Manager, R&D Science and Engineering - Repository Performance Department, Onsite

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• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

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We are seeking a Manager, R&D Science and Engineering to join our team as manager for our Repository Performance Department (8882).

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Refine, promote, and implement the vision for the department and your technical teams in collaboration with your peers, as well as other department managers and leaders across Sandia.
• Coordinate with team leads and respond to technical questions posed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the regulator of WIPP's long-term performance.
• Collaborate with other Sandia managers and leaders to improve Sandia's geoscience capabilities.
• Ensure the safety and health of members of the workforce as they engage in activity level work in laboratories in Carlsbad and in the field in areas adjacent to the WIPP site.
• Support and improve on a very detailed quality assurance program to conduct the department's technical work.
• Support the technical team in the shaping of Sandia's tools for taking care of the uncertainties inherent in estimating potential releases from WIPP over time.
• Provide structured project management and the leadership to facilitate a collaborative department by allocating, prioritizing, and supporting timely work while ensuring completion of work for the customers.
• Provide direct supervision, professional career development, and mentorship of the department's multi-disciplinary workforce.

This position is located in Carlsbad, NM. Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

$163,700 - $278,000

*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and eight (8) years of directly relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.

The ideal Manager, R&D Science & Engineering candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:

• Two or more years of demonstrated leadership experience.
• A graduate degree in science or engineering (MS or PhD).
• Outstanding interpersonal skills in developing trusting relationships with peers, staff, management, customers, and stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in the development and delivery of presentations, proposals, reports and documentation.

Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:

• Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Geosciences, Material Science, Chemistry, or other relevant field
• Demonstrated ability to manage technical work under close scrutiny by Federal project managers and other government partners.
• Demonstrated capability to manage and lead science-based projects and a strong track record of deliveries on significant R&D projects.
• Ability to initiate, manage, and lead complex project commitments.
• Significant experience in leading high level scientific projects
• Experience conducting R&D work within a regulatory environment
• Experience in managing and supervising activity level work in laboratory and/or field test settings
• Knowledge of NQA-1 requirements and the application of those requirements to research or other technical investigations
• Strong commitment to personnel development and mentoring

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is the nation's only licensed and operating deep geologic repository for the permanent disposal of transuranic waste. WIPP is operated by Salado Isolation Mining Contractors, LLC (SIMCO), under contract to the Department of Energy's Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO). Sandia provides scientific advice to CBFO in many areas, including modifications to the repository's operating permits, periodic recertification of the repository, ongoing monitoring of repository performance against regulatory requirements, and optimization of the national transuranic waste complex. The Repository Performance Department (8882), part of Sandia's Integrated Nuclear Waste Management Program, provides the experimental and fieldwork capability needed to inform CBFO as they seek to assure continued and uninterrupted certification and permitting of WIPP. The department is located at Sandia's Carlsbad site, where approximately 50 members of the workforce engage in work related to WIPP and other projects.

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.