Job Description

We have an opening for an Engineering and Maintenance Manager. This position includes management and oversight of the implementation and execution of engineering and maintenance programs for seven (7) Hazard Category 2 and Category 3 nuclear facilities, radiological facilities, high explosives facilities at Site 200 in Livermore, California and at Site 300 in Tracy, California, and Livermore Computing facilities. You will interface with senior Project Management Office managers and their staff, senior Infrastructure and Operations Directorate maintenance and engineering managers, maintenance deployed team leads, facility managers, and support contractor representatives. Responsibilities also include assisting in the management and development of staffing, short-term and long-term strategic planning and goals, and maintenance budgets. This position is in Operations within the Strategic Deterrence (SD) Directorate.

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

In this role you will

• Provide strategic leadership and direction to the SD maintenance and engineering programs to ensure that work is conducted safely and efficiently by well-trained and qualified staff in compliance with DOE Orders and applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
• Develop and establish strategic plans for engineering and maintenance programs in collaboration with senior executives, aligning with the Laboratory's long-term objectives.
• Manage the engineering and maintenance budgets for SD facilities and develop and implement cost-saving initiatives for improving equipment reliability, availability, and safety.
• Foster a learning culture through mentoring, coaching, and training to enhance professional development and personal growth opportunities and support succession planning.
• Manage a cross-functional and multidisciplinary team of professionals as the Lead for the Nuclear and Firing Facilities Integrated Project Team to successfully plan and execute all phases of each project’s life cycle within the portfolio and ensure all requirements and customer needs are met within scope, cost, schedule, contractual and performance requirements, and mission objectives.
• Serve as a voting Buying Team (BT) member or a non-voting subject matter expert (SME) advisor to evaluate proposals submitted in response to a request for proposal (RFP) for the Institutional Construction Services Subcontract (ICSS) to assist Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS) with construction activities, such as installation, modification, demolition, commissioning support, repair, alteration, and renovation work in support of various LLNL missions.
• Provide technical direction as the Subcontract Technical Representative (STR) for labor-hour type Delivery Order (i.e., Subcontract) between LLNS and the Seller providing technical assistance services in support of LLNS’ facility management, operations, maintenance, and engineering support for SD Superblock and Radioactive and Hazardous Waste Management (RHWM) nuclear and non-nuclear facilities and other SD Site 200 and Site 300 non-nuclear facilities.
• Negotiate and manage resources and oversee personnel assignments to assure adequate and balanced support for facility operations, security, materials control and accountability, and infrastructure, for the successful and timely completion of programmatic goals.
• Champion SD’s W80-4 Life Extension Program and W87-1 Modification Program efforts by providing guidance and necessary resources to technical, scientific, and administrative staff that result in the timely completion of facility equipment modifications, replacement projects, and maintenance.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in security, safety, and operations through the use of data and implementation of both formal and informal inspection and assessment programs and metrics.
• 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 of Science degree in Chemistry, Engineering, or a related scientific field or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Extensive experience as an engineer at a commercial, DOE, or Navy nuclear facility.
• Proven experience leading and managing a multidisciplinary team of technical, scientific, and administrative staff members within explosives facility engineering and maintenance programs.
• Extensive knowledge of DOE (or similar regulatory framework) policies, procedures, regulations, and standards, including DOE Order 420.1C, Facility Safety, DOE Order 422.1, Conduct of Operations, DOE Order 430.1C, Real Property Asset Management, and DOE Order 433.1B, Maintenance Management Program for DOE Nuclear Facilities.
• Expert leadership, communication, facilitation, collaboration, and problem-solving skills necessary to direct an organization, lead innovative research and operations, build and motivate cooperative multidisciplinary teams, and interact, present, explain, influence, and advise SD senior management on various operational issues and matters of significance to the organization.
• Experience in performance management and supervision of technical, scientific, and administrative staff and managers, including performance issues, career development, annual performance appraisals, and salary management.
• Extensive experience managing multi-million-dollar engineering and maintenance budgets greater than $50M+ and establishing strategic operational goals for nuclear, radiological, and high explosives facilities.

Qualifications We Desire

• Advanced degree in an Engineering or science program, or related field.
• Extensive experience developing and implementing policies and procedures relating to high hazard facilities, engineering, maintenance, and operations.
• Advanced knowledge and experience developing and implementing continuous improvement in operational safety, security, and efficiency while encouraging process improvement throughout the workforce.
• Significant experience working effectively on a variety of institutional and/or organizational projects and resolving organizational issues, often with short and conflicting deadlines.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Position Information

This is a Career Indefinite position, open to Lab employees and external candidates.

Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?

• Included in 2025 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor!
• Flexible Benefits Package
• 401(k)
• Relocation Assistance
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs)
• Our core beliefs - visit https://www.llnl.gov/inclusion/our-values

Security Clearance

This position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance. If you are selected, we will initiate a Federal background investigation to determine if you meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or matter. Also, all L or Q cleared employees are subject to random drug testing. Q-level clearance requires U.S. citizenship.

Pre-Employment Drug Test

External applicant(s) selected for this position must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test. This includes testing for use of marijuana as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor.

Wireless and Medical Devices

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If you use a medical device, which pairs with a mobile device, you must still follow the rules concerning the mobile device in individual sections within Limited Areas. Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities require separate approval. Hearing aids without wireless capabilities or wireless that has been disabled are allowed in Limited Areas, Secure Space and Transit/Buffer Space within buildings.

Pre-Placement Medical Exam

A job related pre-placement medical examination may be required.

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