Company Description
Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!
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 committed to a diverse and equitable workforce with an inclusive culture that values and celebrates the diversity of our people, talents, ideas, experiences, and perspectives. This is important for continued success of the Laboratory’s mission.
Pay Range
$120,300 – $180,684Annually
$120,300 – $149,352 Annually for the 390.1 level
$145,530 – $180,684Annually for the 390.2 level
Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only. Many factors are taken into consideration when setting starting pay including education, experience, the external labor market, and internal equity.
Job Description
We have an opening for a Waste Operations Supervisor within the Radioactive and Hazardous Waste Management Program (RHWM). You will oversee a team of technicians to provide safe, efficient, and compliant waste management customer service to programs and facilities. You will be responsible for scheduling employee day-to-day assignments and overall workloads, ensuring compliance with all Environmental, Safety & Health (ES&H) requirements, and training and mentoring of team members. This is a working-supervisor type of position, and you will be required to work alongside your team often. Your team will work to identify, characterize, package, document and transport a variety of regulated wastes, including but not limited to hazardous, universal, and radioactive wastes, including transuranic waste. This position is in the Strategic Deterrence Directorate.
This position will be filled at eitherlevel 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.
You will
- Manages day to day activities of team members including scheduling work assignments, training, and compliance with safety and facility requirements.
- Provide direct oversight of waste management operations including the packaging and verification of waste materials, lab-pack materials, spill response, waste generator support and compliance inspection of Waste Accumulation Areas (WAAs) and Satellite Accumulation Areas (SAAs).
- Provide the necessary training and mentoring of all team members to ensure the team can provide the necessary support for the Superblock facilities.
- Provide direct oversight of operations in high-hazard and nuclear facilities.
- Work with waste generators, programs, facilities and RHWM personnel to develop innovative and cost-effective solutions to waste management issues.
- Contribute as a member of the Waste Generator Services group management team to the overall management of the group, planning projects and activities, and development of the annual budget.
- Wear PPE such as Tyvek and respirator while working in various enclosures (e.g., glove boxes) with radioactive and hazardous materials.
- Recognize, create, and implement plans to promote and foster a culture of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accountability.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Additional job responsibilities, at the 390.2 level
- Manage both small and large projects independently with the ability to deal with changing priorities.
- Provide advanced nuclear operations and/or waste management and/or contamination control capabilities.
- Develop longer-term workforce planning (e.g., succession planning) to ensure the team continues to provide the support needed.
Qualifications
- Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
- Bachelor’s degree in an environmental or related scientific field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Demonstrated experience training and mentoring less experienced personnel.
- Knowledge of RHWM’s waste tracking databases, or previous experience utilizing databases to track, record, and generate reports.
- General understanding of waste management requirements in generator areas, including SAAs and WAAs.
- Demonstrated experience accomplishing assignments within Nuclear Facilities or other high-hazard facilities that are highly regulated.
- Requires knowledge of Laboratory management and structure, including supervision, budget, policies, and processes. Requires an understanding of Laboratory mission and business trends. Requires an understanding of Laboratory, corporate, Department of Energy (DOE), and/or customer/sponsor requirements.
- Previous experience developing work procedures, including work control documents.
- Currently qualified as a Certified Fissile Material Handler (CFMH).
- Extensive experience communicating effectively and respectfully with a broad range of personnel.
- Demonstrated experience implementing plans that promote and value inclusion, diversity, equity, and accountability principles in the workplace.
Additional qualifications at the 390.2
- Significant experience leading teams and motivating personnel.
- Currently qualified as a Senior Certified Fissile Material Handler (SCFMH) or the ability to achieve this qualification in a short period of time (i.e., months) and/or experience providing advanced waste management and/or contamination control practices.
- Demonstrated experience building strong working relationships across work teams and programs.
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?
- Flexible Benefits Package
- 401(k)
- Relocation Assistance
- Education Reimbursement Program
- Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs)
- Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability (IDEA) – visit https://www.llnl.gov/diversity
- Our core beliefs – visit https://www.llnl.gov/diversity/our-values
- Employee engagement – visit https://www.llnl.gov/diversity/employee-engagement
Security Clearance
This position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance.If you are selected, wewill initiate a Federal background investigation to determine if youmeet 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.
Pre-Placement Medical Exam
A job related pre-placement medical examination may be required.
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Equal Employment Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer that is committed to providing all with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status, age, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.
We invite you to review the Equal Employment Opportunity posters which include EEO is the Law and Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision .
Reasonable Accommodation
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