Security and Emergency Services (SES) Senior Security Consultant
AttainXAbout the role
Job Title: Security and Emergency Services (SES) Senior Security Consultant
Location: Work shall be conducted at the Department of Energy (DOE) government offices, the Hanford Site and Richland, WA. This position may be telework eligible, and if it is identified as such, there will be a 30-day waiting period in which 100% in-office support will be expected.
Hours: 1920 hours - full-time
Compensation: $140,000.00 to $170,000.00, depending on years of relevant professional experience, education and professional background.
Security: Eligibility to obtain and retain a DOE Q-level security clearance.
AttainX is seeking an initiative-taking senior-level technical consultant project coordinator/analyst to with strong leadership, organizational, communication and technical skills to support our government client, DOE, and DOE's Assistant Manager of Mission Support (AMMS) Security and Emergency Services Division (SES).
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Required:
- 8+ years of experience in the DOE safeguards and security area of vulnerability assessment and physical protection programs (physical security systems, equipment and processes) to include not less than 5 years at DOE facilities.
- Bachelor's degree, or a combination of 10+ years of experience in: S&S program management, vulnerability assessment and security risk assessment at DOE facilities, DOE physical protection systems, DOE performance assurance and/or DOE security police officer or higher.
- Familiarity with protective force operations.
- Knowledge of DOE emergency management operations.
- Proficient in both technical writing and editing, with background experience in both.
- Excellent verbal communication skills.
- U.S. citizenship
Preferred Experience and Capabilities:
- Working level knowledge of Hanford Site mission, activities and priorities.
- Working level knowledge of DOE-Hanford processes and procedures.
- Working level knowledge of DOE program management practices, policies and procedures.
- Familiarity with DOE nuclear facilities.
- Experience in a DOE emergency operations center.
- Familiarity with the National Incident Management System.
- Familiarity with National Security Adjudicative Guidelines (SEAD 4).
- Familiarity with security and vulnerability assessment software commonly used in DOE (e.g., Simajin, Troupe, Haz Tracker).
- Familiarity with Nuclear Material Control & Accountability (NMC&A) software such as Local Area Nuclear Material Accountability Software (LANMAS).
- Proficient in Microsoft Office 365, specifically Word and Excel.
JOB DUTIES:
- Evaluate resource use for efficiency and effectiveness and provide recommendations for current budget execution and future budget submittals for all SES programs.
- Provide recommendations for incorporation into Contractor Budget Alignment Guidance (CBAG) or approved successor document and evaluate contractor's proposed integrated priority list and unfunded list for all SES programs.
- Evaluate contractor's monthly budget performance data submittals.
- Assist with integrated budget request and lifecycle planning.
- Provide support in review and analysis of independent government estimates.
- Provide input and advice in developing, negotiating and managing memoranda of agreement and memoranda of understanding for mutual aid with surrounding local, state and federal agencies for all applicable SES program areas.
- Review vulnerability and risk assessments to ensure thorough evaluations addressing appropriate threats are performed and the conclusions are technically valid.
- Review Hanford Safeguards and Security Plan (HSSP) and referenced documents to ensure plans adequately describe DOE security interests, threat evaluation, associated protection system measures and residual risk.
- Evaluate requests for deviations from DOE Order requirements submitted by the operating contractors and ensure appropriate risk assessments support deviations and technical content is adequate.
- Assess requests for new facility clearances and revised facility data and approval records.
- Review contractor S&S job task analyses and S&S training plans to ensure job knowledge requirements are adequate.
- Provide technical review and support in the management and implementation of safeguard programs.
- Participate in the implementation a
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