Nuclear Facility Operations Specialist II

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.

Support the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) Nuclear and/or High Explosives Facilities as a Nuclear Facility Operations Specialist II. The Specialist II will perform support duties to maintain facility operability and mission support as detailed below. The  primary purpose is to ensure that facility operability is consistently safely maintained according to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), federal, and state requirements. 

 Key Responsibilities

• Assist facility management with the development of CONOPS culture funded upon specific hazards presented.
• Provide support and feedback during 3-yar matrix updates as required per DOE O 422.1, “Conduct of Operations.
• Develop knowledgeable and proficient skills with Conduct of Operations principles (shift turnover, communications, repeat backs, procedure/compliance, log keeping, required reading, alarm response, etc.) as disseminated through company policies, directives, and established work processes.
• Guide facility, project, maintenance, and other company and laboratory personnel concerning expected performance of company policies, directives, and established work processes.
• Exercise judgment within level of responsibility as a CONOPS representative while allocated to a facility, project, document or procedure review team, or other working groups as directed.
• Support and coordinate operations and maintenance at Nuclear or High Hazard facilities to maintain a condition and configuration to accept and support programs and projects.
• Help coordinate facility maintenance and operational activities. 
• Access buildings, conduct walk-downs, inspections, and/or monitoring rounds to verify facility readiness to conduct or continue operations. This may include performing normal and emergency operation of installed facility structures, systems, and components in support of facility activities to ensure applicable requirements are met (i.e., Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Technical Safety Requirements, DOE Orders, etc.)
• Perform system lineups in accordance with approved procedures and checklists to ensure operability.
• Provide support for execution of program/project activities and data collection (i.e., fissile material handling, chemical, explosive, and radiological, etc.)
• Exercise independent judgment within level of responsibility. Apply knowledge and training to ensure all activities are conducted safely and consistently in compliance with applicable requirements.
• Ensure DAF management is informed of all events which could effect the health and safety of site personnel or the public.
• Comply with established regulations and procedures for environment, safety, health, and quality and perform duties in a way that will not cause personal danger, endanger other individuals, or violate environment, safety, health, and quality regulations.
• Perform other duties assigned by Management.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in field related to the position plus at least 2 years of relevant professional experience. 
• Experience working with requirements based systems for areas such as nuclear material operations, facility operations, maintenance, radiological facilities, high explosives operations, or chemical handling, storage, transfer, and controlled release activities.
• Training or experience in areas related to nuclear operations or nuclear maintenance such as those found at a DOE nuclear facility, commercial power plan