Deputy Director - D4 End States

WA River Protection Solutions; Richland (WA); On-site; USD 209,000 - 365,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Casual dress

Job summary

Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) seeks Deputy Director to lead planning and execution readiness across the D4 End States organization in Richland, WA. You will direct managers and matrixed teams to support deactivation, decommissioning, and end-state objectives for Hazard Category II facilities.

The role requires extensive nuclear operations experience, DOE regulatory knowledge, and strong stakeholder collaboration to ensure safe, compliant mission delivery within CPCCo and with DOE

Qualifications

• Experience leading D4, Nuclear Operations, and Project Management within Hazard Category 2/3 facilities.
• Proven ability to manage large, matrixed teams and multi‑million dollar budgets.
• Expert knowledge of DOE Conduct of Operations, Maintenance & Work Control, Radiological Controls.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for planning and readiness across CPCCo in alignment with D4ES priorities.
• Oversee facilities operations, crafts, and support functions to ensure safe, compliant end states.
• Integrate activities with deactivation, decommissioning, surveillance, and transition planning.
• Foster safety culture and effective communication with stakeholders and regulators.

Skills

D4 Leadership

Nuclear Operations

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

DOE Regulations

Education

BA/BS degree

Job description

Job Duties/Scope Of Work

• WORK SAFE, MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND BE A PART OF HISTORY WITH THE NUCLEAR SAFETY TEAM!
• At Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo), located in Richland, Washington, we are working to provide a sustainable future for the historic Hanford area through the protection of the Columbia River and the remediation of the Central Plateau. To achieve our mission, we need exceptionally talented, innovative, and driven people to help us reduce risks on the Hanford Site by removing some of the most hazardous waste streams and facilities in the Department of Energy (DOE) complex. If you would like to work with a highly skilled workforce to achieve unique and challenging goals that critically impact our environment and community, this is your chance to be a part of our legacy!
• CPCCo is seeking a Deputy Director to support the D4 End States (D4ES) organization. The D4ES organization oversees the safe, compliant, and efficient operation of several Hazard Category II Nuclear Facilities while advancing deactivation, decommissioning, demolition, stabilization, and end-state objectives in support of the site mission.
• The Deputy provides overall leadership for the development, integration, and continuous improvement of planning and execution readiness activities across CPCCo in alignment with D4ES priorities.
• Provides leadership to managers and matrixed personnel supporting operational field teams, while also overseeing the deployment and utilization of craft personnel to support facility operations, risk reduction, and end-state activities.
• Provides leadership and direction to successfully manage facility support activities, including bargaining unit personnel and management, work week scheduling, inventory management, and field execution associated with assigned facilities in support of CPCCo and D4ES mission objectives.
• Supports D4ES by ensuring operational activities are integrated with deactivation, decommissioning, surveillance, stabilization, and facility transition planning to achieve safe and compliant end states.
• Ensures requirements are met and that all facility activities adhere to applicable Department of Energy (DOE) orders/directives, nuclear safety basis requirements, environmental and regulatory commitments, and industry best practices.
• Establishes and maintains clear lines of communication across operations, engineering, project management, radiological control, nuclear safety, and other support organizations to ensure work scope is prioritized, coordinated, and executed as scheduled.
• Partners with D4ES leadership to identify and resolve barriers to execution, improve operational performance, and drive safe, compliant, and efficient mission delivery across assigned nuclear facilities.
• Supports implementation of conduct of operations, integrated work management, corrective action management, and performance improvement initiatives to enhance reliability, compliance, and organizational effectiveness.
• Promotes a strong safety culture, including human performance improvement, conservative decision-making, and disciplined operations, while reinforcing expectations for accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Provides interface and coordination with internal and external stakeholders to support mission planning, regulatory interactions, readiness activities, and execution of D4ES objectives.

Basic Qualifications

• Deputy - Grade 25 - BA/BS degree plus 16 years of relevant experience and at least 2 years of required relevant experience must be nuclear experience.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in leading D4, Nuclear Operations, and Project Management within Hazard Category 2/3 nuclear facilities at Hanford or equivalent DOE sites; proven success integrating engineering, radiological control, maintenance, operations, QA, and environmental teams for mission success.
• Demonstrated performance managing large, matrixed teams and large annual budgets with sustained positive CPI and SPI while accelerating high hazard work scope; proficiency in baseline management (cost and schedule) and able to align field execution with PMB and maintain configuration control: track record implementing innovations that deliver measurable cost/schedule and safety improvements.
• Expert knowledge of DOE Conduct of Operations, Maintenance & Work Control, and Radiological Controls; able to lead event/issue resolution, contractor assurance and stakeholder actions, and act as a Hazard Review Board Chair for high hazard work scope.
• Strong stakeholder skills (written and verbal) with DOE, Ecology, EPA, and regulators; able to communicate risk, compliance, and mitigation plans.
• Collaborative, culture building leader evident in safety culture/employee involvement trends and VPP self‑assessments; excellent written and verbal communication.

Compensation & Benefits

In accordance with the CPCCo salary determination process, CPCCo takes into consideration the level of assigned job duties and responsibilities, and the candidate's education, training, and/or experience relative to internal peers and the external labor market. CPCCo will not solicit salary history for candidates.

• Deputy Grade Level 25: $208,701 - $365,100

In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for variable pay awards.

CPCCo's generous benefits package offers medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, 401(k) employer match and paid time off. For a full list of benefits please see https://cpcco.hanford.gov/page.cfm/Careers

A few benefits/perks you can anticipate, depending on the nature of your employment with CPCCo, include the following:

• A casual-dress work environment, where jeans are a regular thing.
• A standard 4-10's work schedule that allows for long weekends and recharging on the Columbia River, on a golf course, at 200+ surrounding wineries, or at other Pacific Northwest destinations where fishing, hunting, snowboarding, hiking, and other outdoor sporting opportunities are in abundance.

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