Operational Specialist

OSS 4 – Construction Field Execution Specialist

COMPA Industries is searching for qualified candidates for an OSS 4 position supporting Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in Los Alamos, NM.

Salary: $65/hr – $75/hr

Location: 100% Onsite – Los Alamos, NM

Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship Required

Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q Clearance

Clearance Required to Start: None

A-Level Access: Required

Work Schedule: 4/10s

Assignment Duration: Up to 3 years

Start Date: July 2026

Physical Requirements: No specific physical requirements identified

🚫 Mandatory Experience Requirement – Read Before Applying

• Applicants must have strong DOE construction field experience and prior experience supporting work in a DOE Category II Nuclear Facility and DOE Plutonium Facility environment.
• Candidates without the following experience will not be considered:
• DOE construction experience
• DOE Category II Nuclear Facility experience
• DOE Plutonium Facility experience
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain/maintain a DOE Q Clearance
• Ability to work 100% onsite in Los Alamos, NM

Impact

• As an OSS 4 supporting LANL, you will provide leadership, mentoring, and technical field expertise to project construction teams executing complex work in a DOE/NNSA environment. This role is critical to supporting construction readiness, field execution quality, compliance, communication, and coordination across project teams, functional organizations, management personnel, and customer representatives.
• Your work will help ensure project construction activities are executed safely, efficiently, and in alignment with work control expectations, facility requirements, quality standards, and DOE/NNSA project objectives.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and mentoring to project construction teams.
• Coordinate with functional organizations to support safe and effective project execution.
• Render expert opinions related to construction field work activities.
• Provide recommendations to project design, work control, and construction teams in specific areas of expertise.
• Conduct independent reviews and assessments in areas of specialized expertise.
• Guide project teams in delivering results on complex, high-technology projects.
• Interface with management personnel and customer representatives.
• Review work quality and provide compliance and quality-related support.
• Recommend improvement opportunities to senior personnel within the project organization.
• Support the development of enhanced employee training, including mock-ups.
• Support the delivery of facility-level enhanced employee training.
• Track and schedule enhanced employee training activities.
• Support communication between construction, work control, project management, facility personnel, and functional support organizations.
• Identify field execution issues, risks, improvement opportunities, and corrective actions.
• Help strengthen construction readiness, field coordination, and work execution performance.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 8 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 8 years of experience in the construction or maintenance field.
• Strong DOE construction field experience.
• Experience supporting work in a DOE Category II Nuclear Facility.
• Experience supporting work in a DOE Plutonium Facility.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q Clearance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required LANL site access, including A-Level access.
• No degree is strictly required if the candidate has equivalent directly related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years supporting the DOE mission.
• Previous qualification as a Field Work Supervisor.
• Previous qualification as a Responsible Line Manager or equivalent field leadership role.
• Previous LANL experience.
• Prior experience working in a DOE Hazard Category II Plutonium Facility.
• Experience supporting construction, maintenance, work control, training, mock-ups, readiness reviews, assessments, corrective actions, or facility-level field execution.
• Core Skills
• Construction field execution leadership
• DOE construction experience
• DOE Category II Nuclear Facility experience
• DOE Plutonium Facility experience
• Field team mentoring and coordination
• Work control and construction interface
• Project design and field work interface
• Compliance and quality review
• Training support and mock-up development
• Strong oral and written communication
• Strong collaboration skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to interface with project teams, senior personnel, management, customers, and functional organizations

Why This Role Matters

This OSS 4 role directly supports safe and successful construction field execution at LANL. The selected candidate will help strengthen project delivery, improve field readiness, support enhanced employee training, mentor construction teams, and ensure complex DOE/NNSA construction work is executed with strong communication, coordination, compliance, and quality.

Equal Opportunity Employer

COMPA Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status.