PLS Integrated Safety Team Leader - Active Security Clearance Required

Company Description

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability. 

Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.

Pay Range

$200,760 - $305,544 Annually
$200,760 - $254,544 Annually for the TSL.4 Level
$240,960 - $305,544 Annually for the TSL.5 Level

This is the lowest to highest salary range in good faith we believe would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  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 have an opening for an ES&H Integrated Safety Team (IST) Leader supporting the Physical & Life Sciences (PLS) Principal Associate Directorate to provide leadership for all ES&H activities. The PLS Directorate includes approximately 1300 individuals who conduct work in over 40 facilities and are organized into five divisions and seven Institutes/Centers that support cutting edge research in support of the Lab’s mission. PLS provides support to the programs in other Principal Associate Directorates and oversees > $200M in PLS programmatic funding including Office of Science, SPP and indirect funding. You will be responsible for ensuring the flow-down and the implementation of institutional ES&H policies and programs within the PLS programs and line organizations and will provide consultative advice using leading-edge principles, technologies, other best practices. This position will be in the ES&H Integrated Safety Teams Department and matrixed to the PLS Principal Associate Directorate.

This position will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.

This position offers a hybrid schedule, blending in-person and virtual presence. You will have the flexibility to work from home one day per week.

You will 

• Direct development and implementation of the ES&H Program in support of PLS which includes aspects of industrial safety, laser safety, radiological safety, ergonomics, biological safety, environmental, and chemical/hazardous materials safety.
• Actively manage a broad team of safety professionals and technicians to ensure PLS programmatic objectives are achieved safely and that the proper level of attention and resources are applied to minimize safety and environmental risks.
• Provide leadership and direction to the IST during emergency response activities and act as ES&H Liaison to the Incident Commander. 
• Act as key advisor to PLS leadership on Integrated Safety Management (ISM) implementation, interpreting ES&H policy, and exerting influence in the development of organizational goals ensuring that the directorate activities are consistent with ISM principles.
• Participate as member of Independent Review Team for Authorization Level 4 documents in PLS. Help establish timing of review and ensure completion review actions.
• Collaborate with other ES&H leads, Functional Areas, and ES&H Technician Manager to optimize workload and address staff gap coverage, while minimizing interruption of PLS ES&H support.
• Provide Safety/ES&H communications as required and in coordination with PLS.
• Evaluate activities proposed within PLS and help determine if sufficient expertise is available and if the facility infrastructure is sufficient to manage the activity/hazard. For activities that involve unusual levels of risk (e.g., acutely toxic materials), lead development of a risk analysis to ensure safety is maintained during foreseeable off-normal conditions and evaluate activities proposed by LLNL vendors to make work authorization level (WAL) determinations and the inclusion of any additional safety submittals required.
• Mentor ES&H staff team members, and work with the appropriate Functional Area Manager to assist in onboarding and career development and establish a team culture that embraces active field presence, customer service, responsiveness, and working in support of program goals.
• Provide input and advise PLS management to ensure the ES&H budget is optimized to m