WM-WGS Group Leader (Manufacturing Manager 4)

Wgs Group Leader

The WGS Group Leader will lead a large group (75-100 people) of waste management coordinators. The Group Leader will report to the Division Leader for Waste Management and will manage part of the organization responsible for technical leadership, oversight, and management of a centralized waste management service organization to include Low Level Radioactive Waste, Mixed Low-Level Waste, and Hazardous Waste. In addition to leadership responsibilities, the Group Leader will provide strong technical direction in waste management operations, ensuring strict adherence to regulatory requirements and procedural controls for safe, compliant, and effective waste handling and disposal. The Group Leader will help to establish and implement a technically rigorous and customer-focused approach to waste management, including detailed characterization, profiling, storage, treatment, packaging, transportation, and compliant disposal. Emphasis will be placed on operational execution of waste management strategies that meet or exceed federal, state, and Laboratory regulatory standards.

What You Need

Minimum Job Requirements :

• Extensive knowledge and experience in waste stream planning, characterization, packaging, transportation, and disposal operations, with demonstrated ability to integrate regulatory and technical requirements into daily execution.
• Demonstrated advanced knowledge and hands-on experience with federal and state environmental and waste management regulations, policies, and procedures, including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments, Hazardous Waste Packaging and Transportation, and Radioactive Materials Shipping. Must have a strong record of applying these requirements in operational settings.
• Demonstrated advanced knowledge of waste management program development, administration, and technical implementation, including oversight of field operations and verification of compliance with procedural controls.
• Demonstrated ability to ensure compliance with environmental and waste management requirements.
• Demonstrated advanced leadership with a minimum of five year of experience managing medium to large team, including mentoring, personnel development, and succession planning in complex business environments.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate, interact, and work with internal customers / generators, regulators, local agencies, and the public.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with treatment storage and disposal facilities.
• Record of effective technical leadership emphasizing organizational skills, strategic and tactical planning, resource management, team building, program development, project management, financial management, and business plan development.
• Ability to change the thinking of or gain acceptance from others in sensitive situations, without damage to the relationship and ability to achieve organizational goals.
• Ability to lead a team of professionals with a record of successful teamwork and consensus building consistent with working across organizational and program / project boundaries.
• DOE order 426.2 : Personnel Selection, Training and Qualification Requirements for DOE Nuclear facilities. This DOE establishes entry-level requirements to ensure employees in the position can successfully perform the requirements of the job.
• Advanced knowledge of and proven ability in one or more of the following disciplines : nuclear materials research, process development, technology demonstrations, manufacturing and technology; weapons component manufacturing; manufacturing quality and production control, and / or program management.
• Demonstrated experience leading a multidisciplinary group of scientists, engineers, technicians and / or professional staff in a technical environment.
• Demonstrated experience identifying, acquiring and managing resources in support of organizational deliverables, scope, schedule, and budget.
• Advanced knowledge of and experience with work package development and execution, identification of resource requirements and development of resource loaded schedules and financial stewardship.
• Demonstrated knowledge of safety, security, environmental and quality regulatory requirements needed to manage work in a nuclear / high hazard and / or high explosives facility to include executing work in compliance with facility requirements.
• Advanced knowledge and demonstrated experience managing and leading business operations to include financial, human resources, procurement and other related business activities.
• Demonstrated interpersonal communication skills on organization specific areas and ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Demonstrated ability to interact with senior management.
• Understand and implements Integrated Safety Management (ISM) line management responsibilities for their organization including but not limited to integrating safety into every task, pausing / stopping work, modeling exemplary behavior, fostering open communication, engaging works in the field, rewarding positive behavior and addressing deficiencies through accountability. Integrated Safet Management (means workers health and safety, environment, security and quality) is a primary responsibility for all Laboratory employees and managers.

Education / Experience :

Position requires a Bachelor's Degree in a related field from an accredited institution and 8 years of related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation. This position may be subject to DOE Order 426.2 Personnel Selection, Training, and Qualification Requirements for DOE Nuclear Facilities. This DOE Order establishes entry-level requirements to ensure employees in the position can successfully perform the requirements of the job.

Desired Qualifications :

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.

Notes to Applicants :

For full consideration, applicants must submit a resume and a comprehensive cover letter that addresses their vision for the position and how their expertise represents the key requirements.

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 :

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