Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Job Title: Site Strategy Coordinator
Career Level From: Senior Specialist
Career Level To
Job Specialty: NMC&A
What You'll Do
The Nuclear Material Control & Accountability (NMC&A) department is seeking a Site Strategy Coordinator to serve as the subject-matter expert for the material control program. This position is critical during a period of significant site transition, including new construction and demolition activities, and is responsible for developing and implementing new or improved methodologies to protect Special Nuclear Materials (SNM). The incumbent will provide authoritative oversight and direction to ensure material control, safeguards, and storage methods are properly planned, executed, and documented in alignment with a graded safeguards approach.
This role requires knowledge of advanced NMC&A principles to ensure compliance with government regulations across current and future site operations. The coordinator will interface with multiple disciplines, audit organizational compliance, and provide input on strategic projects. Key responsibilities include representing the NMC&A department in meetings, ensuring material surveillance requirements are integrated into operating procedures, participating in risk assessment processes, and providing briefings and training. The work is essential to the site's security and mission, directly impacting the integrity of the nuclear material control program and ensuring the facility's ability to operate securely.
Provides oversight and direction to ensure material control is properly planned and executed for accountable nuclear material. Ensures safeguards, storage methodologies, and Daily Administrative Checks (DAC) are documented, risk-assessed, and approved. Coordinates with various security disciplines to ensure sufficient protection of SNM and assists with the development of site-wide roll-up analysis.
Evaluates and assists in implementing NMC&A requirements in operating areas. Researches and evaluates methodologies for material surveillance on current and new projects, interfaces with multiple disciplines, and provides independent input for NMC&A. Ensures future Material Balance Areas (MBAs) are properly established with accurate and timely documentation.
Monitors and audits organizations for compliance with security policies, conducting inquiries and preparing corrective action reports. Obtains rulings and interpretations for regulatory compliance. Participates in the COMPASS process by evaluating and coordinating data. Provides material surveillance oversight, briefings, and may conduct related education classes.
What You Can Expect
- Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
- Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
- Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
- Career advancement and professional development programs
- Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives
Minimum Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree: Minimum 7 years of relevant experience
- OR Master's degree: Minimum 6 years of relevant experience
- OR PhD: Minimum 3 years of relevant experience
- OR 15 or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years-of-experience requirements for this posting
Preferred Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and 12 years of relevant experience operations experience
- Experience/familiarity with Y-12 nuclear operations, nuclear material accounting system, handling/storage/processing of accountable nuclear materials, vulnerability assessments, and roll up evaluations is highly desirable
- Must have prior experience in facilities and a general knowledge of plant facilities and operations
- Requires excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to interface effectively with various clients (production and support organizations). Requires the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
Why Y-12?
You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.
Notes
The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.
If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.
Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
This position may be categorized as a “designated position” identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.
CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.
