Configuration Control Manager

Requisition  ­­Overview:
We are seeking a Configuration Control Manager who will lead the configuration management program for the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), provide technical support to operations and maintenance, and perform systems analysis. This position resides in the HFIR Engineering Section, Research Reactors Division, Neutron Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The Neutron Sciences Directorate operates HFIR, the nation’s highest flux reactor-based neutron source, and the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), the world’s most intense pulsed accelerator-based neutron source.

Together these facilities operate 30 instruments for neutron scattering research and support more than 1,000 experiments each year across the physical, chemical, materials, biological, and medical sciences.  Major Duties/Responsibilities:
Serve as the HFIR Configuration Control Manager, establishing and executing configuration management in accordance with the RRD Configuration Management Program and DOE-STD-, Configuration Management. Act as the HFIR Design Authority delegate, establishing and implementing processes for modifications to HFIR structures, systems, and components (SSCs), including fabrication, and maintaining design basis documents, specifications, and drawings for RRD facilities under configuration control. Manage the HFIR In-service Inspection, Cable Monitoring, Environmental Qualification, and Reliability and Risk Management programs, including plant analysis and system health evaluations to ensure SSC reliability and availability.

Oversee fabrication of reactor fuel, control plates, reactor vessel internals, tooling for plant modifications, and replacement parts. Provide technical guidance, engineering services, and drafting support to HFIR operations, maintenance (including preventive and predictive maintenance programs), experiment programs, and fire protection, and assist procurement with dedicating commercial grade products for safety-related use. Support the Engineering Section Head in managing the section, including strategy development, tracking facility upgrades and maintenance, and Integrated Work Plan budgeting for plant life extension and life cycle management.

Coach staff on Safe Conduct of Research and Nuclear Safety Culture principles, and ensure work complies with ORNL policies and the Integrated Safety Management System. 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.

Basic Qualifications:

A BS in engineering or a related field A minimum of 12 years of progressive engineering experience in complex, high-consequence environments (e.g., reactor or accelerator facilities, nuclear, research laboratories, or comparable industrial systems) Demonstrated experience establishing or operating configuration management and engineering change control processes

Preferred Qualifications:

Minimum of six months of experience at the HFIR site

Experience with design and maintenance activities in a nuclear reactor operating environment, including piping systems, pressure vessels, reactor core structures, mechanical components, or HVAC Experience leading technical teams Knowledge of applicable codes and standards, such as ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, ASME B31, ASME Y14.5M, and ASME NQA-1 Familiarity with DOE Orders for conduct of operations and maintenance at nuclear facilities and applicable OSHA requirements

Special Requirements :
This position requires access to technology that is subject to export control requirements. Successful…