What You Will Do
STO is one of the largest facility operations divisions at LANL and we oversee 2.2 million square feet of facilities where low and moderate hazard scientific work is performed. The Technical Areas (TA) we cover include a large portion of TA-03 and TA's 43, 59, 48, 33, 35, 46, 36, 57, 66 and 49. For these areas we manage all maintenance, construction, and operations.
The Operations Manager 3 serves as the primary point of contact between the Facility Operations Director (FOD) and the programmatic divisions operating within STO Facilities. The Operations Manager 3 is responsible for ensuring seamless communication, alignment of priorities, and timely support. This position oversees all aspects of facility operations, safety, compliance, maintenance, work control, and project support, ensuring that routine activities and complex projects are executed safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively while maintaining strong partnerships with programmatic customers.
The responsibilities of the Operations Manager 3 include, but are not limited to, the following:
Manage the day-to-day activities of building managers, operations specialists, and operators.
Provide oversight of the Science and Technology Complex Operations.
Authorize, or defer, maintenance and construction activities based on facility status.
Manage and coordinate the proper response to abnormal conditions and submit reports IAW institutional guidelines.
Manage and coordinate the proper response to Facility Emergencies.
Maintain assigned facility status.
Lead/Support the Plan of the Week & Plan of the Day meetings.
Assist with development of IWDs, RWPs and other technical documents to support programmatic and project work.
Coordinate the integration of project work in the Science and Technology schedule.
Assist with development and coordination of plant/system Outages to support Project Work.
Coordinate facility and programmatic resources to support Project Work.
Provide oversight into project activities to help ensure that projects are being executed safely, securely, and compliantly.
Act a primary point of contact between the STO-FOD and Programmatic and Project Personnel.
Provide input for budgets; review applicable segment of budgets in relation to facility objectives to ensure cost effectiveness.
Define operational goals, improve technologies, and resolve problems by partnering with customers and managers.
Determines requirements for facility access.
Oversee the duty officer program to cover off-hours operation.
Lead and perform investigations following abnormal facility occurrences to identify and correct the cause of the event and properly report in accordance with Department of Energy (DOE) and Laboratory directives.
Manage direct reports and other functional areas; may manage outside vendors on an ongoing basis.
Act as an advisor to subordinate supervisors or staff members.
Work on issues of diverse scope where analysis of situation or data requires evaluation of a variety of factors.
Ensure proper communication to employees and other organizations on the implementation of operational management policies, procedures and practices.
Understand DOE O 232.1 reporting includes running fact findings, reviewing root cause analysis, and facilitating lessons learned reviews and meetings.
Other duties as assigned.
What You Need
Minimum Job Requirements:
Leadership & Communication: Demonstrated experience developing teams and individuals in a collaborative work environment. Demonstrated excellent customer service and communication skills. Excellent skills in preparation and presentation of oral and written reports. Demonstrated skill in management, supervision, human resources administration of assigned employees and subordinate supervisors or staff members.
Operational Acumen: Thorough knowledge of Conduct of Operations and experience in implementing sound conduct of operations principles. Thorough Knowledge of Conduct of Training, Maintenance and Engineering policies. Experience and demonstrated skill in identifying problem areas, investigating alternative solutions, and determining action to be performed on problems affecting operations management. Understanding of current business trends. Thorough knowledge of operational management including systems and/or engineering design and maintenance, configuration management, work control, facility control systems, upgrades and renovations.
Knowledge & Expertise: Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects with limited resources in an environment of conflicting priorities. Demonstrated experience conducting fact findings, root cause analysis, and facilitating learning teams/lessons learned reviews. Demonstrated ability to understand and interpret various physical, mechanical, and electrical documents, blueprints, drawings and schematics. Demonstrated ability to utilize and manipulate a computerized work management system in maintaining and tracking project activities.
Facility Operations: Thorough knowledge of work hazards, safety practices, operating configuration, and lock-out/tag-out policies and procedures. Thorough knowledge and understanding of the concepts and principles of Integrated Work Management, Integrated Safety Management (ISM) and Integrated Safeguards and Security Management (ISSM), or equivalent non-DOE programs, including experience reviewing, approving, and authorizing both facility and programmatic work as demonstrated through the DOP/IWD/work package reviews and approvals. Thorough knowledge of facility policies and procedures. Thorough knowledge of and experience with material and environmental control including waste management. Thorough knowledge of facility process equipment and operation.
Education/Experience: Position requires a bachelor's degree and 5 years relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
Desired Qualifications:
Demonstrated experience and understanding of the following aspects of operations management as applied to a Moderate Hazard Facility: systems engineering, work control, hazard identification and analysis, formality of operations, safety basis, configuration management, maintenance management, project management.
Demonstrated Project Management experience for Programmatic and R&D Work or related experience with construction project management.
Thorough knowledge of the Laboratory's organizational structure.
Work Location: The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.
Position Commitment: Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. The position commitment for this position is 1 year.
Note to Applicants:
Position may require serving in an on-call capacity.
Applicants must submit a comprehensive cover letter addressing the requirements of the position.
Due to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau-as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Where You Will Work
Located in beautiful northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. Our generous benefits package includes:
PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network
Dental and vision insurance
Free basic life and disability insurance
Paid childbirth and parental leave
Award-winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.5% annually)
Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
Flexible schedules and time off (PTO and holidays)
Onsite gyms and wellness programs
Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50 mile radius)
Additional Details
Directive 206.2 - Employment with Triad requires a favorable decision by NNSA indicating employee is suitable under NNSA Supplemental Directive 206.2 (https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/articles/nnsa-sd-2062-implementation-personal-identity-verification-uncleared-contractors) . Please note that this requirement applies only to citizens of the United States. Foreign nationals are subject to a similar requirement under DOE Order 142.3A.
Clearance: Q (Position will be cleared to this level). Selected applicants will be subject to a background investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Federal Government, and must meet eligibility requirements* for access to classified matter. This position requires a Q clearance, and obtaining such clearance requires US Citizenship except in extremely rare circumstances. Dependent upon the position, additional authorization to access classified information may be required, which may or may not be available to dual citizens. Receipt of a Q clearance and additional access authorization ultimately is a decision of the Federal Government and not of Triad.
*Eligibility requirements: To obtain a clearance, an individual must be at least 18 years of age; U.S. citizenship is required except in very limited circumstances. See DOE Order 472.2 (https://www.directives.doe.gov/directives-documents/400-series/0472.2-BOrder-chg1-pgchg) for additional information.
New-Employment Drug Test: The Laboratory requires successful applicants to complete a new-employment drug test and maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing. Although New Mexico and other states have legalized the use of marijuana, use and possession of marijuana remain illegal under federal law. A positive drug test for marijuana will result in termination of employment, even if the use was pre-offer.
Incentive Compensation Program: Position is eligible to participate in the Triad Incentive Compensation Program. You must be in an eligible position for a minimum of 3 months, before July 1st and remain in an eligible position as of the end of the fiscal year, September 30th. The annual distribution is prorated based on the number of months in the eligible position.
Equal Opportunity: Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to protected categories such as race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status or spousal affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or citizenship within the limits imposed by federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The Laboratory is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request such an accommodation, please send an email to applyhelp@lanl.gov or call (505)-664-6947.
