Material Control and Accountability (MC&A) Holdup Measurement Manager

Company Description

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Are you interested in joining some of the brightest talent in the world to strengthen the United States’ security? Come join Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) where our employees apply their expertise to create solutions for BIG ideas that make our world a better place.

We are dedicated to fostering a culture that values individuals, talents, partnerships, ideas, experiences, and different perspectives, recognizing their importance to the continued success of the Laboratory’s mission.

Pay Range

$168,780 - $256,824 Annually

$168,780 - $214,032 at the SES.3 level

$202,500 - $214,032 at the SES.4 level

This is the lowest to highest salary range in good faith we 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 a Material Control and Accountability (MC&A) Holdup Measurement Manager. In this role, you will provide original solutions and develop innovative methods to address complex and unique Nondestructive Assay (NDA) challenges related to holdup measurements. This requires specialized knowledge and in-depth technical analysis. There may also be opportunities to advance knowledge within the NDA community through collaboration on the development of international NDA standards. This position programmatically supports the Security Organization’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) NA-70 and is part of the Nuclear MC&A Group within the Security Organization of the Operations and Business Directorate. The position will be filled at a level commensurate with the candidate's knowledge and related experience, as determined by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level. 

We are dedicated to fostering a culture that values individuals, talents, partnerships, ideas, experiences, and different perspectives, recognizing their importance to the continued success of the Laboratory’s mission.

You will 

• Design and implement the Nuclear Material Holdup Program Plan and maintain oversight of its implementation in support of MC&A activities. 
• Collaborate with the MC&A measurement team to provide technical guidance to Operations in the selection and qualification of NDA instruments for holdup measurements. Additionally, provide technical guidance on the development of measurement methodologies, associated procedures, on-the-job training (OJT), and the holdup program database for recording measurement results. 
• Work with Operations to identify potential holdup measurement locations and provide technical justification for excluding potential locations. 
• Collaborate with the MC&A statistician to develop a statistically based sampling and measurement plan for the holdup program. Identify alternate measurement locations when planned locations are unavailable, ensuring that additional locations are chosen randomly for holdup measurement. 
• Participate in walkdowns and coordinate with Operations to schedule holdup measurements in alignment with the inventory schedule and statistical sampling plan. 
• Collaborate with the MC&A measurement team to identify anomalies and trends in holdup measurement results and notify the cognizant MBA Representatives and MC&A Group Leader promptly when anomalies are identified. 
• Coordinate with the Nuclear Criticality and Safety organization as necessary to align holdup measurement requests. 
• Provide MC&A oversight, audits, and performance testing. 
• Engage independently with LLNL NDA laboratory staff and MC&A personnel at other NNSA, /Department of Energy (DOE) sites with minimal supervision. 
• Perform other duties as assigned. 

Additional job responsibilities at the SES.4 level 

• Establish and direct activities to implement solutions for highly complex and not well-defined NDA challenges as a subject matter expert. This involves enabling Laboratory nuclear material operations while ensuring MC&A requirements are met, with consultative direction from MC&A. 
• Collaborate with senior-level MC&A and NDA technical personnel as well as senior managers at other sites to address critical challenges and share expertise. 
• Represent LLNL on NDA collaborative consensus standards writing committees, such as ASTM International, the Institute of Nuclear Material Management, and the