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Y- National Security Complex Hiring for System Engineering Manager at Oak Ridge, TN Full Time
Job Description
Location:Oak Ridge, TN
Job Title: System Engineering Manager
Career Level: Manager
Organization: Y-12 Facility Engineering (50324112)
Job Specialty: Core Engineering
What You’ll Do
First level manager providing leadership, technical direction and oversight to engineers, technical support personnel, and potentially subcontract employees. Responsible for maintaining safe working conditions and safety awareness, establishing goals, expectations, and priorities and integrates work within the supervised organization.
*This includes leading engineering resources for problem solving and issue resolution to support the mission at Y-12. Maintains department workload management system to ensure staff is cognizant of cost, schedule, and technical commitments.
*Advises management of staffing needs necessary to address both forecast and emerging workload.
*Develops, reviews, and/or approves budgets, proposals, cost estimates, schedules, and related documents required to meet customer needs. Frequent contact with external and internal customers is required.
*Demonstrated knowledge of, and the ability to manage, using project management techniques such as tracking and trending, scheduling and cost estimating to meet reliability, operability, cost, schedule, and quality expectations.
*Knowledgeable of engineering principles and their application to risk analysis, qualitative risk assessment, facilities and system operation, and manufacturing processes and systems. Working knowledge of engineering principles and standard industry operation.
Develops and provides qualified technical resources to execute System Engineering functions in support of assigned Y-12 Facilities. Also responsible for System Engineering support of associated facility infrastructure systems and relevant Vital Safety Systems.
*Provides technical supervision and coordination of staff functions including applying change control processes and procedures for structures, systems, and components consistent with the Company’s Configuration Management program; evaluating the impact of proposed changes and/or modifications to approved safety authorization bases; performing periodic assessments of system health and performance; and providing overall technical responsibility for system operability and maintenance activities.
*Ensures that staff members apply the expertise needed to resolve system and equipment issues in cooperation with the cognizant Design Authority Representative and other related technical disciplines.
*Routinely interfaces with the Engineering design organizations, Production, Emergency Services, Maintenance, Construction, Quality, Supply Chain Management, the NNSA Production Office (NPO), and external entities such as the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB).
What You Can Expect
- Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
- Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
- Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
- Career advancement and professional development programs
- Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives
Minimum Job Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from an EAC/ABET accredited program in the United States or designated equivalents from Canada or Mexico, the Washington Accord, or the list of substantially equivalent as documented by ABET with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience
- Three years of supervisory/leadership experience.
- In addition, the applicant must meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2Baccalaureate in engineering or related science, 2 years job-related and at least 1 year nuclear experience, or a DOE O 426.2 alternative. DOE 426.2 experience requirements can be satisfied following employment. In the interim, newly hired personnel will not be assigned duties that could impact the safety basis of nuclear facilities.
Preferred Job Requirements
- Application of Conduct of Engineering principles and NQA-1 requirements commensurate with performing work in nuclear facilities
- Experience in a NRC or DOE regulated environment
- Familiarity with the applicable national consensus codes, standards, and DOE requirements/guidelines used in the technical management of building systems and infrastructure for nuclear facilities
- Demonstrated skill in effective planning, writing, organization, communication, schedule compliance, and management of technical issues
Why Pantex and Y-12?
You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Pantex and Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.
Notes
The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.
If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.
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.
Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10CFR 709. Medical requirements may apply.
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.
CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability or veteran status.
