Principal Nuclear Facility Operations Specialist

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.

MSTS is seeking a Principal Nuclear Facility Operations Specialist who will support operations at the NNSS Device Assembly Facility (DAF).

Key Responsibilities

• Perform duties of a DAF Operations Supervisor as needed.  
• Serve as the primary DAF point-of-contact (POC) for nuclear project operations introduced into the DAF by User organizations.
• Serve as the interface between the User project team and DAF support activities, and is responsible for ensuring safe operations at the DAF.  
• Ensure the facility is prepared to support User project work on a daily basis. 
• Ensure User project operations comply with relevant DAF policies, programs, and procedures.  
• Monitor credited safety system surveillances and in-service inspections, and supports system preventive maintenance and corrective maintenance.  
• Perform related work as assigned by the DAF Nuclear Operations Manager.  
• Participate as a Abnormal Event Drill Coordinator to ensure operational drills are conducted safely and followed to approved procedures. 
• Supports the DAF documentation review as a Derivative Classifier/Reviewing Official (DC/RO).
• Perform local emergency director (LED) function and may act on behalf of the Nuclear Operations Manager in the DAF.

• Bachelor’s degree in field related to the position or equivalent training and experience, plus at least 9 years of related experience, which included 3 years’ experience in:
  • Nuclear operations or nuclear maintenance such as those found at a DOE nuclear facility, commercial power plant, or US Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program. Conduct of Operations (DOE O 422.1), Nuclear Maintenance (DOE O 433.1B), Transportation & Packaging (DOE O 460.1C and 461.1B), and Quality Assurance requirements (DOE O 414.1D); or
  • High explosives handling and operations; or chemical handling, storage, transfer, and controlled release activities. Conduct of Operations (DOE O 422.1), Transportation & Packaging (DOE O 460.1C and 461.1B), and Quality Assurance requirements (DOEO 414.1D).
• Candidate must have a working knowledge of Nuclear Safety Management (10 CFR 830), Occupational Radiation Protection (10 CFR 835), Price Anderson Amendment Act (PAAA) and Personnel Selection & Training Qualification (DOE O 426.2).
• Experience working with requirements-based systems for areas such as nuclear material operations, facility operations and maintenance, and radiological activities. 
• Ability to read and follow detailed instructions utilizing MSTS Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's). 
• Experience with planning and scheduling to deconflict workload distribution and execution of the work.
• Skilled in working and communicating effectively with other User project functional groups such as Engineering, Construction, Project Management, National Weapons Laboratories and other government organizations performing Work For Others programmatic activities. 
• Must possess excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact with all types of people in a tactful, professional, and effective manner. 
• Computer skills in MS Word, Excel, and MS Outlook are desired.
• The primary work location will be at the Nevada National Security Site (located 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada). The DAF is located in the forward areas of the NNSS.
• Pre-placement physical examination, which includes a drug s