Nuclear Materials Custodian; Nuclear Materials Specialist

What You Will Do

The Focused Experiments (M-3) Group is looking for a Nuclear Materials Specialist 2 to provide nuclear material control and accountability services and support including comprehensive analysis and reporting of nuclear inventory data. The Nuclear Materials Custodian will report to the M‑3 Group Office and track all accountable nuclear material in its possession in a manner consistent with health and safety concerns and graded safeguards.

This position is full‑time, located at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and requires on‑site work activities.

The successful candidate will:

• Lead the group's Local Area Nuclear Material Accountability (LANMAS) account efforts.
• Serve as the group's Material Balance Area (MBA) custodian.
• Assist with the group's Component Inventory Tracking and Resource Allocation System (CITRAS) account efforts.
• Assist with the group's High Explosives Inventory Database (HEIDi) account for all HE parts.
• Serve as the custodian for tamper‑indicating devices (TIDs) within the group.
• Oversee the calculations and records for the material‑at‑risk (MAR) status for all shipments and receipts of hydrotest parts and assemblies using a pre‑defined spreadsheet.
• Oversee and/or prepare materials inventory to meet waste disposal regulations for all expended hydrotests.

Minimum

Job Requirements:

• Demonstrated experience achieving thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing tasks.
• Advanced knowledge of nuclear materials management and team coordination for nuclear materials processing, storage, control, disposition, and distribution, and limits for radiological facilities.
• Knowledge of radiological safety, such as radiation work under a radiation work permit (RWP) or equivalent.
• Advanced knowledge of security requirements for protecting classified material and items.
• Demonstrated proficiency with computer programs such as Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills; demonstrated ability to interact with all levels of personnel and customers; strong teaming skills.
• Demonstrated ability to research and correctly interpret federal regulations and institutional policy for inventories.

Training/

Certifications:

Specialized knowledge, experience and scientific and/or technical expertise in at least one of the following areas: accounting, nuclear instruments and methods, nuclear safeguards, security management, nuclear facility operations, material balance areas (MBAs), and/or custodian duties.

Education/

Experience:

Position requires a Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

Desired

Qualifications:

• Q Clearance.
• Active LANL red network user.
• Experience participating in inventory audits and corrective actions.
• Working knowledge and skill of nuclear materials accountability practices including associated tracking and documentation requirements, policies, procedures, etc.
• Demonstrated experience working in environments with a high level of operational formality.
• In-depth knowledge in sensitive materials management and inventory, particularly high explosives and classified parts.
• In-depth experience using and manipulating databases and electronic reporting tools such as File Maker Pro, CITRAS, LANMAS, HEIDi, and SharePoint.
• Experience with nuclear material accountability and waste management as an MBA custodian.
• Experience with nuclear materials packaging, storage, transportation, treatment, handling, processing, measurement and/or disposal.
• A working knowledge of DOE Standard 1212 (formerly the DOE explosives safety manual) LANL HE Handler training/certificate and LANL HE Transporter training/certificate.

Outdoors, in confined space, at heights, underground, working alone, working overtime or irregular schedule, working off‑shift/rotating schedule, in a very hot environment > 100°F, in a hot environment 90–100°F, in a wide range of ambient temperatures, in a wet or humid environment, in a dry environment, domestic travel, operation of motor vehicles. Work in a noisy environment, work near machinery with moving parts.

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