PFE-WF Group Leader (Nuclear Facilities Engineering Manager 4)

Los Alamos National Security LLC; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Los Alamos National Security LLC seeks a Nuclear Facilities Engineering Manager 4 (Group Leader) to head the Waste Facilities Engineering Group (PFE-WF) and drive safety-focused engineering initiatives. The role emphasizes leadership, system health monitoring, and COE-compliant engineering deliverables.

You will assign engineers, ensure compliance with safety systems, and provide oversight across projects in the facility’s critical infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Lead a team of nuclear facilities engineers ensuring safety and compliance.
• Coordinate with facilities, safety, and operations to deliver engineering solutions.
• Develop and oversee plans in accordance with COE policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead our Waste Facilities Engineering Group, PFE-WF, within the Nuclear Facilities Engineering domain.
• Direct configuration management, system health monitoring, and support to operations and maintenance.
• Assign qualified engineering resources for projects and provide technical oversight.

Skills

Leadership

System engineering

Configuration management

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

What You Will Do

Come and join an innovative team supporting plutonium production in defense of our nation.

Plutonium Facilities Engineering (PFE) Division develops, maintains, and applies a diverse set of nuclear facility engineering capabilities to provide innovative solutions to enable the Laboratory's scientific and national security mission.

We are seeking Nuclear Facilities Engineering Manager 4 (Group Leader) to lead our Waste Facilities Engineering Group, PFE-WF in support of the Laboratory mission, and lead and execute group initiatives and management. This role leads a group of system engineers responsible for configuration management, system health monitoring and supporting operations and maintenance.

• Ensure that technical deliverables comply with applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, codes and standards.
• Ensure that nuclear facility engineers are assigned to provide technical support and oversight to all vital safety systems and facility support systems within the PFE HC-2 & 3 nuclear facilities.
• Assign qualified engineering resources as required to support projects being designed and implemented within the facility.
• Ensure that all technical deliverables are developed in accordance with the LANL Conduct of Engineering (COE) policies and procedures.
• Provide Leadership in ensuring that system health reporting, vital safety system assessments, engineer qualifications, and resolution of engineering assigned issues are completed on