Operations Specialist & Technical Writer (DOE Q Eligible)

COMPA Industries, Inc.; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

COMPA Industries, Inc. is seeking an Operations Specialist 2 for Los Alamos National Laboratory to transform SME input into plans, procedures, and controlled documents.

The role emphasizes coordinating readiness activities and cross-team collaboration in a nuclear facilities setting. The position focuses on technical writing, DOE/LANL policy adherence, and clear communication across audiences, with an emphasis on office work within a single building and strict device restrictions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years of related experience. Candidates without a bachelor’s degree may be considered with 4 to 8 years of additional related experience in lieu of the degree, beyond the 5-year minimum.
• Demonstrated understanding and implementation of DOE Orders.
• Intermediate or higher level knowledge of LANL systems (UTrain, Oracle, etc.).
• Technical writing proficiency.
• Ability to collaborate effectively.
• Experience in operational, technical, regulated, or compliance-driven environments.
• Experience coordinating activities, schedules, assessments, or action tracking across multiple stakeholders.
• Experience participating in or supporting facility walkdowns, workplace observations, assessments, or similar field-based activities.

Responsibilities

• Build productive working relationships with facility, program, and operations 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 LANL requirements.
• Communicate Weapons Facility Operations activities and needs through written, verbal, and visual media under changing conditions.

Skills

Technical writing

Documentation

Microsoft Office

Communication

DOE Orders knowledge

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

UTrain

Oracle

PDMLink

Job description

COMPA Industries, Inc. is seeking an Operations Specialist 2 for Los Alamos National Laboratory to transform SME input into plans, procedures, and controlled documents.

The role emphasizes coordinating readiness activities and cross-team collaboration in a nuclear facilities setting. The position focuses on technical writing, DOE/LANL policy adherence, and clear communication across audiences, with an emphasis on office work within a single building and strict device restrictions.