Nuclear Facilities Operations Supervisor

Company Description

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!

Are you interested in joining some of the brightest talent in the world to strengthen the United States’ security? Come join Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) where our employees apply their expertise to create solutions for BIG ideas that make our world a better place.

We are committed to a diverse and equitable workforce with an inclusive culture that values and celebrates the diversity of our people, talents, ideas, experiences, and perspectives. This is important for continued success of the Laboratory’s mission.

Pay Range

$153,450 - $236,316 Annually

$153,450 - $197,028 Annually for the TSL.3 level

$183,990 - $236,316 Annually for the TSL.4 level

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Job Description

We are looking for a Nuclear Facilities Operations Supervisor to provide technical and management direction for waste management operations taking place in the Nuclear and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Permitted Facilities. This includes responsibilities for ongoing activities as well as overseeing the development of new capabilities to address LLNL’s ongoing waste management needs. You will lead a team of eight technicians responsible for all day-to-day operations in radioactive and hazardous waste management (RHWM) nuclear facilities including solid waste processing, shipment preparation and storage operations. You will ensure that work being done in the facilities complies with Department of Energy Requirements for Nuclear and radiological facilities. In addition, you will be responsible for interpreting Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations and Department of Energy (DOE) Orders pertaining to the management of radioactive and hazardous waste. This position is in the RHWM Program within the Strategic Deterrence (SD) Directorate. 

This position requires full-time on-site presence due to the nature of the work.

This position will be filled at either the TSL.3 or TSL.4 level depending on your qualifications. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if you are selected at the higher level.

In this role, you will 

• Provide direct supervision for a team of up to eight Material Storage Technicians supporting waste management operations in the Radioactive and Hazardous Waste Management (RHWM) Program, nuclear, radiological and RCRA permitted facilities.
• Analyze and interpret complex analytical data for the purpose of ensuring waste is acceptable for treatment, packaging, storage and/or disposal. This may include researching and developing an on-site solid waste treatment and packaging process.
• Implement and manage the Nuclear Facility technical safety requirements and ensure controls and assumptions in safety basis documents are protected and maintained.
• Implement and manage RCRA Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility (TSDF) requirements and always ensure a strong compliance posture.
• Provide technical leadership and direction in support of the development and maintenance of the RCRA Permit and associated waste management activities.
• Decipher multiple and often competing regulatory requirements to provide solutions to unusual, complex, and/or sensitive waste management issues where solution path is typically not known ahead of time.
• Act as a scientific/technical advisor and provide direction for waste management strategies.
• Provide leadership to the team; build, develop, and nurture internal team dynamics while developing and maintaining relationships with other Programs supported by RHWM.
• Direct tasks and projects of the team to support contributions and monitor performance required to meet programmatic milestones and deliverables.
• Promote and support plans to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within the program. 
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities, at the TSL.4 level

• Provide solutions to highly complex issues regarding waste characterization, packaging, handling, on-site transfer, and acceptance operations.  
• Resolve materials control and accountability (MC&A) related concerns and occurrences in collaboration with the Nuclear Materials Accountability and Control group.
• Provide high-level expertise to RHWM Program related to RCRA, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and Permit requirem