Location: Amarillo, TX
Job Title: Senior Advisor
Career Level From: Senior Specialist
Career Level To: Advisor
Organization: Mission Assurance (51446591)
Job Specialty: Business Analysis
What You'll Do
The Senior Advisor to the Pantex (PXD) Mission Assurance Officer is a key role focusing on operational coordination and strategic support. The Mission Assurance organization provides Pantex and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) with support for Pantex and its missions. This position reports to the Mission Assurance Officer, and Senior Executive Officer (XO), to the Office of the President.
As the Senior Advisor you will coordinate with the Mission Assurance Officer to execute plans to achieve mission and business milestones. This position is an integral contributor to planning for future expansion and growth with a focus on Organizational Development and Continuous Improvement. You will resolve complex, diverse, and organizationally impactful problems by selecting optimal solutions from a range of known possibilities or developing original solutions. You will serve as Action Officer, when needed, to address emerging issues and coordinate across specialties and staff to facilitate timely resolution. Additionally, you will provide temporary assistance to tiered organizations as necessary. This opportunity could be a developmental stepping stone for a leader with future growth potential.
Responsibilities
Strategic & Leadership Alignment
- Specialty Integration: Align and integrate multi-disciplinary teams, staff, and functional areas to drive strategic execution in support of Pantex and Nuclear Security Enterprise mission objectives
- Strategic Support: Assist in managing and executing the Pantex Strategic Agenda to guarantee the successful achievement of organizational milestones
- Leadership Engagement: Engage regularly with Level 1 executives to coordinate efforts and foster seamless alignment across departments
- Executive Deliverables: Contribute to the creation and review of board materials, presentations, and recurring performance reports
Project & Initiative Management
- Project Execution: Direct high-priority projects for Mission Assurance and the Office of the President, exercising sound judgment to resolve complex stakeholder needs
- Project Oversight: Oversee program and process enhancements from conceptualization to delivery, serving as the central point of contact for execution
- Initiative Coordination: Lead change management and process optimization efforts to foster organizational growth, utilizing professional expertise to ensure all initiatives align with strategic targets
Operational Execution & Controls
- Document Control & Reporting: Manage the preparation, review, and organization of key documents, presentations, schedules, and monthly status reports
- Action Tracking: Collaborate with leadership to track the timely completion of action items, establishing and executing recovery plans when milestones are missed
- Issue Resolution: Mobilize personnel to address and resolve complex operational challenges while participating in pivotal meetings regarding organizational priorities
Risk & Metrics Analysis
- Risk Coordination: Evaluate and coordinate institutional risk management activities, providing leadership with actionable mitigation strategies
- Metric Analysis: Analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) and operational metrics to identify performance variances and highlight strategic trends
Stakeholder & Customer Relations
- Stakeholder Interface: Facilitate communication between technical project leads and clients regarding statements of work, deliverables, and risk mitigation strategies
- Customer Interaction: Partner directly with stakeholders to align expectations and finalize deliverables for program and process improvements
General Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
Leadership & Team Management
- Stakeholder engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and internal stakeholders
- Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and delegate tasks effectively to drive team performance
- Strategic Influence: Persuade and influence cross-functional teams without direct authority
Project & Financial Administration
- Project Delivery: Apply robust project, program, and line management methodologies
- Financial Acumen: Develop, track, and optimize project schedules, budgets, and cost estimates
- Resource Optimization: Manage full-lifecycle program budgets and resource allocations
- Operational Compliance: Navigate federal regulations related to shipping nuclear materials
Communications & Analytical Skills
- Business Communication: Deliver clear, impactful written and verbal presentations across all organizational levels
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Use data analytics to solve complex problems and inform strategy
- Critical Thinking: Analyze ambiguous situations and implement logical, structured solutions
Technial Proficiency
- Microsoft 365 Suite: Advanced knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Minimum Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and 9 years of relevant experience
- Master's degree and 7 years of relevant experience
- PhD: Minimum 3 years relevant experience
- OR Applicants without a bachelor's degree may be considered based on a combination of at least 17 years of completed education and/or relevant experience
Department of Energy (DOE) Order 426.2A Requirements
Preferred Job Requirements
- Degree in engineering/science/information technology discipline
- Demonstrates competence performing support at the executive level of a technical or operations organization
- Experience in a highly regulated, high consequence production industry such as nuclear reactor, nuclear weapon or aerospace
- Demonstrated process improvement from ideation to remedy implementation
- Reviews new idea proposals for new capability and/or expanding existing capabilities, and future scope capabilities geared toward organizational goals
- Uses data analytics, including database management, modeling, statistics, to monitor and control program performance
- Other job duties as assigned/requested
#JointheMission: Your Impact Starts Here
At Pantex, you won't just find a job—you’ll discover a career of purpose safeguarding national security through work performed nowhere else on Earth. We empower dedicated, innovative individuals like you to achieve their greatest impact surrounded by exceptional talent and limitless opportunities for professional growth.
When you #JointheMission, you choose a lifetime career where your commitment is genuinely valued and rewarded. At Pantex, we believe that extraordinary talent thrives when supported by a balanced life. Discover the flexibility that empowers you to excel, coupled with a benefits package designed for your total peace of mind from comprehensive health coverage and robust retirement planning, to opportunities for continuous learning through education reimbursement.
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 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 709. Medical requirements may apply.
Pantex 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 random selection for drug testing without advance notification.
Pantex is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability or veteran status.
