Principal Emergency Response Specialist

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).  Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site’s Cold War legacy.  Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 2,750+ professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today.   

• MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401k; paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more.  
• MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs), and HII Nuclear Inc.

THIS IS A CASUAL POSITION WORKING A MAXIMUM OF 900 HOURS PER CALENDAR YEAR.

This position is within the Department of Energy's (DOE) Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL), Human Performance Analytics (HPA) section.  The qualified candidate will participate in planning, coordinating, and executing training activities and other activities as required for national emergency response assets that participate in training evolutions, exercises, and real-world events. Develop and maintain procedures, documents, and reports for internal and external dissemination, in compliance with DOE orders, policy, and strategy, as well as Laboratory procedures and M&O directives.  Serve as an ambassador for (embodiment of) the HPA “Regimen” Program in everyday life and professional life by maintaining adherence to Regimen principles and demonstrating mastery of course material. 

Key Responsibilities

• Direct the Human Factors Laboratory planner and serve and the liaison to the NEST Flagship Field Element training facility.
• Deliver Human Performance Training Course Material (Known as “The Regimen”) to internal personnel and strategic partners.
• Drive the evolution and innovation of the HPA program and Regimen courses through continuous professional development and interaction with instructors, colleagues, and students. 
• Serve as an ambassador for (embodiment of) the HPA program and Regimen course in everyday life and professional life by maintaining adherence to course principles and demonstrating mastery of course material with a special emphasis on utilizing and analyzing wearable biosensors as a method of biofeedback to measure physiological changes resulting from behavior modifications.
• Coordinate/deconflict training and travel schedules.
• Manage training and travel schedules for planned events and interface with the customer. 
• Plan/assist in planning the training course for planned events. 
• Lead a team and serve as an instructor during delivery of training courses and be able to instruct any of the course material at a moment’s notice. Must be confident in front of a classroom of students and be able to rapidly build rapport with students while giving one on one attention to individual student needs. 
• Participate in routine virtual collaboration events and meetings. 
• Maintain confidentiality and display a professional demeanor in daily activities. 
• Coordinate and prioritize conflicting and/or challenging deadlines.
• Communicate on a regular basis with customers and stakeholders at various levels from numerous federal agencies.
• Performs related work as assigned by Manager. 

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent training and experience and at least 8 years of relevant experience.
• At least 10 years of military or government experience highly preferred.
• Experience leading or managing US government, federal or military formal school / training highly preferred.
• Ability to review, interpret, and provide the practical significance of the latest human factors research for operational readiness.
• Immediately demonstrate mastery of Nuclear Emergency Response mission specific operational readiness human performance training.
• Professional instructor experience highly preferred.  Must be confident in front of a classroom of highly educated students.  Must have excellent coach-student (teaching) and lab-sponsor (staff support) rapport building