Fuel Fabrication Department Manager

The Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is seeking a Department Manager who will be responsible for delivering a wide range of nuclear fuel development and demonstration work. This position reports to the Director of the Fuel Fabrication & Nuclear Material Management (FFNMM) Division. Our team works a 4x10 schedule located out of our Materials and Fuels Complex with every Friday off.

INL was established as the lead national laboratory for DOE-NE to provide much of the nuclear research, development, and demonstration capability needed to move nuclear innovation forward to deployment. MFC hosts a unique combination of personnel, facilities and infrastructure and offers the ability to perform research, development and demonstration on nuclear technologies.

The FF&NMM division seeks to support the INL's nuclear research mission through several key areas: 1) expanding our basic science research capabilities; 2) expanding our fuels development capabilities, including new processes; 3) expanding our irradiation experiment assembly capacity and capabilities; and 4) prepare for engineering-scale demonstration of new fuel systems. The department manager is responsible to provide strategic leadership and direction supporting these initiatives, with a primary focus on fuels development and experiment assembly.

Responsibilities:

• Continually work to improve the experiment assembly process. Including coordination with the multiple organizations involved.
• Strategic development and leadership of research, development and demonstration efforts with fabrication of new fuel concepts including ATF.
• Line management of a group of 20+ employees across multiple disciplines
• Contribute to Laboratory, MFC, and FF&NMM division initiatives with strategy and presentation writing as well as presentation delivery when needed
• Lead efforts to establish university relationships for the development of new research staff and expand research output.
• Use expertise and resources to obtain consistent desired outcomes for work execution and adherence to regulatory expectations.
• Must understand and communicate effective application of NQA-1 expectations.

Minimum Requirements:

• Senior Manager: Advanced degree in engineering, technical or scientific field and 8 years of increasing leadership experience demonstrating effective skills in recruiting staff, organizing technical work, developing and implementing business plans, and marketing to bring in funded work.
• Must be a US Citizen and have the ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a DOE "Q" clearance.

Preferred Experience:

• Significant experience with materials and fuels fabrication techniques, nuclear fuel types and fuel performance.
• Personnel management experience.
• Excellent communication, presentation, public speaking, technical writing and interpersonal skills.
• Budget management understanding.
• Ability to develop department strategic plan with associated metrics.

Job Information:

The target pay range for this position is $154,733 - $231,971 annually. The full pay range is $107,844 - $274,980. At Idaho National Laboratory compensation decisions are determined using factors such as education, relevant experience, and other credentials.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this classification, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, bend, and work in an office and field/laboratory environment. The job requires hand/finger dexterity to keyboard or type, handle materials, manipulate tools, and reach with hands and arms. The job requires operation of job-related equipment and driving a vehicle. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Sufficient visual acuity and hearing capacity to perform the essential functions and interact with the public is required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.