Senior​/Principal Facilities Strategic Planner, CA Onsite

About Sandia

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://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..gov

We are seeking a Strategic Planner for our facilities team. You will play a key role in shaping long-range facilities and infrastructure strategies that enable mission success at the Sandia CA site.

• Assess mission needs, analyze facility and infrastructure performance, and develop integrated planning products that guide future investment and modernization decisions.
• Collaborate with mission partners, facilities engineering, operations, and business organizations to translate evolving requirements into clear, actionable strategies.
• Use your strong analytic capability, cross-functional engagement, and the ability to connect near-term operational realities to long-range planning horizons.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Applicants on this requisition may be interviewed by multiple organizations at Sandia National Laboratories.

$121,900 - $237,800

• Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate’s experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Architecture, Planning, or a related field plus eight or more years of relevant experience in strategic planning, facilities/infrastructure capital planning, or similar roles.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DOE Q-level security clearance.

• Demonstrated ability to evaluate mission drivers, facility needs, and asset performance data to develop integrated long-range plans.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information into concise, leadership-ready recommendations.
• Ability to take initiative and translate vision into robust action plans and follow through to completion.
• Advanced engineering or architecture degree.
• Professional Engineer or Registered Architect license in the State of California.
• Track record of successful delivery of complex, large-scale projects with numerous stakeholders from concept through construction.
• Ability to work effectively in ambiguous environments that require balancing broad and varied stakeholder needs.
• Experience with project management approaches, collaborating across multiple technical and operational groups, and all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Knowledge of master planning, capability stewardship, and infrastructure investment strategies.
• Familiarity with DOE/NNSA environments and federal long-range planning processes.

The Partnership and Planning Department supports the mission by establishing long range planning & investment strategies and implementation plans. The team develops and maintains effective strategic customer partnerships and integrates F&I plans into the investment and planning strategies. The team also provides space management, condition, and energy assessments of the facilities and site infrastructure.

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to…