Job Description
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Job Title: Stockpile Programs Specialist
Career Level From: Specialist
Career Level To: Senior Specialist
Job Specialty: Program-General-Professional
What You'll Do
This role will bridge the gap between often complex technical requirements and program management. In addition to driving technical execution, managing risks, and supporting critical infrastructure integration, this position is designed as a strategic talent development opportunity. The Program Specialist will gain the foundational program management experience necessary to enable potential transition into a future Program Manager (PM) role, ensuring long-term leadership continuity for Programs Integration at Y-12.
The primary objective of this position is to coordinate, oversee, and technically execute assigned program deliverables, manage assigned program-level technical interfaces, lead assigned risk management activities, and shadow the lead Program Manager to build broad-spectrum program management competencies.
Specific Duties May Include
- Act as the primary technical point of contact for programmatic activities, ensuring engineering, manufacturing, and production objectives align with DSW POR milestones.
- Manage technical aspects of smaller-scope programs, specific commodities, or production groups. Responsible for specific Product Realization Teams (PRTs) and coordination with engineering and/or system health teams.
- Evaluate and translate technical issues, technical maturity, risks, and benefits to internal leadership, and external customers.
- Serve as an active liaison, advocating for infrastructure requirements and coordinating the technical execution of approved projects.
- Prepare budgetary documentation, scheduling, and statistical reports. Research and draft reports on program status, progress, quality metrics, and customer satisfaction goals.
- Own and maintain the assigned active Program Risk Register. Lead regular risk posture reviews, identify areas of technical impact, develop mitigation plans, and deliver monthly presentations to internal leadership and customers.
- Build networks, foster relationships, and manage expectations internally across departments and externally with customers and federal stakeholders.
- Self-direct work with minimal oversight, demonstrating accountability for technical decisions and actions while operating with empathy for and awareness of adjacent programs and organizations.
Heavy consideration will be given to candidates with prior experience in program management.
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
Auto req ID
484951BR
Minimum Education Required
Bachelors
Preferred Education
Bachelors
Required Experience
Minimum Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree: Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
- OR Master's degree: Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
- OR PhD
- OR Thirteen or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years-of-experience requirements for this posting.
Preferred Experience
Preferred Job Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business related discipline combined with at least 6 years of professional experience in a field related to program or project management
- Project Management Institute (PMI) certification (i.e. PgMP, PMP, etc.)
- Knowledge of DOE Order 413.3x
- Experience with construction related projects
- Demonstrated knowledge of applicable project management processes and control systems, including the earned value management system
- Ability to identify and develop required resources to support task schedules
- Working knowledge of analytical problem-solving techniques and project management software applications (Primavera preferred)
- Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information
Certificates/Security Clearances/Other
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.
City*
Oak Ridge
State*
Tennessee
Job_Category
Operations
Job Code
Program_Support_Specialist Program_Support_Specialist
Affiliate Sponsor
Consolidated Nuclear Security
Salary Range
Not Disclosed
