Business Operations Manager RR

Navarro Research and Engineering is recruiting a Business Operations Manager RR-26-043 (3981) in Carlsbad, NM.

Navarro Research & Engineering is an award-winning federal contractor dedicated to partnering with clients to advance clean energy and deliver effective solutions for complex challenges in the nuclear and environmental fields. Joining Navarro means being a part of an exceptional team committed to quality and safety while also looking for innovative strategies to create value for the client’s success. Headquartered in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Navarro has active programs in place across the nation for DOE/NNSA, NASA, and the Department of Defense.

The Business Operations Manager provides senior-level leadership and management for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Institutional Program. The position directs institutional relations, intergovernmental coordination, policy support, contractor oversight, cooperative agreements, budgets, emergency response training, stakeholder communications, and issue resolution related to the safe and efficient transportation and disposal of transuranic (TRU) waste.

The role serves as a primary liaison among DOE Headquarters and field offices, the State of New Mexico, corridor states and tribes, regional state organizations, contractors, emergency response organizations, legislative leaders, and the public. The position operates with broad policy guidance and exercises substantial independent judgment in planning, designing, implementing, and evaluating complex institutional programs and first-of-a-kind WIPP program solutions.

• Develop, implement, coordinate, negotiate, and manage the WIPP Institutional Program, including cooperative agreements with the Midwest and Northeast Councils of State Governments, Southern States Energy Board (SSEB), Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB), Native American tribes, the State of New Mexico, and other participating organizations.

• Serve as the primary institutional liaison with New Mexico state organizations, corridor states and tribes, state and local governments, tribal officials, legislative leaders, DOE organizations, contractors, and public stakeholders.

• Plan, organize, facilitate, and participate in consultation and coordination meetings, workshops, public meetings, hearings, forums, briefings, public information exchanges, and project conferences.

• Review national TRU waste management activities involving governmental entities and maintain awareness of WIPP activities to ensure the Institutional Program remains consistent with DOE policies, objectives, and mission requirements.

• Identify, analyze, and resolve complex issues affecting transportation and disposal system operations, including issues involving public health and safety, public acceptance, regulatory compliance, environmental protection, contractor performance, and program policy.

• Develop and guide institutional programs based on analysis of stakeholder comments on planning and operations documents, and participate in DOE task forces and working groups to provide policy input.

• Develop strategies for effective interaction and information exchange with state, local, and tribal officials; DOE field offices and contractors; regional organizations; emergency responders; and the general public.

• Coordinate with DOE Headquarters and field organizations, including the Office of Environmental Management Office of Transportation, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM), Nuclear Energy, Environmental Restoration, other field offices, and DOE contractors.

• Manage projects and tasks involving institutional relations, issue resolution, policy support, engineering, radiological and public safety, environmental sciences, law, procurement, transportation, and contract management.

• Act as a key point of contact regarding transportation and disposal activities, emergencies and events, plans, policies, and institutional issues, including the mediation and resolution of controversial matters.

• Assess and monitor internal and external audits of TRU waste transportation carrier contractors for compliance with contracts; federal, state, local, and tribal regulations and requirements; and state and tribal agreements.

• Monitor contractors, provide direction on assigned projects and tasks, review contractor reports and deliverables, evaluate contractor performance, review invoices, negotiate changes, and perform Institutional Program…