Director of Enhanced Capabilities for Subcritical Experiments (ECSE) Infrastructure

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.

The Infrastructure Directorate is searching for a Director of Enhanced Capabilities for Subcritical Experiments (ECSE) that will have the responsibility of delivering two major projects within the Primary Underground Laboratory for Subcritical Experiments (PULSE) at the Nevada National Security Site. 

The first project, the Z-Pinch Experiment Underground System (ZEUS), will use neutrons generated by a Dense Plasma Focus (DPF) to study the fission reactivity of special nuclear materials during weapons experiments. In this role, you will apply project expertise to deliver the testbed infrastructure of this crucial diagnostic capability supporting the US nuclear deterrent.  The second project, the U1a Complex (now PULSE) Enhancement Project (UCEP), is preparing the PULSE physical infrastructure for the installation of the Scorpius accelerator.  Both the ZEUS Testbed Project and UCEP are DOE O 413.3B projects that will design, construct, and commission the testbed infrastructure (e.g., new mining, mechanical systems, experimental interfaces, etc.). This position reports to the Senior Director of Infrastructure of Mission Support and Test Services (MSTS, LLC), the Management & Operations Contractor of the NNSS.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide executive-level management of the design, construction, hand-off, and transition to operations of the ZEUS and UCEP Testbeds DOE 413.3B project.
• Ensure all program/mission requirements defined by the Key Performance Parameters are fulfilled in a safe, secure, environmentally responsible, cost-efficient manner.
• Maintain primary responsibility to work with the partner weapons labs to ensure that the ZEUS and UCEP testbed meets user needs.
• Establish technical and administrative controls to ensure the Project is executed within approved cost, schedule, and technical scope.
• Develop and implement procurement acquisition plans to ensure timely delivery of the materials and subcontracts required to build the testbed.
• Develop and nurture effective executive-level external and internal customer relationships (partners, Nevada Field Office and NNSA HQ customers).
• Manage and nurture core team of project management professionals to execute the project.
• Support the development and implementation of the Documented Safety Analysis (DSA).
• Ensure Environment, Safety, Health, and Quality (ESH&Q) responsibilities and requirements are integrated into the Project and that Project activities are conducted in a safe and environmentally sound manner.
• Participate as a Core Member of the Federal ZEUS and UCEP Project Integrated Project Team and Change Control Board.
• Promote ‘organizational learning’ and ‘continuous improvement” concepts and provides leadership that encourages continuous improvement in cost reductions and enhancements in the performance of NNSA/NSO, program/project, and other customers' missions.
• Establish clear responsibility and accountability for carrying out requirements.
• Anticipate risks and assures risks inherent in construction and operation are identified, controlled, and mitigated.
• Create an environment where employees feel safe to raise issues, empowered to address issues, and supported to resolve issues.
   

• Master’s degree in a related field or equivalent training and experience, plus a minimum of 20 years of related and progressively responsible experience.
• Advanced, expert-level knowledge of and demonstrated