Senior Criticality Safety Officer

Y-12 National Security Complex; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Prescription drug plan

Vision plan

Dental plan

Employer matched 401(k) savings plan

Onsite gym

Onsite cafeterias

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, TN seeks a Senior Criticality Safety Officer (Senior Specialist) to provide oversight and technical guidance for criticality safety controls across production facilities. The role focuses on ensuring compliance with evolving safety basis documents and driving NCS improvements.

Responsibilities include leading NCS documentation efforts, supporting major projects, and coordinating with Operations and Safety Analysis Engineering to deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of relevant experience; or Master's with 6+ years; or PhD with 3+ years.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in nuclear criticality safety across multiple processing facilities.
• Degree preference in nuclear safety or engineering.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and technical guidance to ensure proper implementation and future direction of criticality safety controls and practices within production facilities.
• Develop and track NCS commitments and ensure implementation within production facilities.
• Lead continuous improvement of NCS documentation, processes, and long-term strategy in collaboration with Operations and Safety Analysis Engineering.
• Provide specialized technical support for major technical projects and for fissile operations.
• Maintain consistency of NCS approaches across the organization.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Nuclear safety engineering

Job description

Location:

Oak Ridge, TN

Job Title:

Senior Criticality Safety Officer

Career Level:

Senior Specialist

Job Specialty:

Nuclear/High Hazard Operations

What You'll Do

The Senior Criticality Safety Officer provides oversight and technical guidance to ensure proper implementation and future direction of criticality safety controls and practices within the production facilities.

The Senior Criticality Safety Officer Is Responsible For

• Overseeing that adequate compliance of requirements and controls on equipment, processes, and procedures is established prior to the effective date for new or revised safety basis documents
• Supports and develops short- and long-term goals for the organization to promote NCS compliance in production facilities
• Developing and tracking NCS commitments, including implementation within production facilities
• Developing teamwork to achieve desired changes in NCS documentation with Operations, Safety Analysis Engineering, and others to support mission delivery
• Leading continuous improvement with respect to NCS through operational performance, consistency, standardization, and long term strategy planning
• Providing specialized technical support for major technical projects
• Providing for each production capability, involving fissile operations, technical guidance to assist in implementation of Nuclear Criticality Safety requirements
• Determines the appropriate approach and objectives to work assignments to maintain consistency across the organization

Accountabilities

• To the Manager and Production Operations for the effective implementation of NCS requirements within production facilities
• To the production employees for the implementation and effective execution of a robust NCS compliance program
• To the Criticality Safety Officers for providing the standard of work and providing consistency among processing facilities

Authorities

• Authorized to resolve schedule or resource conflicts regarding implementation of NCS requirements across production facilities
• Authorized to serve as the authority for definition and/or resolution of policy and procedure matters regarding compliance of NCS requirements within the Production facilities

What You Can Expect

• Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
• Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
• Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
• Career advancement and professional development programs
• Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree: Minimum 7 years of relevant experience
• OR Master's degree: Minimum 6 years of relevant experience
• OR PhD: Minimum 3 years of relevant experience

Preferred Job Requirements

• Minimum 7 years relevant experience in areas involving nuclear criticality safety requirements in multiple processing facilities
• Degree preference is in nuclear safety or engineering
• Experience in resolution of multi-function or multi-process problems within a production environment

Why Y-12?

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

Notes

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.

If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.

Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.

Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10CFR 709. Medical requirements may apply.

CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.

CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.