Team Leader Facilities - Mechanical Maintenance Team, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories; Albuquerque (NM); Sur place; USD 102 000 - 169 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque is seeking an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Team Lead to oversee non-exempt personnel, manage recruitment, training, work assignments, recognition, performance reviews, and disciplinary actions. You will ensure that customer requirements are met by coordinating deliverables, project plans, budgets, schedules, and staffing.

In this role, you will also contribute to developing team capabilities and supporting current and future projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline plus five or more years of directly related experience.
• Experience as supervisor/foreman and with bargaining agreements.
• Experience with a Work Planning and Control system such as Maximo.
• Experience in the HVAC industry.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.

Responsabilités

• Coordinate deliverables, project plans, budgets, schedules, and staffing.
• Oversee recruitment, training, and performance reviews for the maintenance team.
• Provide technical guidance to maintenance staff on system operation and repairs.
• Lead safety and ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
• Respond to outages and lead after-hours emergency actions.
• Use Facilities Control System and MAXIMO for asset management and operations.

Connaissances

Team leadership

Supervision

Communication

Project coordination

Work planning

Formation

Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline

Outils

Maximo

Microsoft Office

Description du poste

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

*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Team Lead. As a Mechanical Maintenance Team Lead, you will oversee and guide non‑exempt team members, managing recruitment, training, work assignments, recognition, performance reviews, and disciplinary actions. You will ensure that customer requirements are met by coordinating deliverables, project plans, budgets, schedules, and staffing. In this role, you will also contribute to developing team capabilities and supporting current and future projects. You will directly supervise personnel responsible for constructing, maintaining, and repairing utility systems, buildings, equipment, and infrastructure, fostering a productive and safe work environment.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Possess a comprehensive understanding of the department's technical functions and their impact on and interaction with other teams. Demonstrate working knowledge of refrigeration, heating, air conditioning, and ventilation systems, including maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of chillers, boilers, air compressors, pumps, air handling units, and package units, along with water treatment requirements.
• Apply specialized expertise and experience to independently evaluate work quality, team performance, and ensure outcomes meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Lead and supervise non‑exempt team members, collaborating with organizational management on hiring, professional development, performance assessments, and workforce management aligned with organizational goals.
• Build and maintain trust‑based relationships to ensure customer needs are effectively met.
• Understand the responsibilities and inter‑dependencies of electrical, mechanical, and structural departments to promote cohesive operations.
• Drive team excellence by managing and coordinating deliverables, team objectives, budgets, organizational structures, schedules, and staffing.
• Prioritize, forecast, and allocate resources to successfully complete predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance activities.
• May oversee the establishment and enforcement of health and safety standards within the team.
• Provide technical guidance and direction to maintenance staff regarding system operations and necessary repairs.
• Deliver system operation and reliability data to system engineers, support reliability and performance goals, and recommend technical improvements to processes.
• Act as the first responder during system outages and after‑hours emergencies, assessing system conditions and leading response teams to restore operations.
• Utilize the Facilities Control System and other relevant computer applications proficiently, while maintaining the ability to operate and maintain physical systems and components.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, processes, safety manuals, and procedures, holding the workforce accountable to these standards to maintain safe and efficient maintenance operations.

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

Salary Range

$102,400 - $168,800

*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

• Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline, plus five (5) or more years of directly related experience; Or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years experience with the following:
  • Supervisor, team leader, and/or foreman; working with represented personnel and collective bargaining agreements.
  • Working with a Work Planning and Control system such as Maximo.
• Experience working in the HVAC industry.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q‑level security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire

• Technical Expertise: Skilled in HVAC systems (refrigeration, heating, ventilation), maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and water treatment.
• Operational Agility: Manages evolving situations and multiple projects while maintaining operations.
• Policy and Compliance: Enforces and models adherence to maintenance and employee management policies.
• Leadership Model Alignment: Embodies Sandia's Leadership Model and core values.
• Organizational Skills: Prioritizes tasks and manages time efficiently to meet goals.
• Communication: Effective oral/written skills, adapts style for diverse audiences, facilitates meetings.
• Problem Solving and Adaptability: Quickly identifies issues, develops solutions, adapts with resilience.
• Strategic Thinking and Attention to Detail: Aligns goals with organizational objectives, ensures quality.
• Teamwork and Conflict Resolution: Fosters collaboration, resolves conflicts constructively.
• Empathy and Cultural Awareness: Connects with diverse team members and customers, enhancing relationships.
• Positive Attitude and Advocacy: Motivates team, improves customer experience, champions innovation.
• Emergency Response Knowledge: Familiar with emergency protocols and system restoration.
• Technical Proficiency: Proficient in Microsoft Office and MAXIMO asset management software.
• Customer and Stakeholder Engagement: Builds effective relationships internally and externally, professional in collaboration and presentations.
• Mentorship: Guides employees on technical and organizational growth.
• Additional Technical Expertise:
  • Experience with clean room HVAC systems.
  • Knowledge of Sandia Emergency Operations Center.
  • Holds journeyman license and/or advanced degrees.
  • Experience with built‑up air handling, chilled water loops, chillers, and heating water systems.

About Our Team

Department 4744, Mechanical Services, plays a vital role at Sandia National Laboratories by delivering expert preventative and corrective maintenance for a diverse range of mechanical and mission‑critical systems, ensuring seamless and reliable operations that support the Lab's cutting‑edge work.

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.

Essential Functions

If offered the position, you may be required to demonstrate your fitness to perform certain physical aspects of the position, including lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling.