Computational Engineering Division Administrator-Active Security Clearance Required

LLNL; Livermore (CA); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is seeking a Division Administrator in the Computational Engineering Division. The role requires active DOE Q or Top Secret clearance and oversees business operations, budgeting, and personnel management.

You will work independently and with division leadership to ensure operational excellence and strategic workforce planning. The position emphasizes collaboration, policy adherence, and leading a diverse administrative team in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Active DOE Q-level clearance or Top Secret clearance required at hire.
• Associate degree or equivalent in related field or business/operational background.
• Advanced experience interpreting management needs and coordinating multiple tasks with conflicting deadlines.
• Extensive experience in personnel functions, including recruiting, performance management, and HR compliance.
• Demonstrated leadership and team-building skills for a diverse administrative staff.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities for strategic workforce planning.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills for negotiation and alignment.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day business operations including employee engagement and administration.
• Facilitate collaboration with LLNL managers to advance division goals and standardize processes.
• Oversee personnel functions, workforce planning, and performance management.
• Develop and implement strategies and action plans for organizational needs.
• Establish budgets and staffing levels to support administrative services.
• Partner with Division Leader for long-range personnel management and planning.
• Identify operational problems and recommend solutions to senior managers.
• Lead administrative leadership across multiple areas and oversee staff actions.
• Research HR guidance and implement courses of action for optimal results.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Budget management

Personnel management

HR policy compliance

Leadership & teambuilding

Strategic planning

Staff development

Recruiting & hiring

Problem solving

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree in business/operational/organizational field

Tools

LAPIS

SmartRecruiters

LEAP

TIME

Job description

Computational Engineering Division Administrator-Active Security Clearance Required

• Full-time
• Category: Business Operations
• Employee Referral Bonus: Not applicable
• Job Code 1: A01.4 Business Operations Spec 4
• Pre-Employment Drug Test: Required for external applicant(s) selected for this position (includes testing for use of marijuana)
• Pre-Placement Medical Exam: Not applicable
• Security Clearance: Active DOE Q clearance (or active Top Secret clearance)

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability.

Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.

We have an opening for Division Administrator to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. You will work independently and collaboratively to plan, execute, and/or provide oversight to a variety of workforce, operational and organizational requirements and activities. You will help manage the Division's indirect budget and have primary responsibility for the Division’s space/facilities. This position is in the Computational Engineering Division (CED), within the Engineering Directorate.

In this role you will

• Manage day-to-day business operations regarding employee engagement, administration and overall business operations. Manage division administrative workforce to include hiring, supervising, mentoring, career development, disciplinary actions, training, performance management, and ensure compliance with requirements, policies, and procedures.
• Facilitate collaboration with LLNL managers and personnel to advance long-term business operations goals, workforce management, operational initiatives, and strategic planning, while partnering with Engineering Division Administrators to promote consistent processes, aligned standards, shared best practices, and division-wide operational effectiveness.
• Oversee, direct, develop, implement and lead various personnel functions, workforce planning, staff development, and performance management. Provide guidance, training, and mentoring to personnel.
• Develop, implement, and administer courses of action related to business and/or organizational strategies, practices, initiatives, requirements, and deliverables.
• Establish budget and determine appropriate staffing levels to provide attainable administrative, operations and service support as needed.
• Partner with Division Leader and senior leadership on long-range personnel management, operations, administrative and strategic planning to facilitate, establish, and ensure Laboratory’s missions, goals and work activities are met, including exerting significant latitude in determining associated objectives.
• Exercise independent judgement to identify and recognize organizational/operation problems, recommend solutions, and influence or negotiate with senior managers, on behalf of CED and/or the Engineering Directorate.
• Manage an administrative leadership team within several areas, oversee and advise on a broad range of functions, including staffing levels, recruiting and hiring, corrective actions, and employee relations.
• Research, analyze, and interpret HR requirements/guidance, as well as business, operational, and/or organizational issues and problems. Determine and pursue courses of action to obtain optimal results. Investigate and recommend appropriate courses of action to managers and supervisors on administrative and personnel matters.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements

• This position requires an active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance or active Top-Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at the time of hire.
• Associate degree in a related field or equivalent combination of extensive experience and education in a related business, operational and/or organizational area.
• Advanced experience interpreting management needs, assessing requirements, and identifying and implementing solutions to non-standard tasks/queries.
• Advanced administrative and organizational skills, including detail oriented, flexibility, and experience independently coordinating and prioritizing multiple and complex work activities with conflicting deadlines.Ability to work effectively with short deadlines and frequent interruptions.
• Extensive experience in personnel functions for a large, diverse organization, interpreting and applying a wide variety of personnel policies and procedures to complex situations with broad and in-depth knowledge and understanding of recruiting, hiring, performance management, staff relations practices, and HR compliance requirements (e.g., FLSA, ADA, EEO).
• Experience with leadership and teambuilding skills to effectively build, lead, and manage an effective and diverse support team of non-exempt and exempt staff, including providing and administering performance and salary management, career development, training plans, conflict resolution, and disciplinary actions.
• Advanced analytical, research, and complex-problem-solving skills to independently and effectively resolve unique and highly complex problems. Experience participating in strategic and workforce planning activities, including leading and supervising a variety of business, operational, and/or organizational activities and projects, and managing budgets and planning/reporting tools.
• Demonstrated advanced-level interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills to diplomatically explain, negotiate, persuade, and lead staff and management through conflict resolution in order to obtain consensus on complex personnel and administrative actions.

Qualifications We Desire

• Bachelor’s degree in business, operational, or organizational related field or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Experience in defining and developing organizational objectives as well as planning and strategizing for meeting those goals/objectives. Experience representing management to diverse internal and external contacts, and effectively communicating manager’s direction.
• Experience working in a classified environment with familiarity with the security requirements of LLNL Limited Areas.
• Experience with LLNL business applications and processes such as LAPIS, SmartRecruiters, LEAP, TIME, and travel management, as well as the Laboratory’s standard suite of desktop applications.

Pay Range

$136,020 - $166,584 Annually

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting; pay will not be below any applicable local minimum wage.An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

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Position Information

This is a Career Indefinite position, open to Lab employees and external candidates.

Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?

• Included in 2026Best Places to Work by Glassdoor!
• Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs)

This position requires an active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance or active Top Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at time of hire.

Pre-Employment Drug Test

External applicant(s) selected for this position must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test. This includes testing for use of marijuana as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor.

Wireless and Medical Devices

Per the Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory must meet certain restrictions with the useand/or possession of mobile devices in Limited Areas. Depending on your job duties, you may be required to work in a Limited Area where you are not permitted to have a personal and/or laboratory mobile device in your possession. This includes, but not limited to cell phones, tablets, fitness devices, wireless headphones, and other Bluetooth/wireless enabled devices.

If you use a medical device, which pairs with a mobile device you must still follow the rules concerning the mobile device in individual sections within Limited Areas. Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities require separate approval. Hearing aids without wireless capabilities or wireless that has been disabled are allowed in Limited Areas, Secure Space and Transit/Buffer Space within buildings.

Reasonable Accommodation

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