Readiness Assistance Specialist

About This Role

The Readiness Assistance Specialist provides technical oversight and guidance to ensure compliance with requirements and operational practices for facility and activity startups. This role works within multi-discipline teams and interfaces with management to ensure timely and efficient execution of organizational initiatives related to readiness preparations.

Responsibilities

• Report to and serve as a primary support team member for the Readiness Assistance Manager
• Provide specific guidance and collaborate across all operating elements of Operations, addressing cross-cutting issues
• Significantly impact the organization's ability to evolve, meet customer requirements, gain efficiency, and operate safely
• Assist in developing strategic direction; assess and evaluate organizational performance
• Lead evaluation of performance issues and development of related action plans and training content
• Lead improvement initiatives; implement specific technical initiatives
• Communicate directions, strategies, and plans across the Organization
• Apply appropriate and effective tools for project management to ensure timely, effective, and efficient execution of Organization-level initiatives
• Represent Readiness Assistance on special project teams in a diversity of subject areas
• Employ special tools and techniques as appropriate, i.e. project management, operational analysis, nuclear criticality safety, etc.
• Communicate and coordinate information sharing across the organization and the DOE complex

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of relevant experience, OR Master’s degree with 3+ years of relevant experience, OR PhD with no experience
• Meet requirements of DOE O 426.2A (Baccalaureate in engineering or related scientific major, 2 years job-related, and 1-year nuclear experience; or a DOE O 426.2A alternative)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance
• U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants
• Ability to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree or PhD in engineering or a related scientific major
• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 3 years with a Master's, or no experience with a PhD. Also, 2 years job-related experience and 1 year nuclear experience required per DOE O 426.2A.

Nice to Have

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Demonstrated broad knowledge of plant facilities, operations, safety management programs, and understanding of requirement flow down as related to DEO O 425.1

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits