Early Career Business Operations Specialist, Onsite

Job Details

• Job
• Location:
  
  Albuquerque, NM
• Contract Type:
  Full-Time, Temporary

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov

These benefits vary by job classification.

We are seeking a Business Operations Specialist to join our dynamic team. We are active in identifying candidates with relevant academic and work experience in an effort to meet our staffing needs and objectives for either current or near‑term positions.

Selected applicants will be interviewed by a subcommittee of managers and staff. Subsequently, successful applicants will be provided to managers for placement in positions across the Laboratory. These positions require reporting onsite due to the nature of the work.

Candidates are expected to team with others to support Sandia's mission by adding value, improving operations, offering innovative solutions and appropriately managing risk for the corporation.

Please submit the following with your completed application:

• Updated resume
• A letter of introduction addressing career goals and areas of primary technical interest/focus

Position Information

The Business Operations Specialist provides leadership decision support through financial management, business planning, assurance, and operational execution. They communicate policy, workforce/resource planning, cost standards, and risk analysis. Facilitating cross‑team collaboration, they develop integrated solutions for complex challenges, ensuring compliance and adaptability to evolving business models while driving initiatives aligned with organizational goals.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Provide leadership with data-driven decision intelligence on a broad range of business areas, including financial planning, resource management, operational strategy, and business processes.
• Collaborate with operational partners to identify, plan, and achieve both short-term and long-term business and operational needs.
• Develop and coordinate communication plans and strategies to effectively convey operational and financial information to stakeholders.
• Analyze operations, processes, trends, and resources to advise on the most efficient methods for accomplishing mission objectives.
• Prepare financial plans, alternatives, strategies, and resource forecasts; monitors implementation and prepares regular reports on financial performance and initiative status.
• Participate in proposal submissions, contributing to the development of cost estimates and budget justifications.
• Facilitate cross-functional teams to design, implement, and drive rapid integrated solutions to complex operational problems, ensuring alignment with mission and business objectives.
• Facilitate and coordinate sponsor/customer and stakeholder interactions, including team…