Office Management Assistant (OMA) - Tonopah Test Range, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories; Tonopah (NV); On-site; USD 53,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories in Tonopah, NV seeks an Office Management Assistant to provide broad administrative support to the Range Manager and Sandia staff. You will help with front‑office tasks, calendars, travel, and procurement in a remote site setting.

The role requires a high school diploma, 3+ years of administrative experience, and proficiency with Microsoft Office. You will work four 10‑hour days per week on-site, supporting range operations and visitor coordination.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Three or more years of directly relevant administrative support experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications and standard office equipment to support administrative tasks.

Responsibilities

• Receive range visitors and provide front‑office support, including answering phones and coordinating meals and lodging.
• Coordinate dormitory maintenance and distribute mail.
• Prepare vehicle fleet documentation and travel manifests.
• Manage calendars and coordinate meetings and schedules.
• Support property inventory and accountability activities.
• Provide procurement support, including executing just‑in‑time (JIT) purchases.
• Monitor, coordinate, and schedule organizational training both onsite and offsite.
• Support multiple visitor groups throughout the year for special events.
• Perform other duties as required to support range operations.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Administrative support

Communication

Job description

About Sandia

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting‑edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co‑workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten‑hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part‑time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World‑changing technologies. Life‑changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov

• These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like

We are seeking an Office Management Assistant (OMA) to join our team at the Tonopah Test Range (TTR), supporting the Range Manager and delegated staff. In this role, you will provide a broad range of administrative support services to the TTR Range Manager, Sandia personnel, range visitors, Sandia subcontractors, and assigned Range Operations and Maintenance Contractor personnel.

You will work closely with a dynamic team of field test and mission support personnel to help ensure the successful execution of the Laboratories¿ flight test missions. This position plays an important role in supporting ongoing and future range operations, maintaining efficient administrative processes, and helping sustain a test‑ready environment. Team members are expected to follow established range processes, procedures, safety requirements, and work planning practices to ensure quality and compliance across operations, facilities, and infrastructure.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Receive range visitors and provide front‑office support, including answering phones and coordinating meals and lodging
• Coordinate dormitory maintenance and distribute mail
• Prepare vehicle fleet documentation and travel manifests
• Manage calendars and coordinate meetings and schedules
• Support property inventory and accountability activities
• Provide procurement support, including executing just‑in‑time (JIT) purchases
• Monitor, coordinate, and schedule organizational training both onsite and offsite
• Support multiple visitor groups throughout the year for special events
• Perform other duties as required to support range operations

Location and Work Environment: This position is located at the Tonopah Test Range (TTR), near Tonopah, Nevada. Applicants must be able and willing to live within 30 minutes of Tonopah, NV. This role requires working at a remote site four days per week, 10 hours per day, and the selected candidate must be able to work both independently and as part of a team. This is not a virtual position.

Salary Range

$52,900 - $84,800

• Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

Qualifications We Require

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Three or more years of directly relevant administrative support experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications and standard office equipment to support administrative tasks.

Qualifications We Desire

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including teamwork, time management, initiative, conflict resolution, ability to follow direction, and problem‑solving.
• Ability and willingness to work within structured administrative processes.
• Post‑high school education and/or administrative training.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment while maintaining a professional attitude in a dynamic workplace.
• Willingness to take on a wide variety of assignments and tasks.
• Knowledge of Tonopah Test Range operations.
• Basic experience with property management and/or procurement.
• Experience working at a remote site.
• Current DOE L or Q clearance, or equivalent.

About Our Team

Department 2235 is charged with the operation of the Tonopah Test Range. The TTR team is responsible for planning and executing the Flight Test portion of the Stockpile Surveillance program. Additionally, a requirement exists to plan and execute tests in support of other Federal Agencies.

Posting Duration

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre‑employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q‑level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

Eeo

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements For MedPEDs

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug‑releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on‑site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Job ID: 699486

Job Family: BU

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F