Global Security Business Administrative Manager - Active Security Clearance Required

Company Description

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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
$198,360  - $248,256  Annually
This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting; pay will not be below any applicable local minimum wage.  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’re looking for a Global Security Business Administrative Manager to oversee business and personnel operations in the Global Security (GS) Principal Directorate.  You will be a key member of the GS management team, functioning as the business leader for all aspects of the organization’s administrative management. You will be responsible for providing leadership, oversight, and management to a large diverse workforce of administrative staff.  You will participate in all aspects of business and workforce planning, operational issues, and strategic planning activities, and will interact with high-level staff within the GS Directorate, the Laboratory, and external contacts. You will champion significant change initiatives impacting the workforce such as performance management and compensation and act as a trusted advisor and expert in support of a broad range of human resources functions. This position will report to the GS Principal Associate Director. 

In this role, you will  

• Manage GS’s business operations and personnel management functions to achieve long-range directorate/programmatic goals through interactions with high-level personnel both internally and externally. 
• Develop administrative, operational, and institutional policies, procedures, methods and practices in support of Laboratory-wide initiatives; assess administrative needs, develop and implement procedures, methods, and practices at the Principal Directorate level. 
• Serve as a member of the GS Principal Directorate and GS Program management teams and participate in business and workforce planning, operational issues, and strategic planning activities including leading the efforts for assigned GS operational key results (OKRs). 
• Manage GS administrative staff (~100), including oversight of recruiting, hiring, training, performance appraisals, ranking, salary and implementation of office technology systems and procedures. 
• Manage and administer GS's performance management, alignment, and salary activities. 
• Interpret human resources requirements/guidance and determine course of action to obtain optimal results. Investigate and recommend appropriate courses of action to managers and supervisors on administrative and personnel matters. 
• Establish administrative budget; forecast staffing levels to ensure appropriate support for mission activities. Directly responsible for managing and executing work across multiple indirect funded GS budgets. 
• Serve as the Directorate’s Laboratory Administrative Council (LAC) representative and represent GS on other institutional business and administrative committees; influence administrative, operational, and institutional policies, procedures, methods, and practices in support of Laboratory-wide initiatives; assess administrative needs and develop and implement procedures, methods, and practices at the directorate level. 
• Administer a variety of internal committees and/or meetings to ensure timely information dissemination on personnel-related policies and issues.  
• Perform other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications

• This position requires an active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance or active Top-Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at the time of hire.
• Bachelor’s degree in management or related field, or equivalent combination of extensive experience and education in a related business, operational, and/or organizational area. 
• Extensive organizational and team-building skills necessary to manage a multi-disciplinary workforce, who execute multiple projects at one time, with different levels of complexity that require coordination from a variet