Control Planner

• Employee Type Full Time
• Required Degree 4 Year Degree

Tech Source is a nationally recognized engineering and consulting firm specializing in the management and technical delivery of large-scale nuclear and high-technology projects. Our expertise spans scientific, engineering, and technical domains that support federal missions, national laboratories, and defense programs. We are proud to partner with LANL under the TRIAD Maintenance & Operations contract, contributing to mission success and operational excellence.

Tech Source delivers solutions through hundreds of experts with decades of experience and a strong commitment to safety-centric execution.

Tech Source, Inc. is seeking a Work Control Planner to support mission-critical maintenance, operations, and construction activities onsite at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) as part of the TRIAD Maintenance & Operations contract. In this role, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and authorizing work activities to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient execution of work in DOE-regulated facilities.

As a Work Control Planner, you will work closely with LANL personnel, craft teams, engineers, and internal Tech Source staff to develop work packages that meet safety, quality, and operational requirements. This position supports rotating shifts that may include nights, weekends, and holiday coverage.

Tech Source offers a relocation bonus that will be provided on the first paycheck to support candidates moving to the Los Alamos, NM area.

• Develop, review, and manage work control packages in accordance with LANL work planning and control processes.
• Coordinate with engineering, maintenance, operations, safety, and field personnel to ensure work is properly scoped, sequenced, and authorized.
• Identify hazards and required controls, ensuring compliance with Integrated Work Management (IWM) and Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS) requirements.
• Ensure work packages include accurate task descriptions, procedures, permits, drawings, materials, and labor resources.
• Participate in work reviews, pre-job briefings, and scheduling meetings to support safe and efficient execution.
• Track work progress, resolve planning issues, and support changes or re-planning as required.
• Ensure adherence to LANL policies, DOE regulations, and site-specific safety and quality standards.

• DOE Q security clearance or the ability to obtain one (active clearance highly preferred).
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Industrial Technology, or a related field or equivalent relevant experience.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of work planning, work control, maintenance planning, or related experience, preferably in a DOE/NNSA, national laboratory, nuclear, or heavy industrial environment.
• Demonstrated ability to support work across rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and on-demand coverage.
• Strong organizational, communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work onsite at LANL in Los Alamos, NM with relocation support available.

• Prior experience working within LANL or other DOE/NNSA facilities.
• Familiarity with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), work control software, or integrated scheduling tools.
• Experience planning work in high-hazard or regulated environments.
• Knowledge of maintenance, construction, or facility operations processes.

At Tech Source, we recognize that our differences drive innovation, growth, and better results for our customers. We value and respect individuals, ensuring all feel empowered and valued. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected status as required by law.

We know employee benefits are important to you. Therefore, we offer full-time employees an attractive suite of benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, generous paid time off, and superior paid holidays. Full-time employees also are eligible to contribute to a health savings account and flexible spending accounts, and Tech Source provides full-time employees with paid life insurance benefit of 2x salary up to a maximum of $250,000.

Furthermore, all employees are eligible to participate in our 401k plan, which Tech Source enhances with a generous matching contribution. Lastly, Tech Source is now an employee-owned company! Each qualifying Tech Source employee takes a direct stake in the company’s success and future growth through stock allocations. Stock allocations and vesting are determined by hours worked and tenure.