NRIC - Technical Program Manager

Idaho National Laboratory’s National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) is seeking Technical Program Managers to accelerate the demonstration and deployment of advanced nuclear energy systems. As part of NRIC, you will work with reactor developers, national laboratories, federal agencies, and industry partners to overcome technical and infrastructure challenges and move innovative reactor concepts from design through demonstration.

You will lead multiple complex, rapidly evolving projects and may provide direction to subordinate project managers. You will establish program priorities, integrate project activities, monitor performance, and manage changes to deliver work safely, on schedule, and within budget. You will also coordinate the engineering, construction, modification, and operational readiness activities required to support advanced reactor testing and demonstration.

Responsibilities include directing or supporting projects involving experimental infrastructure, facility upgrades, new construction, fuel availability, testing capabilities, and demonstration sites. You will build multidisciplinary research and engineering teams, coordinate work across INL and partner organizations, and maintain productive relationships with customers and stakeholders, including the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Department of War (DOW), other national laboratories, and private-sector reactor developers.

You will communicate program performance to customers and laboratory leadership, ensure compliance with applicable requirements and standards, identify emerging needs, and develop new opportunities that advance NRIC’s mission.

• Support the success of advanced reactor demonstration projects by coordinating work across national laboratories and by leading teams to design the purpose-built experimental infrastructure needed by U.S. reactor developers and work directly alongside industry partners as they demonstrate innovations in nuclear reactor design and deployment.
• Work closely with other organizations, facilities, operations and business professionals to lead programmatic activities and ensure cost effective execution and completion.
• Minimize the time required to build and operate novel reactor concepts.
• Coordinate experimental campaigns using existing DOE facilities, develop new facilities and/or capabilities to allow testing and demonstration, ensuring the availability and production of fuel for reactor demonstrations, and preparing sites for operational demonstration reactors.

• Level 4:
  Bachelor’s degree and 9 years, or Master's degree and 6 years, or PhD and 4 years relevant experience in Nuclear, Electrical, Chemical, Mechanical Engineering, or other related degree.
• Level 5:
  Bachelor’s degree and 14 years, or Master's degree and 8 years, or PhD and 6 years relevant experience in Nuclear, Electrical, Chemical, Mechanical Engineering, or other related degree.
• Experience in systems engineering or engineering design of pilot plants and experimental facilities.
• Knowledge of model-based systems and digital engineering into plant design.
• Knowledge of procedures addressing requirements management, configuration management, risk management, systems analysis, verification and validation.
• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance, which requires US Citizenship.

• Experience leading projects in an environment with chemical, radiological, or other industrial hazards.
• Experience as a technical lead or system architect in nuclear or process technology development.
• Experience with construction project management.

While performing the duties of this classification, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, bend, and work in an office and field/laboratory environment. The job requires hand/finger dexterity to keyboard or type, handle materials, manipulate tools, and reach with hands and arms. The job requires operation of job-related equipment and driving a vehicle. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds without…