Plutonium Infrastructure Engineer Manager​/NFEM

Position: Plutonium Infrastructure Engineer Manager 3/(NFEM-3)
** What You Will Do*
* ** This position is open for external candidates only to apply.*
* ** Plutonium Infrastructure Engineering (PIE) develops, maintains, and applies a diverse set of nuclear facility engineering capabilities to enable the Laboratory's national security and scientific missions. PIE supports facility engineering, system engineering, configuration management, and engineering project execution across the Laboratory's nuclear facilities.*
* ** The Nuclear Facilities Engineering Manager 3 (NFEM-3) serves as a first-line engineering manager responsible for assisting in the direction of a robust workforce supporting nuclear facility engineering operations, projects, and engineering programs. This position operates in a high-hazard nuclear facility environment and requires strong technical leadership, organizational management, and the ability to integrate engineering disciplines in support of mission execution.*
* ** The NFEM-3 assists the Group Leader and Division leadership in directing strategic engineering activities while ensuring compliance with Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear facility requirements, Laboratory policies, and national consensus codes and standards.*
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* Key responsibilities include:

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* + Assist in directing engineering activities supporting nuclear facility operations, procurement, maintenance, design engineering, systems engineering, safety basis implementation, and engineering projects.

+ Ensure technical deliverables comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, DOE Orders, and Laboratory engineering requirements.

+ Ensure engineering deliverables are developed in accordance with LANL Conduct of Engineering (CoE) policies and procedures.

+ Assign qualified engineering resources to support facility engineering work, projects, and programmatic mission requirements.

+ Monitor engineering work scope, schedule, cost, and quality to ensure organizational objectives and customer commitments are met.

+ Lead the resolution of complex technical and operational issues affecting facility engineering systems and projects.

+ Support configuration management, engineering document control, design authority responsibilities, and engineering standards implementation.

+ Assist the Group Leader in developing staffing plans, recruiting qualified personnel, and implementing workforce development and mentoring programs.

+ Participate in forecasting staffing requirements, developing and managing budgets, and monitoring performance to ensure efficient execution of engineering programs.

+ Foster a culture of operational excellence, technical rigor, and continuous process improvement across engineering activities.

+ Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders including Laboratory leadership, DOE/NNSA representatives, and supporting organizations.

+ Promote open communication with workers and subcontractors to ensure issues are identified early and resolved effectively.

+ Consistent with Integrated Safety Management principles, the NFEM-3 ensures safety, quality, security, and environmental protection are integrated into all engineering activities.

** What You Need*
* ** Minimum

Job Requirements:

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* ** Knowledge and Experience*
* ** The selected candidate must demonstrate knowledge and experience in nuclear facility engineering operations and administration, including:*
* ** Experience leading engineering activities supporting nuclear facility operations, maintenance, design engineering, systems engineering, safety basis, and projects.*
* ** Demonstrated experience implementing Conduct of Engineering (CoE) and configuration management programs in support of reliable facility operations.*
* ** Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams supporting nuclear facility infrastructure or mission operations.*
* ** Demonstrated ability to manage engineering schedules, priorities, and resources to meet mission commitments.*
* ** Experience developing and implementing engineering processes including configuration management, engineering document control, and engineering standards.*
* ** Demonstrated experience building strong internal and external customer…