Work Management Division Leader

Company Description

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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.

Job Description

We have an opening for a Work Management Division Leader to establish, lead, and mature a comprehensive organization centered around the execution of a Maintenance Planning and Scheduling program within the Infrastructure Maintenance and Utilities Department (IMUD) in the Infrastructure & Operations (I&O) Directorate. You will provide strategic leadership, management, and operational oversight for work control, planning, scheduling, and execution processes across a complex, site-wide facilities portfolio. You will be responsible for building and institutionalizing a standardized, compliant, and high-performing work management program aligned with Work Planning & Control (WP&C), Department of Energy (DOE) requirements, Integrated Safety Management (ISM), and Laboratory priorities.

This position requires full-time on-site presence due to the nature of the work.

You will:

• Establish and lead the Work Management Division, including work control, planning, and scheduling functions while defining division structure, roles, and staffing strategies to support a scalable and sustainable program; supervise, develop, and evaluate staff to ensure successful program execution.
• Develop, implement, and align standardized Work Management processes aligned with WP&C requirements, DOE Orders (e.g., DOE O 433.1, DOE O 422.1) and ISM principles for the division.
• Provide strategic and technical leadership and oversight of corrective, preventive, and project work planning activities to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient execution.
• Lead and champion long-range organizational change and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance work quality, reduce risk, and improve operational efficiency.
• Partner with craft supervisors, facility management teams, and ESH organizations to ensure integrated and effective work execution.
• Oversee work package quality, configuration management, and procedural compliance, while ensuring audit readiness and compliance with DOE, regulatory, and institutional requirements.
• Develop and implement performance metrics and dashboards to monitor planning effectiveness, schedule adherence, and backlog health.
• Provide oversight and strategic direction for CMMS tools and systems to ensure alignment with business needs.
• Collaborate regularly with department peers, craft supervisors, cross-functional teams and leaders, senior management, and serve as an organizational representative to external stakeholders to achieve objectives, build cooperation, and communicate program performance, and advise on risks and improvements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Environmental Science, Business, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Extensive experience and expert knowledge in work control, maintenance planning, including preventive and corrective maintenance, facilities operations, or related functions in a regulated environment.
• Extensive experience leading and managing teams, programs, and/or complex operational functions, and supervising and developing professional and technical staff, including performance management, staffing, and workforce planning.
• Extensive experience developing, implementing, and improving operational requirements, standards, governance models, processes, and procedures across multiple organizations or functional areas.
• Expert knowledge of regulatory and compliance frameworks (e.g., DOE Orders, quality assurance programs, safety management systems).
• Experience using Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) such as EAM, Maximo, Asset Suite, or similar.
• Expert problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills.
• Expert verbal and written communication skills necessary to lead a team, present and explain technical and operational knowledge, and provide advice to senior management, regulators, reviewers, and other internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications We Desire