Superintendent 2 - Term Position

Los Alamos National Laboratory; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO or High Deductible medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Paid childbirth and parental leave

Award-winning 401(k)

Tuition assistance

Onsite gyms and wellness programs

Extensive relocation packages

Job summary

A leading research institution in Los Alamos is seeking a Superintendent 2 to oversee work activities in alignment with lab missions. This role involves directing craft workers, ensuring compliance with engineering designs, and maintaining budgets. Candidates should possess strong leadership and communication skills, along with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. The position requires a blend of technical excellence and personal leadership within a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience and skill with leadership in a unionized labor environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Ability to understand various physical, mechanical, and electrical documents.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• DOE Order 426.2: HS diploma with 3 years nuclear experience; substitutions may apply.

Responsibilities

• Direct work activities of multi-discipline craft workers.
• Ensure facility modifications adhere to specifications and quality standards.
• Support investigation of abnormal events to identify root causes.
• Provide leadership and technical guidance on health, safety and environmental compliance; investigate issues as needed.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

High School Diploma with 3 years nuclear experience

Job description

What You Will Do

The Construction Superintendent team at the Los Alamos National Laboratory invites candidates to apply for a Superintendent 2 to direct work activities while working to achieve Lab missions. The Superintendent 2 will be responsible for directing the sequence of work for multi‑discipline, bargaining unit craft workers, operating within assigned areas. This individual will ensure that facility modifications continuously adhere to engineering designs, engineering document control, specifications, quality standards, schedules, material procurement and budgets. The Superintendent 2 will work closely with System Engineers, Construction Managers, Superintendent Leads and Project Managers.

The Superintendent 2 will work independently but may be under the oversight of a higher‑level Manager or Superintendent 3 or 4. Project size is typically < $500k. They will support the investigation of abnormal events, incidents, and/or accidents to identify the root cause and assist in implementing appropriate corrective actions. The Superintendent 2 will also establish, coordinate and implement maintenance schedules that encompass resources, material and equipment requirements/availability, as well as schedule core craft by coordinating with the schedulers ahead of time. They will track costs to meet formal estimated jobs, report changes, and maintain appropriated budgets. May be required to work a flexible schedule—days and nights.

What You Need

Minimum Job Requirements

Technical Leadership

Demonstrated experience and skill with leadership. Organize, direct and control a team in a unionized labor environment.

Technical Excellence

Moderate knowledge of and experience with facility maintenance and/or construction management including systems engineering design and maintenance, safety/authorization basis, configuration management programs, work control and facility control systems. Good understanding of work hazards, safety practices, operating configuration, and lock‑out/tag‑out policies and procedures. Demonstrated ability to understand and interpret various physical, mechanical, and electrical documents, blueprints, drawings, and schematics.

Personal Leadership

Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain strong and effective customer engagement. Demonstrated experience interfacing with program, project, and line management to develop clear and executable action plans to address issues or needs. Able to provide personal leadership, direction and technical advice regarding health, safety and environmental compliance. Demonstrated skill in identifying problem areas, investigating alternative solutions, and determining actions to be performed on problems affecting maintenance programs.

Communication

Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills. Demonstrated skill in the preparation and presentation of oral and written reports. Demonstrated ability to utilize and manipulate a computerized work management system in maintaining and tracking job activities including the coordination of materials and equipment delivery with vendors and suppliers. Ability to promote an open communication environment to develop mutual trust and teamwork.

Education/Experience

Position requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the position.

DOE Order 426.2:

Requires a High School Diploma and 3 years nuclear experience. Full‑time related academic training (e.g., degree programs, trade schools, vocational programs, etc.) may be substituted on a one‑for‑one basis for 2 of the 3 years nuclear experience.

Desired Qualifications

LANL Operations:

• Applicant should display working knowledge of LANL Zero‑Accident Safety programs, or respective industry program.
• Experience and working knowledge performing construction modifications in nuclear facility operations or other highly complex, hazardous operations.

Essential Job Functions

Walking, Climbing Stairs, Kneeling, and Balancing.

Work Environment

On‑site Indoor/Outdoor

Work Location

The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management. This position will be in Support of Technical Area 55.

Position Commitment

Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. The position commitment for this position is 1 year.

Note to Applicants

This position is for a Term appointment. A full‑time employee hired for a period of up to a maximum of 10 years. Depending on performance a Termed appointment employee could be converted into a regular appointment status, discretion with management. In addition, relocation benefits are promising, please do discuss with hiring manager for details.

Due to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China—including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau—as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents (“green card” holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory.

For Consideration

Please submit a comprehensive resume detailing your job experiences. While the posted salary range for this position is broad, it is highly unusual for selected applicants to be hired at the top end of the range and more common for selected candidates to grow into the full salary band over time.

Where You Will Work

Located in beautiful northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. Our generous benefits package includes:

• PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network
• Dental and vision insurance
• Free basic life and disability insurance
• Paid childbirth and parental leave
• Award‑winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.5% annually)
• Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
• Flexible schedules and time off (PTO and holidays)
• Onsite gyms and wellness programs
• Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50 mile radius)

Additional Details

Directive 206.2

Employment with Triad requires a favorable decision by NNSA indicating employee is suitable under NNSA Supplemental Directive 206.2. Please note that this requirement applies only to citizens of the United States. Foreign nationals are subject to a similar requirement under DOE Order 142.3A.

Clearance

Q (Position will be cleared to this level). Selected applicants will be subject to a background investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Federal Government, and must meet eligibility requirements* for access to classified matter. This position requires a Q clearance. and obtaining such clearance requires US Citizenship except in extremely rare circumstances. Dependent upon the position, additional authorization to access classified information may be required, which may or may not be available to dual citizens. Receipt of a Q clearance and additional access authorization ultimately is a decision of the Federal Government and not of Triad.

• Eligibility requirements: To obtain a clearance, an individual must be at least 18 years of age; U.S. citizenship is required except in very limited circumstances. See DOE Order 472.2 for additional information.

HRP

This position is subject to the requirements of the DOE Human Reliability Program as specified in 10 Code of Federal Regulation, Part 712,

• 712.11. These requirements include on going drug and alcohol testing, as well as periodic medical and psychological evaluations.

426.2

This position is subject to DOE Order 426.2, Personnel Selection, Training, and Qualification Requirements for DOE Nuclear Facilities, which establishes entry‑level requirements to ensure candidates selected for specific positions can successfully perform the requirements of the job.

New‑Employment Drug Test

The Laboratory requires successful applicants to complete a new‑employment drug test and maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing. Although New Mexico and other states have legalized the use of marijuana, use and possession of marijuana remain illegal under federal law. A positive drug test for marijuana will result in termination of employment, even if the use was pre‑offer.

Regular position

Term status Laboratory employees applying for regular‑status positions are converted to regular status.

Term position

Regular‑status Laboratory employees applying for term‑status positions may retain regular status with approval of the cognizant Principle Associate Director.

Internal Applicants

Regular appointment employees who have served the required period of continuous service in their current position are eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the required period of continuous service, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of the Division Leader. Please refer to Policy P701 for applicant eligibility requirements.

Equal Opportunity

Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to protected categories such as race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status or spousal affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or citizenship within the limits imposed by federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The Laboratory is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request such an accommodation, please send an email to [e-mail] or call (505)-664-6947 opt. 3.