Senior/Principal Facilities Strategic Planner, CA Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories; Livermore (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, CA, seeks a Strategic Planner for its facilities team to shape long-range infrastructure strategies that enable mission success on the Sandia CA site.

You will assess needs, collaborate across engineering, operations, and business groups, and translate requirements into integrated investment plans, balancing near-term realities with future objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering/architecture/planning with 8+ years in strategic planning or facilities/infrastructure planning.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DOE Q-level security clearance.
• Desirable experience evaluating mission drivers and asset performance to develop long-range plans.

Responsibilities

• Assess mission needs and develop planning products guiding investment and modernization decisions.
• Collaborate with mission partners, facilities engineering, operations, and business teams to translate requirements into actionable strategies.
• Translate near-term realities into long-range planning horizons with clear leadership-ready recommendations.

Skills

Strategic planning

Facilities planning

Project management

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Architecture/Planning or related field

Professional Engineer license (CA preferred)

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

What Your Job Will Be Like

We are seeking a Strategic Planner for our facilities team. You will play a key role in shaping long-range facilities and infrastructure strategies that enable mission success at the Sandia CA site.

• Assess mission needs, analyze facility and infrastructure performance, and develop integrated planning products that guide future investment and modernization decisions.
• Collaborate with mission partners, facilities engineering, operations, and business organizations to translate evolving requirements into clear, actionable strategies.
• Use your strong analytic capability, cross-functional engagement, and the ability to connect near-term operational realities to long-range planning horizons.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Applicants on this requisition may be interviewed by multiple organizations at Sandia National Laboratories.

Salary Range

$121,900 - $237,800

• 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

• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Architecture, Planning, or a related field plus eight or more years of relevant experience in strategic planning, facilities/infrastructure capital planning, or similar roles.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DOE Q-level security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire

• Demonstrated ability to evaluate mission drivers, facility needs, and asset performance data to develop integrated long-range plans.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information into concise, leadership-ready recommendations.
• Ability to take initiative and translate vision into robust action plans and follow through to completion.
• Advanced engineering or architecture degree.
• Professional Engineer or Registered Architect license in the State of California.
• Track record of successful delivery of complex, large-scale projects with numerous stakeholders from concept through construction.
• Ability to work effectively in ambiguous environments that require balancing broad and varied stakeholder needs.
• Experience with project management approaches, collaborating across multiple technical and operational groups, and all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Knowledge of master planning, capability stewardship, and infrastructure investment strategies.
• Familiarity with DOE/NNSA environments and federal long-range planning processes.

About Our Team

The Partnership and Planning Department supports the mission by establishing long range planning & investment strategies and implementation plans. The team develops and maintains effective strategic customer partnerships and integrates F&I plans into the investment and planning strategies. The team also provides space management, condition, and energy assessments of the facilities and site infrastructure.

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.