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Overview

At PNNL, our core capabilities are divided among major departments that we refer to as Directorates within the Lab, focused on a specific area of scientific research or other function, with its own leadership team and dedicated budget.

Our Science & Technology directorates include National Security, Earth and Biological Sciences, Physical and Computational Sciences, and Energy and Environment. In addition, we have an Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a Department of Energy, Office of Science user facility housed on the PNNL campus.

The Energy and Environment Directorate delivers science and technology solutions for the nation's biggest energy and environmental challenges. Our more than 1,700 staff support the Department of Energy (DOE), delivering on key DOE mission areas including: modernizing our nation's power grid to maintain a reliable, affordable, secure, and resilient electricity delivery infrastructure; research, development, validation, and effective utilization of renewable energy and efficiency technologies that improve the affordability, reliability, resiliency, and security of the American energy system; and resolving complex issues in nuclear science, energy, and environmental management.

The Earth Systems Science Division, part of the Energy and Environment Directorate, provides leadership and solutions that advance Earth system opportunities for energy systems and national security. We are a multidisciplinary division connected by a shared commitment to innovate and collaborate towards solving complex problems in the dynamic Earth system.

Responsibilities

The Risk and Environmental Assessment Group seeks a Senior Technical Advisor to guide nuclear safety, licensing, regulatory strategy, and spent nuclear fuel management activities for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and other sponsors. The position integrates regulatory insight, nuclear operations experience, and executive advisory capabilities to address complex challenges involving nuclear facilities, decommissioning, spent fuel storage and transportation, and high level radioactive waste disposal.

The advisor will provide authoritative technical judgment where established practices are limited, develop practical approaches to regulatory and programmatic issues, and advise senior sponsor and laboratory leaders. The successful candidate will bring a nationally recognized record of nuclear technical leadership, build consensus across disciplines and organizations, and strengthen PNNL capabilities through program development, staff mentoring, and knowledge transfer.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

+ BS/BA and 13 years of relevant experience -OR-

+ MS/MA or higher and 11 years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Relevant education and professional qualifications. Education in nuclear, marine, mechanical, or another relevant engineering or scientific discipline. Prior or current reactor operator licensing, reactor inspector qualification, nuclear plant test engineering certification, DOE accident investigation certification, or comparable professional training is desirable.

+ Senior nuclear leadership. Ten or more years of progressively responsible technical, program, or organizational leadership, including advising executives, leading multidisciplinary teams, and directing complex nuclear programs or federal contracts.

+ DOE and NRC experience. Extensive experience interpreting and applying NRC requirements and DOE nuclear safety expectations, supported by work across federal agencies, national laboratories, contractors, or nuclear utilities. Federal regulatory inspection or oversight experience is particularly valuable.

+ Licensing and fuel cycle expertise. Leadership in licensing, safety analysis, or regulatory program management for spent fuel storage, reactor decommissioning, high level waste repositories, or nuclear facility restart and construction completion.

+ Integrated spent fuel planning. Experience evaluating spent fuel acceptance, storage, transportation, and disposal options, including canister considerations, campaign planning, and cost, schedule, and risk tradeoffs.

+ Safety culture and organizational improvement. Demonstrated success implementing or improving safety culture, employee concern processes, differing professional opinion processes, corrective action programs, and management effectiveness. Familiarity with NRC, International Atomic Energy Agency, and Institute of Nuclear Power Operations safety culture principles.

+ Nuclear quality and operational assurance. Experience with nuclear quality assurance, including NQA-1 requirements, integrated safety management, conduct of operations, design and configuration control, operational readiness reviews, or independent nuclear safety review boards.

+ Regulatory issue resolution. A record of resolving complex technical issues through regulator interactions, licensing reviews, inspections, or public technical meetings. Experience preparing or defending technical positions in hearings or providing expert testimony is desirable.

+ Sponsor relationships and program development. Success sustaining sponsor relationships, managing technical services portfolios, developing business or program strategies, and building collaborations across government, laboratories, and industry.

+ Training and knowledge transfer. Experience developing and delivering nuclear technical or leadership training, preserving institutional knowledge, and mentoring technical professionals. Ability to explain complex issues clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences.

Hazardous Working Conditions/Environment

Not Applicable

Additional Information

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance.

A security clearance background investigation includes review of your employment, education, financial, and criminal history, as well as interviews with you and your personal references, neighbors, and co-workers to determine trustworthiness, reliability, and loyalty to the United States. The investigation also examines your foreign connections, drug and alcohol use, foreign influence, and overall conduct.

Requirements:

+ U.S. Citizenship

+ Background Investigation: Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified matter in accordance with 10 CFR 710, Appendix B.

+ Drug Testing: All Security Clearance positions are Testing Designated Positions, which means that the applicant selected for hire is subject to pre-employment drug testing, and post-employment random drug testing. In addition, applicants must be able to demonstrate non-use of illegal drugs, including marijuana, for the 12 consecutive months preceding completion of the requisite Questionnaire for National Security Positions (QNSP).

Note: Applicants will be considered ineligible for security clearance processing by the U.S. Department of Energy if non-use of illegal drugs, including marijuana, for 12 months cannot be demonstrated.

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