Senior Technical Advisor

What You'll Do

The Development Senior Advisor position at Y-12 is responsible for the planning, managing, and integration of production operations in Development, including Plant Production Support, Campaign and Work for Others, and selected high visibility PDRD activities, to ensure efficient and timely completion. Represents the organizational unit as prime internal and external contact on operations and schedule deliverables. Conducts briefings and technical meetings for senior management and customer representatives. Is responsible to foster a constructive relationship with government oversight partners. Has experience with formal conduct of operations and is responsible for the proper execution of work in accordance with DOE expectations stated in rules, regulation and guidance with respect to hazard analysis and work controls. The Development Senior Advisor advises and assists the Development Manager in establishing and maintaining a healthy safety culture. Interacts with equivalent-level managers, project managers, and production integrators concerning matters of significance to completion of responsible deliverables.

The Senior Advisor, reporting to the Development Director, owns and executes initiatives associated with the implementation and improvement of Conduct of Operations in Development. In this role, the Senior Advisor leads the effort to educate and properly apply Conduct of Operations to Production, Production Support, and Research and Development activities, enabling safe and efficient operations. This position serves as a senior consultant to the Development Director and senior management concerning work control planning and execution and ensures the principle of Integrated Safety Management System and Integrated Safeguards and Security Management, Conduct of Operations, Conduct of Engineering, Records Management and Configuration Management requirements are implemented and employed for all activities

The Senior Advisor assists in serving as a spokesperson on Y-12's capabilities, future directions and opportunities, and plays a role in attracting new projects and mission by developing new, non-traditional customer bases. The Senior Advisor must be equipped to work across organizational lines to bring about a unified approach on Development activities at Y-12. The Senior Advisor will be responsible to the Director to work across Plant boundaries to achieve a seamless integration of CNS Development activities and work across NNSA boundaries to develop buy-in on activities, appropriate funding and market the relevance of Plant core skills with respect to the Complex. The Senior Advisor will work closely with Design Agency counterparts to collaborate on upcoming technology needs, and effectively steer "Campaign and Work for Others" activities that align well with the Plant core skills areas in a way that can attract and retain talent.

This position requires working knowledge of fundamental and theoretical engineering, scientific, and business disciplines as applied to a research and development environment; maintains successful interactions with equivalent-level and subordinate managers concerning matters of significance to the Company; ability to work with internal and external stakeholders; skilled in the impact analyses of mission changes on assigned programs, designs, and concepts; strong familiarity with Directorate technical missions and administrative initiatives;knowledgeable in budgeting, staffing and financial performance with input to the annual controlled baseline and other budget/financial tasks; demonstrated creativity and innovation. Demonstrated ability to clearly and effectively communicate through the oral and written word. Personnel performance evaluation input, including promotion recommendations

What You Can Expect

Minimum Job Requirements

Why Y-12?

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

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