Director, Facilities & Infrastructure Strategy

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The Facilities and Operations Directorate (F&O) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Director of Facilities & Infrastructure Strategy. This position will lead the development of facilities and utilities infrastructure strategy at ORNL, facilitate infrastructure investment prioritization decisions, and identify critical capability gaps using the Mission Readiness process. This position will develop planned infrastructure investment profiles, as well as oversee the complimentary areas of real property asset management and space management.

The successful candidate will work closely with Directorate leadership, mission support organizations, Executive Leadership, Business Services, the Office of Institutional Planning and Performance Management, and LMD planning, design, and project management teams to develop prioritized infrastructure actions, campus strategy objectives, the Annual Lab Plan Section 6, and a 10-year facilities and infrastructure investment profile. The position leads all aspects of facilities planning and management, including space management, real-property management, infrastructure condition assessments, and site use planning.

This position reports directly to the Facilities & Operations (F&O) Director.

• Lead the Mission Readiness process, including planning, facilitating, and documenting quarterly meetings with Directorate Leadership, Chief Operations Officers, and Associate Lab Directors.
• Identify, collect, analyze, and organize Directorate infrastructure capability gaps and categorize them into strategic, critical, and priority categories.
• Develop and maintain a structured methodology for prioritizing infrastructure capability gaps and recommended actions.
• Analyze and prioritize infrastructure capability gaps and recommended actions to support the Lab Agenda, science initiatives, mission needs, and campus strategy.
• Develop campus strategy objectives for Leadership review and approval.
• Develop and maintain a 10-year facilities and infrastructure investment profile for Leadership review and approval.
• Develop the Annual Lab Plan Section 6 and associated 10-year Investment Profile inputs.
• Assist Leadership with preparation of the Annual Lab Plan Campus Strategy presentation and related briefings.
• Provide input to the capital planning process and preparation of the Lab Agenda by evaluating project options and defining project scope in support of business objectives.
• Maintain an in-depth understanding of the technical aspects, operational requirements, infrastructure conditions, and mission needs of ORNL facilities being supported.
• Interface effectively with the Office of Institutional Planning and Performance Management, Business Services, Chief Operations Officers, Executive Leadership, and the LMD Estimating, Design, and Project Management teams.
• Perform work and make decisions within established ORNL policies, procedures, and guidelines, including applicable Standards-Based Management System (SBMS) requirements.
• Act to ensure safe and effective operations, including ceasing work activity and/or issuing a Stop Work Order if an imminent ES&H danger exists.
• 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.
• Responsible oversight for the following functional areas:
• Space Management Team (SMT), responsible for programmatic leadership for the Lab’s near-term and mid-term space strategies, and execution of strategic space projects…