LAB-0M4915.Nuclear Facilities Engineering Manager 5

Los Alamos National Laboratory; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO or High Deductible medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

401(k) with matching

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Los Alamos National Laboratory is seeking a Nuclear Facilities Engineering Manager 5 / Deputy Division Leader to guide its Plutonium Infrastructure Engineering Division. This role involves managing complex engineering tasks, collaborating with various stakeholders, and ensuring nuclear safety in operations. Successful candidates must have substantial leadership experience, technical knowledge, and a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering. The position offers competitive benefits and is based in Los Alamos, New Mexico, promoting a mission-driven work environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing technical organizations in nuclear facilities.
• Proven ability to oversee engineering work in hazardous environments.
• Strong administrative skills including budgeting and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with partners to execute organizational objectives.
• Develop and monitor tactical plans for mission goals.
• Oversee nuclear design execution and manage engineering resources.

Skills

Leadership experience

Knowledge of DOE Orders and Standards

Expert-level knowledge of operational systems

Exceptional communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

What You Will Do

This Position is open for both internal and external candidates to apply. LANL's Plutonium Infrastructure Engineering (PIE) Division brings together a broad set of nuclear facility engineering capabilities to support the laboratory's national security mission. Deployed to the Associate Laboratory Directorate for Plutonium Infrastructure (ALDPI), PIE provides project, field, systems, and specialty engineering expertise for programs supporting LANL's Plutonium Pit Production mission. Primary customers and stakeholders include LANL's Weapons Production, Facility Engineering and Plutonium Infrastructure organizations.

We are seeking a Nuclear Facilities Engineering Manager 5 / Deputy Division Leader to help guide the division's mission and support the Division Leader in operational and strategic leadership.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Collaborating with internal and external partners at all levels to define, coordinate, and execute cross-organizational objectives that advance mission delivery.
• Developing tactical and strategic plans, ensuring disciplined execution, and monitoring progress toward long-term mission and customer goals.
• Fostering open communication and a strong questioning attitude culture where employees and subcontractors feel empowered to raise issues, highlight system vulnerabilities, and report errors.
• Overseeing nuclear design execution to ensure facilities are designed, constructed, and modified safely, compliantly, cost‑effectively, and in accordance with mission needs.
• Managing project, field, systems, and subject‑matter expert engineering resources to support delivery of ALDPI projects.
• Ensuring consistent, effective, and maturing implementation of Conduct of Engineering (CoE) and Configuration Management within the ALDPI portfolio in LANL's Plutonium Facility.
• Supporting the Division Leader in establishing and controlling technical baselines, ensuring effective nuclear safety basis implementation, and evaluating overall engineering and operational performance.

If you are motivated to lead in a mission‑driven environment where both execution and technical excellence matter, we invite you to join our team.

What You Need

Minimum Job Requirements

• Demonstrated leadership experience managing large, complex technical organizations involving support to nuclear facilities.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Department of Energy (DOE) Orders and Standards, national consensus codes and standards, quality requirements, and other regulations governing nuclear facilities.
• Proven ability to execute and oversee engineering work in nuclear facilities, including experience with design, construction, operations and modifications in high‑hazard environments.
• Demonstrated experience working with government agencies and senior‑level stakeholders, including DOE/NNSA and internal Laboratory leadership.
• Strong administrative and operational leadership skills, including experience in budgeting, resource planning, staffing, performance management, and organizational development.
• Demonstrated ability to make and implement cross‑cutting, institutionally aligned decisions, resolve cross‑organizational conflicts, and coordinate execution across diverse technical teams.
• Expert‑level knowledge of enterprise operational systems, including procurement, project development, construction and quality assurance.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with a record of building effective relationships, negotiating agreements, and representing organizational work to internal and external partners.
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering an inclusive, respectful workplace and promoting open communication, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Education/Experience

Position requires a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution and 12 years related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation. A professional license (PE) in an engineering discipline from a recognized licensing board is preferred.

DOE Order 426.2 Requirements: Requires a bachelor of science degree in engineering or related science, and 4 years nuclear experience. Education or experience that is job related may be substituted on a case‑by‑case basis. The degree may fulfill 3 of the 4 years of nuclear experience on a one‑for‑one time basis.

Desired Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of LANL activities and nuclear operations including project execution and management, legal, procurement, construction, environmental safety and health (ES&H), and quality assurance.
• Knowledge/experience of LANL Engineering Standards Manual; LANL Conduct of Engineering procedures; and DOE Orders and Standards related to nuclear facility design, construction, and project management.

Work Environment

The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.

Where You Will Work

Located in beautiful northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security.

Benefits

• PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network
• Dental and vision insurance
• Free basic life and disability insurance
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• Award‑winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.5% annually)
• Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
• Flexible schedules and time off (paid sick, vacation, and holidays)
• Onsite gyms and wellness programs
• Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50 mile radius)

Equal Opportunity: Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to protected categories such as race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status or spousal affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or citizenship within the limits imposed by federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The Laboratory is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodation, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request such an accommodation, please send an email to [e-mail] or call (505)‑664‑6947.