Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Job Title: Technical Liaison
Career Level: Senior Specialist
Job Specialty: Nuclear/High Hazard Operations
What You'll Do
The FOM Technical Liaison provides oversight, technical guidance, and improvement support to ensure proper implementation of Safety Basis and Conduct of Operations requirements within Y-12 production facilities.
FOM Technical Support
- Provides comprehensive technical direction to the Director and FOM organization for effectively managing equipment status control and surveillances in accordance with Conduct of Operations and Safety Basis requirements.
- Assumes project leadership for large-scale, cross-organizational initiatives, strategically coordinating resources and managing diverse interfaces to achieve project objectives.
- Collaborates with Operations Managers to develop strategies to ensure organizational needs are met, specifically focusing on enhancing operational processes and performance tracking in a safety-critical environment.
- Presenting technical briefings or presentations, as required, that describe and explain approved facility operations and compliance implementation methods.
- Provides backup and supplementary support to Shift Technical Advisors and Operations Managers when operational demands dictate (e.g., conduct qualified reviews of facility work packages, configuration changes, surveillances, round sheets, conduct safeguards and security screening evaluations, etc.).
- Lead initiatives to achieve surveillance implementation consistency within FOM facilities.
- Support initiatives pertaining to Conduct of Operations for the FOM Organization.
- Support development and delivery of trainings for the FOM organization.
- Additional tasks or roles as the FOM Director requires.
General Support for Data Systems
- Serve as the technical liaison between the FOM organization and FMES IS&S developers to drive improvements to FOM-related modules of FMES (i.e., Status Boards, GoBoards, etc.).
- Strategically collect and vet improvement ideas for FOM-related modules of FMES from Operation Managers.
- Test new FOM-related module improvements within the QA environment of FMES.
- Develop desktop instructions, demonstrations, and training to standardize FMES utilization across the FOM organization.
- Engage Tableau developers in Site Integration to facilitate the development of dashboard tools.
Accountabilities
- To the Director, Facility Operations Management, and Production for the effective implementation of Safety Basis and Conduct of Operations requirements within production facilities.
- To the FOM staff for sustainment and improvement of systems that support Safety Basis and Conduct of requirements within production facilities.
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.
- In addition, the applicant must meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2A (i.e., Baccalaureate in engineering or related scientific major, 2 years job-related, and 1-year nuclear experience; or a DOE O 426.2A alternative).
- Willingness to access Y-12 production areas as needed.
Preferred Job Requirements
- Relevant work experience in the areas involving Safety Basis and Conduct of Operations requirements is required.
- Relevant experience in resolution of multi-function or multi-process problems within a production environment.
- Production facility experience at Y-12.
- Ability to explain data insights to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to collaborate across groups and organizations to achieve organizational goals.
- Knowledge of integrated work (i.e., maintenance) control processes at Y-12.
- Self-starting individual that can exercise sound judgement while dealing with competing priorities.
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.
Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10CFR 709. Medical requirements may apply.
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.
