Facilities and Operations Director

Requisition Id 16222 

 

 

Overview:

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) seeks a collaborative, solutions-oriented, accomplished, and visionary leader to serve as the Director of the Facilities & Operations (F&O) Directorate.

 

The F&O Director will provide leadership and oversight for the safe and environmentally-sound operation of the Laboratory site, leading seven divisions that ensure reliable 24/7 operations, including laboratory protection, site modernization, utilities, logistical services, and management of the laboratory’s capital construction project portfolio. The Director is responsible for delivering strategic leadership to guarantee thorough execution of Directorate duties, achievement of designated objectives, fulfillment of customer expectations, and alignment with broader Laboratory goals.  

 

Major Duties/Responsibilities:

• Responsible for day-to-day operations of a complex set of utilities (~100MW power distribution, water, process steam, and sewage), broad range of facility types (laboratory, data centers, , office, etc.), and full scope of operational services (maintenance, janitorial, construction, fabrication, logistical, etc.).
• Responsible for stewarding the laboratory’s emergency response capabilities (fire response, radiological response, and medical response) involving a broad range of high hazard facilities (high power, radiological, and nuclear).
• Responsible for security protective force charged with physical security of high valued nuclear assets.
• Charged with creating a vision, and execution of that vision, to provide for all physical infrastructure to accommodate a broad range of research disciplines (basic science and applied).
• Line management responsibilities for a diverse mix of approximately 1,000 staff to include professional, administrative, and staff represented via collective bargaining agreements. 

 

Demonstrated Skills:

• Capable of creating a high-performance organization that excels in safety performance, strong operational discipline, and compliant execution while being efficient and responsive to mission needs and customer demands.
• Collaborative in nature and skilled at working through complex, and sometime competing, demands for infrastructure and/or operational service needs.
• Strategic in planning and positioning the laboratory to meet future research and operational needs.
• Versed in DOE systems and approaches to managing security, emergency response, and construction.
• Trusted as a partner with bargaining unit leadership.

 

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline plus a minimum of 15 years of related experience in applicable positions with progressive managerial, leadership, and supervisory responsibilities.
• Demonstrated management skills, including ability to manage budgets and personnel.
• Demonstrated line management success in the development of staff.
• Leadership in environmental, safety and health management, facilities design, construction, facilities planning and predictive operations in a DOE Office of Science Laboratory, or equivalent.
• Proven leadership skills in team building, innovation, and personnel motivation to achieve significant goals for operational excellence, safety culture, and cost efficiency.
• Professional and contemporary interpersonal, conflict resolution and communications skills.
• Performance management, financial management, strategic planning, and decision-making skills.
• Leadership and customer experience skills.
• Strategic view and an ability to develop, articulate, and achieve vision.
• Demonstrated ability to manage results in a strong matrix environment.
• Successful leadership of a large and diverse employee population.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a related field.
• Professional certifications in safety or operational areas.
• Experience working in a research nuclear-facility environment.
• Experience working with the Department of Energy.

 

Special Requirement: 

• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a clearance from the Department o