EMAPS Area Work Supervisor

National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 77,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Pension benefits

403(b) match

Job summary

National Renewable Energy Laboratory seeks an EMAPS Area Work Supervisor to manage and coordinate activities within the EMAPS facility at Golden, CO. The role focuses on lab start-up, space optimization, and safe, compliant operations to accelerate CMEI goals.

The position emphasizes coordination across EMAPS Operations, ESH&Q, Site Operations, IT, and external partners, with an initial focus on Phase 1 lab setup and ongoing safety culture promotion.

Qualifications

• Relevant Master's Degree or equivalent relevant education/experience.
• Or, relevant Bachelor's Degree and 2 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience.
• Prior experience working as a laboratory or operations manager, or other significant coordination and oversight experience.
• Demonstrated experience operating and/or maintaining complex research equipment.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Experience in promoting a strong safety culture amongst colleagues.
• Experience in work area oversight ensuring all requirements are implemented and met on an ongoing basis, including safety, training, and work authorization.
• Demonstrated ability to bring new knowledge into projects improving safety and efficiency.
• Ability and willingness to follow all safety, security, and NLR policies and procedures.
• Experience in pilot scale operations or other relevant hazards (general compressed gas and pressure system safety, toxic and hazardous chemical use, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Maintain awareness of all laboratory activities in assigned spaces including research, maintenance, modification, construction, audits, assessments, surveys, tours, visits, drills, and exercises.
• Routinely inform the EMAPS Research Operations Manager (ROM) and other team members of area status.
• Weekly operational support coordination, planning, tracking, and communicating at relevant meetings.
• Ensure the relevant sections of the Plan of the Week (POW) dashboard are correct and accurate.
• Support the development and execution of emergency response procedures with the EMAPS ROM, EMAPS Research Operations Director, EMAPS Facility Manager, and NLR Laboratory Protection.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning by sharing lessons learned, best practices, and demonstration of NLR's 8 Safety Culture Principles.
• Project Support and Coordination: Assist researchers and external partners with planning and implementation of their activities, providing input on the EMAPS capabilities, capacities, rules, requirements, and controls credited with preventing/mitigating hazardous conditions in the EMAPS Hazard Analysis Review (HAR).
• Support the HAR Change Notice process.
• Work closely with research team members to enable project success by coordinating required resources from EMAPS Operations, NLR Mission Support organizations (e.g. Site Operations, Environment, Safety, Health & Quality (ESH&Q), Information Technology), and/or external companies.
• Be responsive in answering questions, addressing issues, and providing necessary information.
• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to prioritize major objectives on short notice as work evolves.
• Assist in writing Research Activities in coordination with EHS&Q and appropriate research SMEs.
• Serve as a Design Coordinator in Work Planning and Control (WPC) and ensure WPC Management of Change and/or Design Engineering processes are appropriately activated and executed.
• Ensure all activities and assets in assigned space are properly authorized in WPC.
• Coordinate with research, operations, and stakeholders regarding maintenance outages, construction projects, and other impactful events to minimize research disruption.
• Work with Facility Quality Manager, ESH&Q, and management to report/screen/execute corrective actions for safety-related events.

Skills

Laboratory operations coordination

Safety culture advocacy

Communication skills

Project coordination

Flexibility

Education

Master's degree or equivalent

Bachelor's degree + 2+ years experience

Job description

EMAPS Area Work Supervisor

Posting Title EMAPS Area Work Supervisor . Location CO - Golden . Position Type Regular . Hours Per Week 40 . Working at NLR NLR is located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado is the nation's primary laboratory for energy systems research and development. Join the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), where world-class scientists, engineers, and experts are accelerating energy innovation through breakthrough research and systems integration. From our mission to our collaborative culture, NLR stands out in the research community for its commitment to an affordable and secure energy future. Spanning foundational science to applied systems engineering and analysis, we focus on solving complex challenges to deliver advanced, secure, reliable, and cost-effective energy solutions. Our work helps strengthen U.S. industries, support job creation, and promote national economic growth. At NLR, you'll find a mission-driven environment supported by state-of-the-art facilities, multidisciplinary research teams, and strong collaborations with industry, academia, and other national laboratories. We offer robust professional development opportunities, and a competitive benefits package designed to support your career and well-being.

Job Description

The Material, Chemical, and Computational Sciences (MCCS) directorate is seeking an Area Work Supervisor to support work in the new flagship scale-up facility for the Department of Energy’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI). The Energy Materials and Processing at Scale (EMAPS) facility, located on the South Table Mountain (STM) campus of the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), will house a broad range of research from all directorates at the lab to meet CMEI goals for accelerating the scale-up of laboratory-scale innovations into market-relevant prototypes and competitive manufacturing processes for critical minerals and electronic and functional materials. The Area Work Supervisor will serve a critical role in the EMAPS Research Operations team, working with NLR research teams, EMAPS Research Operations, matrixed support staff, as well as industrial, academic, and other National Lab partners to facilitate project start up, and safe and impactful research activities in EMAPS. The objective of this position is mission-focused, customer-oriented support, and is a service role to enable successful research in EMAPS. The successful candidate will report to the EMAPS Research Operations Manager (ROM) and help ensure all research and operational activities in their assigned work area are coordinated and successfully enabled within the framework of applicable policies and procedures. Initially, this role will focus on establishing Phase 1 research labs in EMAPS, including supporting and coordinating laboratory fit out, optimization and coordination of laboratory space and early project starts. Future scope will include enabling safe and secure research operations, and managing project and equipment turnover. EMAPS will have a compute first approach for AI driven workflows and this role will work with researchers and other AI/AE support roles to ensure successful application of autonomous workflows in research labs. Key research areas for EMAPS include electronic materials prototyping and processing, membranes and advanced separations, thermal and non-thermal processing, performance enhanced chemicals, batteries, power electronics, and industrial process innovation. This position is based in Golden, Colorado, at the South Table Mountain Campus. The successful candidate will be expected to work primarily on site.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain awareness of all laboratory activities in assigned spaces including research, maintenance, modification, construction, audits, assessments, surveys, tours, visits, drills, and exercises.
• Routinely inform the EMAPS Research Operations Manager (ROM) and other team members of area status.
• Weekly operational support coordination, planning, tracking, and communicating at relevant meetings.
• Ensure the relevant sections of the Plan of the Week (POW) dashboard are correct and accurate.
• Support the development and execution of emergency response procedures with the EMAPS ROM, EMAPS Research Operations Director, EMAPS Facility Manager, and NLR Laboratory Protection.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning by sharing lessons learned, best practices, and demonstration of NLR's 8 Safety Culture Principles.
• Project Support and Coordination: Assist researchers and external partners with planning and implementation of their activities, providing input on the EMAPS capabilities, capacities, rules, requirements, and controls credited with preventing/mitigating hazardous conditions in the EMAPS Hazard Analysis Review (HAR).
• Support the HAR Change Notice process.
• Work closely with research team members to enable project success by coordinating required resources from EMAPS Operations, NLR Mission Support organizations (e.g. Site Operations, Environment, Safety, Health & Quality (ESH&Q), Information Technology), and/or external companies.
• Be responsive in answering questions, addressing issues, and providing necessary information.
• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to prioritize major objectives on short notice as work evolves.
• Assist in writing Research Activities in coordination with EHS&Q and appropriate research SMEs.
• Serve as a Design Coordinator in Work Planning and Control (WPC) and ensure WPC Management of Change and/or Design Engineering processes are appropriately activated and executed.
• Ensure all activities and assets in assigned space are properly authorized in WPC.
• Coordinate with research, operations, and stakeholders regarding maintenance outages, construction projects, and other impactful events to minimize research disruption.
• Work with Facility Quality Manager, ESH&Q, and management to report/screen/execute corrective actions for safety-related events.

Basic Qualifications

• Relevant Master's Degree or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant Bachelor's Degree and 2 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience.

Eligibility requirements

This position will require access to Controlled Unclassified Information which may include restricted dissemination requirements based on citizenship. As a result, applicants may be excluded from consideration based on citizenship in accordance with DOE O 471.7, Controlled Unclassified Information.

Additional Required Qualifications

• Prior experience working as a laboratory or operations manager, or other significant coordination and oversight experience.
• Demonstrated experience operating and/or maintaining complex research equipment.
• Ability and willingness to follow all safety, security, and NLR policies and procedures.
• Experience in promoting a strong safety culture amongst colleagues.
• Experience in work area oversight ensuring all requirements are implemented and met on an ongoing basis, including safety, training, and work authorization.
• Demonstrated ability to bring new knowledge into projects improving safety and efficiency.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Experience in pilot scale operations or other relevant hazards (general compressed gas and pressure system safety, toxic and hazardous chemical use, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in related field- Chemistry or Engineering preferred. Demonstrated success supporting diverse customers in a research laboratory environment, maintaining positive customer relationships, communicating timelines, and ensuring a safe work environment.

Job Application Submission Window

The anticipated closing window for application submission is up to 30 days and may be extended as needed.

Annual Salary Range (based on full-time 40 hours per week)

Job Profile: Project Manager II / Annual Salary Range: $76,600 - $126,400

Benefits Summary

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; short*- and long-term disability insurance; pension benefits*; 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match*; life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance; personal time off (PTO) and sick leave; paid holidays; and tuition reimbursement*.

Badging Requirement

NLR is subject to Department of Energy (DOE) access restrictions. All employees must also be able to obtain and maintain a federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card as required by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12), which includes a favorable background investigation.

Drug Free Workplace

NLR is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace in accordance with the federal Drug-Free Workplace Act and complies with federal laws prohibiting the possession and use of illegal drugs. Under federal law, marijuana remains an illegal drug. If you are offered employment at NLR, you must pass a pre-employment drug test prior to commencing employment. Unless prohibited by state or local law, the pre-employment drug test will include marijuana. If you test positive on the pre-employment drug test, your offer of employment may be withdrawn.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard basis of age (40 and over), color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic partner status, military or veteran status, national origin/ancestry, race, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding), sexual orientation, and any other applicable status protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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About NLR

The National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) is the U.S. Department of Energy's primary national laboratory for critical minerals, energy innovation, and energy security. With locations in Golden and Boulder, Colorado, Fairbanks, Alaska, and a satellite office in Washington, D.C., NLR bridges foundational research with practical applications to develop and bring to scale new energy materials and technologies that lower energy costs, drive economic growth, and deliver abundant and reliable energy.