Work Control Planner

HukariAscendent is a Women-Owned, Small Business specializing in comprehensive engineering and technical support services associated with commercial nuclear power and other Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear activities.

NO 3rd party candidates/vendors. Direct applicants only

Job Title: Work Control Planner - Technical Procedures Lead (Consultant & Specialist Management, Level 5)

Duration: 6 months with possible extension.

Location: Los Alamos, NM

Short Summary about Job:

HukariAscendent is seeking an experienced work planner and technical procedures lead to support Contact-Handled Transuranic (CH-TRU) waste operations at a DOE legacy waste cleanup project in Los Alamos, NM. Reporting to CH-TRU senior management, this non-supervisory team lead will guide the CH-TRU technical procedures group, which is responsible for the nuclear operations procedures used for nuclear facility management and the storage, processing, and shipment of radioactive waste. The role leads routine and emergent technical procedure development and implementation; sets and manages deliverable priorities and schedules across multiple projects; performs mechanical and substantive editing, proofreading, and original writing; composites large, complex technical documents for print and web; creates and maintains templates, style sheets, checklists, and guidelines; and maintains electronic drafts, reviews, finals, and archived files. All work is performed safely and deliberately, with strict procedural and regulatory compliance.

Required Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of principles, concepts, and techniques in work control, work planning, technical writing and editing, composition, and document production.
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of nuclear facility requirements, including conduct of operations, engineering, and maintenance.
• Expertise and advanced experience in technical editing, including correcting grammar, usage, style, content, and organizational problems in technical documents and other high-quality communication materials.
• Expertise and demonstrated experience in composition, including compiling, formatting, and producing regulatory documents for both print and web publications.
• Project management experience coordinating projects, including establishing and maintaining schedules; collaborating with project team members to plan, develop, and produce high-quality work products; and transmitting, organizing, maintaining, archiving, and retrieving project files.
• Ability to communicate effectively at the highest levels, with excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills across phone, email, and in-person communication.
• Ability to train and mentor more junior staff.
• Uses knowledge, experience, and judgment to solve problems, increase efficiency, and improve services and products.
• Capable independent contributor who is also effective and flexible in a team environment.
• Detail-oriented, highly knowledgeable, and organized; takes initiative and has proven ability to multitask, troubleshoot, and follow projects to completion in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing and implementing nuclear operations procedures for the storage, processing, and shipment of radioactive waste, including CH-TRU waste.
• Experience serving as a non-supervisory team lead for a technical procedures or document production group.
• Experience compositing large, complex technical documents, including integrating graphic images and tables and reviewing final print and web quality.
• Experience creating, tailoring, and maintaining document templates, style sheets, checklists, and guidelines.

Miscellaneous/Additional Information:

• Travel authorized unless the selected candidate is local.
• Telecommuting authorized when approved by management (must still be local to Los Alamos area while on project).

HukariAscendent offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid time off.

Opportunities with HukariAscendent change frequently. For a complete listing of our current openings, please visit our website at https://www.hukari.com.

HukariAscendent is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran or military status including disabled veterans and Vietnam era veterans, or other protected status.

HukariAscendent maintains a drug-free workplace.