Operational Specialist

HukariAscendent Inc.; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

HukariAscendent is seeking 3 Operations Specialists to support DOE national laboratory facility operations. Ideal candidates will build strong relationships, coordinate readiness activities, assess field conditions, and translate operational needs into clear, actionable work products.

Responsibilities include walking down facilities, supporting assessments, coordinating with customers, and maintaining documentation that supports readiness and compliant execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of related experience, or 4–8 years without a degree.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.
• Experience in operational, regulated, or compliance-driven environments.
• Coordinate activities and schedules across multiple stakeholders.
• Participate in facility walkdowns and field-based activities.
• Understand and apply organizational policies and procedures.
• Strong written and verbal communication and customer service.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with facility, programmatic, and operations personnel.
• Coordinate project activities, schedules, deliverables, and action tracking.
• Participate in facility walkdowns to identify readiness needs.
• Support assessments and verify operational requirements are implemented.
• Serve as a central point of coordination for customers.
• Translate operational needs into practical plans, procedures, and docs.
• Apply best practices in readiness and process improvement.
• Ensure work products meet DOE and Laboratory requirements.
• Communicate activities and needs clearly under dynamic conditions.

Skills

DOE Q clearance

Operational experience

Project coordination

Walkdowns / field checks

Policy understanding

Interpersonal skills

Verbal & written communication

Technical analysis

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, )

MS Teams

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Oracle

UTrain

PDMLink

SharePoint

Job description

HukariAscendent is a Women-Owned, Small Business specializing in comprehensive engineering and technical support services associated with commercial nuclear power and other Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear activities.

Job Title: Operations Specialist 1 & 2

Duration: 1 year with potential for extension(s)

Short Summary about Job:

HukariAscendent is seeking 3 Operations Specialists to support facility operations at a DOE national laboratory. We are looking for candidates who can build strong working relationships, coordinate complex readiness activities, evaluate field conditions, and turn operational needs into clear, effective work products.

The role involves regular collaboration with facility personnel, participation in facility and area walkdowns, support for assessments, and coordination of readiness activities with operational and programmatic customers. Technical writing is the core of the work: the specialist develops and maintains documentation that supports operational readiness, clear communication, and effective execution, and serves as a versatile resource across program and operations needs.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years of related experience; without a bachelor’s degree, 4–8 years of additional related experience is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.
• Demonstrated experience supporting work in an operational, technical, regulated, or compliance-driven environment.
• Intermediate-level knowledge and experience in coordinating activities, schedules, assessments, or action tracking across multiple stakeholders.
• Intermediate-level knowledge and experience in participating in or supporting facility walkdowns, workplace observations, assessments, or similar field-based activities.
• Intermediate-level knowledge and experience to understand and apply organizational policies, procedures, and institutional requirements.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and customer-service skills, including the ability to build productive working relationships across different organizations and levels of responsibility.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex information clearly to different audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze technical or operational information and convert it into clear, accurate, and usable work products.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active DOE Q clearance.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and implement DOE Orders and Laboratory procedures pertinent to nuclear facility operations.
• Technical writing experience.
• Intermediate-level knowledge and experience with Laboratory business systems (Oracle, UTrain, PDMLink, etc.), including PDMLink on SharePoint.
• Intermediate-level knowledge and experience with working and updating project schedules.
• Intermediate-level knowledge and experience with process improvement methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma.
• Ability to collaborate effectively.
• Target start date: as soon as possible.
• Work schedule: full time, 9/80 or 5/8. No on-call or overtime is expected.
• 100% on-site; no travel is required. Relocation assistance is not offered.

Key responsibilities:

• Build productive working relationships with facility, programmatic, and operational personnel.
• Coordinate project activities, schedules, deliverables, and action tracking across multiple organizations.
• Participate in facility and area walkdowns to understand operating conditions and identify readiness needs.
• Support assessments and help evaluate whether operational requirements have been effectively implemented.
• Serve as a central coordination point for facility and programmatic customers.
• Gather information from subject-matter experts and convert operational needs into practical plans, communications, procedures, and other controlled documents.
• Research and apply effective practices in operational readiness, process improvement, and procedure development.
• Help ensure work products meet applicable DOE and Laboratory requirements.
• Communicate activities and needs through written, verbal, and visual media under dynamic conditions.

HukariAscendent offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid time off.

HukariAscendent is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran or military status including disabled veterans and Vietnam era veterans, or other protected status.

HukariAscendent maintains a drug-free workplace.