of Emergency Management exercises in accordance with DOE Order 151.1D, as applicable. | | - | Lead, conduct, and maintain Limited Scope Performance Tests (LSPTs), Alarm response and assessment performance tests (ARAPT) schedules and documents results which are provided to the Technical Analysis Section. | | - | Lead and develop electronic systems testing to ensure critical detection devices are working within the prescribed limits. | | - | Assist with the development of detailed CFoF and Emergency Management exercise After Action Reports in accordance with applicable directives. | | - | Represent the Performance Testing Section at meetings and consultations with client representatives, governmental security agencies, and industry associates. | | - | Advise supervision of performance testing program changes and makes recommendations on organization and staffing requirements. | | - | Perform other duties assigned by Management.
THIS IS A CASUAL POSITION WORKING A MAXIMUM OF 900 HOURS PER CALENDAR YEAR. | | Graduate Science Interns will work under the direct supervision of a manager & mentor and will be provided with hands-on participation in ongoing projects at one of the most unique experimental sites in the United States, or one of our outlying location sites. | | Internships are available at the following locations: | - North Las Vegas, Nevada | - Nevada National Security Site (65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada) | - Los Alamos and Albuquerque, New Mexico | - Livermore and Santa Barbara, California | - Remote Sensing Laboratories at Nellis Air Force Base (Las Vegas, Nevada) or Andrews Air Force Base (Joint Base Andrews, Maryland) | | We are looking for qualified and motivated Graduate students that are pursuing a degree in: | - Mathematics | - Physics | - Chemistry | - Health Physics | - Geology/Geosciences | Duties and Responsibilities (may include and will vary depending on which department you are assigned to): | - Build programming code/scripts to computationally process image and/or signal data, e.g. in Python, Matlab, or R. Knowledge of image/signal processing techniques is desired. | - Create and give presentations on both project and progress to teammates and management. | - Contribute wards professional reports and papers. | - Potential for participating in hands-on data acquisition activities depending on project. | - Participate on small teams of scientists, engineers, and technicians, to devise technical solutions and provide deliverables to customers. | - Perform hands-on work on optical, mechanical, and/or electrical systems including data acquisition and system and/or subsystem fabrication. | | Please note these important dates for our 2025 Summer Student Program: | - December 19th, 2024 - Last day for student internship applications to be accepted | - May 20th, 2025 - Summer internship Student Program begins | - August 8th, 2025 - Summer internship Student Program concludes