Radioisotope Processing Facility; RPF) Modular Cell Program Manager

The Modular Hot Cell Program Manager is accountable to the Radioisotope Processing Facility (RPF) Project Director for providing strategic leadership, technical direction, and project oversight for the design, procurement, fabrication, testing, delivery, and integration of the facility's modular hot cell systems. As a key member of the RPF leadership team, this individual is responsible for ensuring the successful execution of the modular hot cell program while meeting project objectives for safety, quality, cost, schedule, and technical performance.

RPF is a transformational Department of Energy capital asset project at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) that will expand the nation's radioisotope processing capabilities through the deployment of innovative modular hot cell technology. The facility will serve as a cornerstone of the nation's isotope production infrastructure, supporting critical medical, industrial, and research missions. The Modular Hot Cell Program Manager will work closely with engineering, construction, operations, safety, procurement, quality assurance, and project controls organizations to deliver a state-of-the-art processing capability that strengthens U.S. leadership in isotope research and production while enabling future flexibility through advanced modular design and automation technologies.

The Modular Hot Cell Program Manager works with the Project Director to provide technical leadership to the RPF modular Hot Cell programs technical systems, ensuring that the project’s technical, budget and schedule performance objectives are achieved in a safe and compliant manner. The MHC Program Manager has direct responsibility for the design, fabrication, testing, installation, and commissioning of the RPF modular hot cells.

This position has the latitude to exercise broad management judgment consistent with the Project Director’s direction. The MHC Program Manager is a core member of the Integrated Project Team.

• Assist the Project Director in identifying and defining the project scope, and establishing and managing the project’s technical WBS, schedule, cost estimates and actual costs, earned value reporting and baseline change control.
• Support the Project Director with communicating and reporting project status and performance information to all DOE stakeholders, ORNL staff members and collaborators.
• Participating as a member of the Integrated Project Team.
• Participate as a member of the RPF Project Change Control Board.
• This role will be the Control Account Manager (CAM) for the modular hot cell program
• Ensure compliance with Environment, Safety and Health (ES&H) and QA requirements.
• Provide leadership at the project level to create a success-oriented project culture.
• Prepare presentations for, and responses to recommendations from, technical reviews and/or advisory committees.
• Represent the RPF Project by participating in and presenting project information at reviews, conferences, and workshops.
• Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote equal opportunity by fostering a respectful workplace – in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success.

• MS degree in science, engineering, or other related field and 15+ years of relevant experience
• At least 10 years of engineering management and/or technical project management experience
• Experience in design, fabrication, delivery and assembly of custom fabricated NQA-1 compliant equipment for the US Department of Energy
• Experience with DOE O 413.3B projects

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