Senior Safeguards & Security Specialist (Security Planning & Operations)

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.

Team member will be expected to apply knowledge and experience to ensure that policy decisions, procedures, and operations are compliant with Mission Support and Test Services (MSTS) and Department of Energy (DOE) regulations, as well as federal and state laws. Team member must also be able to use independent judgment, creativity, and initiative to evaluate alternative methods of problem solving and problem resolution for leadership consideration.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate, and/or assist with implementation of site, facility, and project specific security plans, policies and procedures.
• Assist in the establishment of Security Areas. 
• Collaborate with Technical Analysts in the development and revision of Security Analyses.
• Take primary responsibility, or assist in a secondary role, to provide facility security representative services, Foreign Ownership, Control and Influence and Facility Clearance Level, Lock and Key Control Officer duties, etc. 
• Represent the Security Planning & Operations Section at meetings and consultations with customer representatives, governmental security agencies, and industry associates.
• Accept individual responsibility, accountability and complies with established regulations and procedures for environment, safety, health, and quality and performs duties in a way that will not cause personal danger, endanger other individuals, or violate regulations. 
• Promptly correct or report any hazard or potential hazard to supervision.
• Assist in the development of security documentation ensuring they are developed in accordance with DOE Order requirements which include the Site Security Plan, security incident response plans, and project execution orders.
• Assist in the development of security strategies for Strategic Partnership Programs, as well as those reflected in emergency response plans (hazardous material spills, radiological accidents, fires, general evacuation) that address new requirements, correct identified vulnerabilities or deficiencies, and temporary protection requirements.
• Interface with NNSS contractor security personnel supporting joint ventures with stakeholders such as the Technical Analysis Section when developing protection strategies (e.g., SIRPs, performance tests, etc.) including implementation of plans for responses to security incidents, attacks, hazardous material accidents, radiological accidents, fires, and other general emergencies. 
• Perform other duties assigned by Management.

• Bachelor's degree in field related to the position or equivalent training and experience plus a minimum of 5 years of progressive related experience.
• Able to work independently on Safeguards and Security program objectives and strategies and formulate strategies for improving operations/processes.
• Able to develop and maintain relationships with all levels of employees throughout the company, customers, outside agencies, and various levels of personnel within parent organizations, DOE/HQ, DOE/NNSA, and other entities including Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and Sandia as needed to facilitate meeting Security & Emergency Services program objectives while screening and maintaining confidentiality.
• Able to prioritize and schedule multiple activities in the most efficient manner and meet required deadlines.
• Attention to detail and accuracy required in ensuring that po