Senior Risk Manager

Company Description

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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability.

Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Risk Manager to develop, implement, and lead risk assessments for innovative engineering projects involving advanced systems and components. You will provide technical leadership in risk management to support the development, integration, qualification, and delivery and maturation of risk processes. In addition, you will lead and support complex engineering efforts on technical systems, including project integration, risk identification and management, requirements development and traceability, mapping of designs and functions, failure mechanisms, assessments, and verification planning.

You will partner closely with project teams to develop deep technical understanding of system behavior, support maturation of system requirements, participate in system-level architecture and analysis, and contribute to test planning to verify requirements.

You will also apply project management best practices and engineering judgment to define priorities, guide execution, manage schedules and budgets, coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, and ensure deliverables are completed on time and within scope. This position supports the Sustainment and Enhanced Yield Capability Projects for the National Ignition Facility, which is a round-the-clock operational facility conducting laser fusion experiments.

This is an opportunity to work on impactful projects that push the boundaries of engineering and technology in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. This position is in the Laser Systems Engineering & Operations (LSEO) Division, within the Engineering Directorate and support the National Ignition Facility and Photon Science (NIF&PS) Directorate.

This position requires full-time on-site presence due to the nature of the work.

This position will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.

You will

• Provide consultative direction, using in-depth analysis and subject matter expertise in highly advanced concepts, to resolve a diverse range of highly complex problems, independently determine strategies, modify approaches, and pursue actions that impact organizational operations or directions and achieve long-term goals.
• Conduct advanced application of risk assessments for systems engineering and project execution practices to support complex engineering programs.
• Lead and manage risk activities, including identifying, assessing, documenting, communicating, and mitigating technical and programmatic risks.
• Lead component and system requirements development activities, including performance requirements identification, interface requirements management, traceability, and verification planning.
• Partner closely with project teams to develop a deep technical understanding of system behavior and ensure requirements, interfaces, and verification approaches are technically sound and aligned with implementation.
• Lead system-level design architecture and analysis that integrates components and systems into a complete functional system.
• Develop solutions to complex engineering challenges using advanced technical knowledge, engineering best practices, and sound judgment.
• Apply project management best practices to define work scope, establish priorities, track and complete work objectives on time and within budget.
• Prepare, deliver, and explain written and verbal presentations of technical work to stakeholders and management.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities, at the SES.
5 level

• Provide broad consultative direction with significant authority, using expert and specialized knowledge, to resolve highly unusual, complex, and/or sensitive problems, and to influence, set, and direct high-level objectives and strategic plans that impact organizational operations and attain long-range program goals and objectives.
• Operate with substantial authority, using in-depth analysis, subject matter expertise, and highly advanced concepts, to resolve a range of highly complex technical and programmatic problems.
• Independently determine strategies, modify approaches, and pursue actions that address risk mitigation approaches.
• Utilize existing resources and partnerships to develop innovative capabilities and expand project impact.
• Provide expert communication, facilitation,…