Project Manager – Nuclear and Radiochemistry

Overview

At PNNL, our core capabilities are divided among major departments that we refer to as Directorates within the Lab, focused on a specific area of scientific research or other function, with its own leadership team and dedicated budget.

Our Science & Technology directorates include National Security, Earth and Biological Sciences, Physical and Computational Sciences, and Energy and Environment. In addition, we have an Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a Department of Energy, Office of Science user facility housed on the PNNL campus.

The Energy and Environment Directoratedeliversscience and technology solutions for the nation’s biggest energy and environmental challenges. Our more than 1,700 staff support the Department of Energy (DOE), delivering on key DOE mission areas including: modernizing our nation’s power grid to maintain a reliable, affordable, secure, and resilient electricity delivery infrastructure; research, development, validation, and effective utilization of renewable energy and efficiency technologies that improve the affordability, reliability, resiliency, and security of the American energy system;

and resolving complex issues in nuclear science, energy, and environmental management.

The Nuclear Sciences Division, part of the Energy and Environment Directorate, delivers science and technology innovations for the environment, energy, and national security. At a time when complex challenges are emerging on many fronts, we address some of the most challenging national and international nuclear issues. This includes providing technological solutions that protect the public health and safety around nuclear facilities, developing durable new materials for extreme nuclear environments, innovating new nuclear processes for the safety and security of the nation, and delivering new approaches for accelerating environmental cleanup of nuclear sites.

The division’s capabilities and efforts are focused on environmental management of nuclear sites, nuclear regulatory processes, national nuclear security, and advancing nuclear energy

The Nuclear Chemistry & Engineering (NCE) Group supports Hanford Site cleanup, river corridor protection, nuclear materials stewardship, non-proliferation missions, the nuclear fuel life cycle, national security missions, and energy production, and is engaged in expanding the beneficial use of nuclear materials and radionuclides. Through high-quality fundamental and applied science and strong academic collaborations, we are fostering a renewed focus on radiochemistry and irradiated materials research for providing solutions in nuclear nonproliferation, environmental cleanup and protection, advanced nuclear energy, and for use in medicine and industry.

The NCE group is seeking a project manager to lead and optimize projects supporting research and development activities within PNNL, in particular for projects that involve nuclear, radio chemical, and radio materials R&D. Responsibilities and skills include defining and communicating project objectives that are clear, useful and attainable; assembling and managing project staff, equipment, instruments, and other project resources; optimizing delivery of project results given the constraints of scope, schedule, budget, and quality requirements;

and project safety and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities for this position include:

Knowledge Competency.

• PMP certification or demonstrated equivalent (knowledge competency criteria) encouraged
• Depth of knowledge in Analytical Radiochemistry or radio emission spectroscopy
• Retains a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of project management principles and industry best practices.
• Expertise with PNNL project management systems, tools, and policies and provides leadership and direction to project teams.

Promotes process improvement.

• Execution Competency
• May manage projects independently. Does not require management oversight.
• Provides effective project leadership and direction for midsized projects that have increasing levels of complexity, including cross-directorate engagement, technical challenges, medium to high risk, and/or strategic…