Senior Safeguards & Security Specialist - Readiness Assurance

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 Senior Safeguards & Security Specialist will focus on day-to-day assessments/issues management activities for the Security and Emergency Services management programs, reports issues, challenges, and actions to the Readiness Assurance Supervisor, as well as the Performance Assurance Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain applicable assessment plans based on DOE Orders, company requirements, and S&S Plans and Procedures.
• Conduct Management Assessments and Surveillances using techniques prescribed for Lead Assessor or Assessor in accordance with established assessment/surveillance program procedures and write assessment/surveillance reports documenting results.
• Coordinate the scheduling and performance of assessments with other company organizations and Federal oversight.
• Ensure results from reports are entered into caWeb relating to issues, actions, and corrective action plans, and are tracked until closed.
• Develop corrective action plans and apparent cause analyses.
• Conduct independent verification/validation surveillances to evaluate the effectiveness of corrective actions for closed issues to prevent recurrence.
• Monitor performance metrics and improvement programs to meet contract requirements and update programs as requirements and expectations change.
• Perform Derivative Classifier/Reviewing Official duties as required.
• Keep current and up to date on status of revised, new, and rescinded company, DOE, NNSA and NFO orders and standards and communicate changes with management staff, as needed.
• Coordinate with appropriate subject matter experts, directors, and managers for cohesiveness and applicability of each company procedure, program document, and policy.
• Support functions as required during Force-on-Force and Emergency Management exercises.
• 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.
  • Preferred experience in management assessments, performance testing, or internal/external audits.
  • Prior experience in safeguards and/or security survey activities highly desirable.
• Able to utilize independent judgment, creativity, initiative, and ability to apply knowledge and experience to resolve problems and compose technical correspondence and reports and accomplish goals where established procedures may not be specific.
• Must be highly organized and able to prioritize and schedule multiple activities and work assignments.
• Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must possess excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with all types of people in a tactful, professional, and effective manner while screening and maintaining confidentiality.
• Ability to obtain cause analysis qualification is required.
• Must possess intermediate to advanced computer skills with various software applications.
• The primary work location will be at the Losee Road facility in North Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Work schedule for this position will be 4/10’s, Monday – Thursday (subject to change).
• Pre-placement physical examination, which includes a drug screen, is required. MSTS maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing.
• Must possess a valid driver's license.

MSTS is required by DOE direct