Operations Associate
Full Time
Richland, WA
$117,400 a year
Posted Just posted
Job description
Operations Specialist - Radiochemical Processing Laboratory
- Richland, Washington
- Facilities and Operations
- Regular Full-Time
- No
- 05/31/2023
- 7146
- USD $117,400.00/Yr.
- USD $185,600.00/Yr.
Job Description
Overview
PNNL’s Energy and Environment Directorate (EED) views energy and the environment as inextricably linked and believes energy solutions can't be achieved without associated environmental solutions. Working from this perspective, our organization of 1,000 staff applies an impressive portfolio of scientific and technical capabilities to invent a better future for America and the world.
EED's efforts are:
Responsibilities
EED is seeking an outstanding Operations Specialist to provide leadership and safety oversight of EED’s portfolio of research operations focusing on, but not limited to, the Radiochemical Processing Laboratory, PNNL’s hallmark Category II, Non-Reactor Nuclear Facility.
Key duties and responsibilities include:
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Hazardous Working Conditions/Environment
Additional Information
This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance.
Requirements:
Testing Designated Position
This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP). The candidate selected for this position will be subject to pre-employment and random drug testing for illegal drugs, including marijuana, consistent with the Controlled Substances Act and the PNNL Workplace Substance Abuse Program.
About PNNL
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is a world-class research institution powered by a highly educated, diverse workforce committed to the values of Integrity, Creativity, Collaboration, Impact, and Courage. Every year, scores of dynamic, driven people come to PNNL to work with renowned researchers on meaningful science, innovations and outcomes for the U.S. Department of Energy and other sponsors; here is your chance to be one of them!
At PNNL, you will find an exciting research environment and excellent benefits including health insurance, flexible work schedules and telework options. PNNL is located in eastern Washington State—the dry side of Washington known for its stellar outdoor recreation and affordable cost of living. The Lab’s campus is only a 45-minute flight (or ~3-hour drive) from Seattle or Portland, and is serviced by the convenient PSC airport, connected to 8 major hubs.
Commitment to Excellence, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Equal Employment Opportunity
Our laboratory is committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment dedicated to solving critical challenges in fundamental sciences, national security, and energy resiliency. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. In support of this commitment, we encourage people of all racial/ethnic identities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply for employment.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), protected veteran status, and any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local laws.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures and in employment. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, contact us at careers@pnnl.gov.
Drug Free Workplace
PNNL is committed to a drug-free workplace supported by Workplace Substance Abuse Program (WSAP) and complies with federal laws prohibiting the possession and use of illegal drugs.
If you are offered employment at PNNL, you must pass a drug test prior to commencing employment. PNNL complies with federal law regarding illegal drug use. Under federal law, marijuana remains an illegal drug. If you test positive for any illegal controlled substance, including marijuana, your offer of employment will be withdrawn.
Mandatory Requirements
Please be aware that the Department of Energy (DOE) prohibits DOE employees and contractors from having any affiliation with the foreign government of a country DOE has identified as a “country of risk” without explicit approval by DOE and Battelle. If you are offered a position at PNNL and currently have any affiliation with the government of one of these countries, you will be required to disclose this information and recuse yourself of that affiliation or receive approval from DOE and Battelle prior to your first day of employment.
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Employees and their families are offered medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, basic life insurance, disability insurance*, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, tuition assistance, supplemental parental bonding leave**, surrogacy and adoption assistance, and fertility support. Employees are automatically enrolled in our company funded pension plan* and may enroll in our 401k savings plan. Employees may accrue up to 120 vacation hours per year and may receive ten paid holidays per year.
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PNNL’s Energy and Environment Directorate (EED) views energy and the environment as inextricably linked and believes energy solutions can't be achieved without associated environmental solutions. Working from this perspective, our organization of 1,000 staff applies an impressive portfolio of scientific and technical capabilities to invent a better future for America and the world.
EED's efforts are:
- Revolutionizing how nations with extensive coal reserves can meet growing energy demand while simultaneously reducing emissions.
- Transforming the existing electricity generation and transmission infrastructure to optimize the assets we have today.
- Designing the grid of the future to accommodate intermittent types of power generation, such as wind and solar.
- Using electricity and alternative fuels to cost-effectively meet the needs of a cleaner transportation sector while addressing our dependence on imported oil.
- Tapping technologies to achieve smart and efficient energy performance in buildings.
- Applying our expertise in waste forms, waste processing and subsurface science to help DOE reduce the cost and risk of cleanup.
- Enabling a safe and secure acceleration of nuclear power as a critical part of the U.S. and global energy portfolio.
Responsibilities
EED is seeking an outstanding Operations Specialist to provide leadership and safety oversight of EED’s portfolio of research operations focusing on, but not limited to, the Radiochemical Processing Laboratory, PNNL’s hallmark Category II, Non-Reactor Nuclear Facility.
Key duties and responsibilities include:
- Integrates operational capabilities, requirements, and solutions across research and support organizations to enable and enhance effective and efficient project execution in support of the Lab’s mission.
- Maintains awareness of existing and planned changes in the operational risk profile of assigned research operating envelope.
- Maintains situational awareness of operational needs and emerging regulatory requirements, providing analysis of options and recommendations to mitigate exposure to operational risk and reduce the frequency of operational upset conditions.
- During upset conditions, assists management in the identification and implementation of immediate actions. This may include leading or participating in critiques and accident investigation, participating in causal analyses, and identifying and managing corrective actions and lessons learned.
- Evaluates the need for and provides necessary Subject Matter Expert (SME) support to line management, staff, and Project Management Offices to assist with project planning, assessment activities and risk identification and mitigation.
- Supports day-to-day work being conducted in research spaces including coordinating, scheduling, and logistics of contractors, crafts personnel, and other visiting researchers, including utilization of equipment, systems, and capabilities within their assigned spaces.
- Conduct risk reviews in the Electronic Prep & Risk System – review safety questions with Project Managers and approve operations risks.
- Provide oversight to Lab Assist activities (planning, assessments, routine operations, hazards analysis).
- Represent EED management for lab space related issues, including overseeing project and equipment startups.
- Interface and communicate research, including lab modifications and other facility needs, to Subject Matter Experts (Safety and Health, Facilities, Infrastructure & Operations staff [building managers, and engineers] and assure operational needs are met and support the R&D mission’s needs.
- Mitigate impact to R&D activities during outages, facility modifications, etc.
- Coordinates operations and preforms duties within the DOE and appropriate regulatory agencies requirements.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- BS/BA and 9 years of relevant experience -OR-
- MS/MA or higher and 7 years of relevant experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Degree in engineering field such as mechanical, chemical, or nuclear engineering.
- Experience with DOE’s Unreviewed Safety Question Process.
- Experience as a Fissionable Material Handler Worker or Supervisor.
- Experience with DOE O 232.2A, Occurrence Reporting and Processing of Operations Information.
- Experience with 10 CFR 830 regulatory and safety basis requirements.
- Experience with implementing DOE O 422.1, Conduct of Operations.
- Strong interpersonal skills (including conflict management and team building skills).
- Experience as a member of an Emergency Response Organization.
- Demonstrated experience managing in a bargaining unit environment; demonstrated judgement handling sensitive personal matters, and problems of complex, technical nature.
- Experience in operations of nuclear facilities and radiological work planning.
- Qualified as a radiation worker.
- Experience with Radiation Generating Devices (RGDs).
- Ability to travel 10%.
Hazardous Working Conditions/Environment
- Must be willing and able to work in radiologically controlled or high hazard areas
- Radiological worker
- Industrial setting
Additional Information
This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance.
Requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Background Investigation: Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified matter in accordance with 10 CFR 710, Appendix B.
- Drug Testing: All Security Clearance positions are Testing Designated Positions, which means that the candidate selected is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing. In addition, applicants must be able to demonstrate non-use of illegal drugs, including marijuana, for the 12 consecutive months preceding completion of the requisite Questionnaire for National Security Positions (QNSP).
Note: Applicants will be considered ineligible for security clearance processing by the U.S. Department of Energy until non-use of illegal drugs, including marijuana, for 12 months can be demonstrated.
Testing Designated Position
This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP). The candidate selected for this position will be subject to pre-employment and random drug testing for illegal drugs, including marijuana, consistent with the Controlled Substances Act and the PNNL Workplace Substance Abuse Program.
About PNNL
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is a world-class research institution powered by a highly educated, diverse workforce committed to the values of Integrity, Creativity, Collaboration, Impact, and Courage. Every year, scores of dynamic, driven people come to PNNL to work with renowned researchers on meaningful science, innovations and outcomes for the U.S. Department of Energy and other sponsors; here is your chance to be one of them!
At PNNL, you will find an exciting research environment and excellent benefits including health insurance, flexible work schedules and telework options. PNNL is located in eastern Washington State—the dry side of Washington known for its stellar outdoor recreation and affordable cost of living. The Lab’s campus is only a 45-minute flight (or ~3-hour drive) from Seattle or Portland, and is serviced by the convenient PSC airport, connected to 8 major hubs.
Commitment to Excellence, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Equal Employment Opportunity
Our laboratory is committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment dedicated to solving critical challenges in fundamental sciences, national security, and energy resiliency. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. In support of this commitment, we encourage people of all racial/ethnic identities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply for employment.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), protected veteran status, and any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local laws.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures and in employment. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, contact us at careers@pnnl.gov.
Drug Free Workplace
PNNL is committed to a drug-free workplace supported by Workplace Substance Abuse Program (WSAP) and complies with federal laws prohibiting the possession and use of illegal drugs.
If you are offered employment at PNNL, you must pass a drug test prior to commencing employment. PNNL complies with federal law regarding illegal drug use. Under federal law, marijuana remains an illegal drug. If you test positive for any illegal controlled substance, including marijuana, your offer of employment will be withdrawn.
Mandatory Requirements
Please be aware that the Department of Energy (DOE) prohibits DOE employees and contractors from having any affiliation with the foreign government of a country DOE has identified as a “country of risk” without explicit approval by DOE and Battelle. If you are offered a position at PNNL and currently have any affiliation with the government of one of these countries, you will be required to disclose this information and recuse yourself of that affiliation or receive approval from DOE and Battelle prior to your first day of employment.
Rockstar Rewards
Employees and their families are offered medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, basic life insurance, disability insurance*, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, tuition assistance, supplemental parental bonding leave**, surrogacy and adoption assistance, and fertility support. Employees are automatically enrolled in our company funded pension plan* and may enroll in our 401k savings plan. Employees may accrue up to 120 vacation hours per year and may receive ten paid holidays per year.
- Research Associates excluded.
**Once eligibility requirements are met.
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