Enterprise Risk Management Manager

Y-12 National Security Complex; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Prescription drug plan

Vision plan

Dental plan

Employer matched 401(k) savings plan

Education reimbursement

Onsite gym facilities

Onsite cafeterias

Job summary

Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, TN is seeking an experienced Enterprise Risk Management Manager to lead the ERM program and partner with senior leadership on risk-informed decisions.

The role focuses on directing ERM staff, overseeing risk reviews, ensuring data integrity, and shaping strategic risk management initiatives across the site to strengthen mission readiness and security posture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, CS, Mathematics, or Physics with at least 7 years of relevant experience.
• Experience supervising or directing teams.
• Experience in Enterprise Risk Management.
• Certifications: PMP, PgMP, PMI-RMP, or Prosci Change Mgt.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, technical direction, and direct supervision for assigned ERM staff.
• Oversee the facilitation, rigor, and rhythm of risk review boards and manage risk escalation pathways to executive boards.
• Ensure data integrity and high quality in the risk database of record.
• Coordinate with internal customers, site functional leads, and management on risk requirements and mitigation strategies.
• Lead risk management training and capability building across the workforce.
• Maintain proficiency in the latest ERM tools and techniques.

Skills

Leadership

Supervisory experience

Risk management

Strategic direction

Communication skills

Training and development

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Physics

Minimum 7 years of relevant experience

Tools

PMP Certification

PgMP Certification

PMI-RMP Certification

Prosci Change Management Practitioner

Job description

Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Job Title: Enterprise Risk Management Manager
Career Level: Manager
Job Specialty: Enterprise Risk Management

What You'll Do

The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) team protects organizational objectives by providing an enterprise-wide, strategically-aligned, portfolio view of risks that improves decision making and provides for the proactive management of risks, in a manner that minimizes threats and maximizes opportunities. The team facilitates effective and efficient risk-based decision making, striving to be viewed by the DOE as the standard for Enterprise Risk Management and serving as a trusted business advisor to senior and executive staff on all matters pertaining to risk. In addition, this role will:

• Provide leadership, technical direction, and direct supervision for assigned ERM staff.
• Be responsible for training, developing, monitoring performance, resource management, and ensuring goals are met.
• Scope ERM initiatives and advise on strategic direction.
• Oversee the facilitation, rigor, and rhythm of assigned Risk Review Boards (e.g., Director, Site, and Functional Risk Review Boards) and manage risk escalation pathways to executive boards.
• Ensure data integrity and high quality in the risk database of record.
• Monitor risk registers to identify emerging issues, trends, and risk.
• Coordinate with internal customers, site functional leads, and management across organizational lines on a wide range of technical issues, risk requirements, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Partner with Performance Improvement team to integrate risk management concepts into site’s process improvement activities.
• Lead risk management training and capability building across the workforce to increase understanding and adoption of risk-informed decision making.
• Maintain proficiency in the latest ERM tools and techniques.

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

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Physics: Minimum 7 years of relevant experience.

Preferred Job Requirements

• 4+ years of supervisor experience preferred.
• Experience in Enterprise Risk Management.
• Certifications: PMP or PgMP Certification, PMI-RMP Certification, and/or Prosci Change Mgt. Practitioner
• Previous experience supervising or directing teams, including responsibility for guiding group activities, assigning tasks, and ensuring team objectives are met.
• Excellent leadership skills with ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations.
• Business acumen to effectively manage human resources and work with internal customers to prioritize support efforts.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to make clear and convincing oral presentations to individuals, groups, and executives; ability to express facts and ideas in writing in a clear, convincing, and organized manner.

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.