What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager, Advanced Test Reactor and Nuclear Safety Engineering position at Idaho National Laboratory?
Job Description
The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is seeking a visionary and experienced Senior Manager to lead the Advanced Test Reactor and Nuclear Safety Engineering department. This critical leadership role is responsible for overseeing a team of highly skilled engineers and analysts who play a pivotal role in ensuring the safety, reliability, and operational readiness of ATR’s nuclear facilities. The Senior Manager will guide efforts in hazard identification, risk assessment, safety basis development, and engineering solutions that enable groundbreaking research and development in nuclear technologies. The successful candidate will be instrumental in fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and innovation across the department.
As the Senior Manager, you will manage and integrate programs that focus on nuclear facility safety analysis, reactor core modeling, and experiment impact to the reactor core. Your team will be at the forefront of maintaining the technical baseline of the ATR safety basis, ensuring compliance with DOE regulations, and developing strategies to understand and quantify radiological hazards. This role demands both technical expertise and leadership acumen to coordinate complex engineering processes, execute technical and safety strategies, and deliver technically defensible products to internal and external stakeholders, including the Department of Energy (DOE).
This position offers an exceptional opportunity to lead a department that directly impacts the future of nuclear science and technology. At INL, you will work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry, driving innovation while upholding the highest standards of safety and operational excellence. If you are a dynamic leader with a passion for advancing nuclear safety engineering, we encourage you to apply and join our mission to change the world’s energy future.
Essential Job Functions And Responsibilities
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 people is required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
About Us
Benefits and Relocation
INL is a science-based, applied engineering national laboratory dedicated to supporting the U.S. Department of Energy's mission in nuclear energy research, science, and national defense. With more than 6,300 scientists, researchers, and support staff, the laboratory works with national and international governments, universities and industry partners to change the world's energy future and secure our nation's critical infrastructure.
INL Mission
Our mission is to discover, demonstrate and secure innovative nuclear energy solutions, other clean energy options and critical infrastructure.
INL Vision
Our vision is to change the world's energy future and secure our nation's critical infrastructure.
Selective Service Requirements
To be eligible for employment at INL males born after December 31, 1959 must have registered with the Selective Service System (SSS). For more information see www.sss.gov .
Equal Employment Opportunity
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of INL to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
Reasonable Accommodation
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Other Information
When applying to positions please provide a resume and answer all questions on the following screens. Applicants, who fail to provide a resume or answer the questions, may be deemed ineligible for consideration.
INL does not accept resumes from third party vendors unsolicited.
The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is seeking a visionary and experienced Senior Manager to lead the Advanced Test Reactor and Nuclear Safety Engineering department. This critical leadership role is responsible for overseeing a team of highly skilled engineers and analysts who play a pivotal role in ensuring the safety, reliability, and operational readiness of ATR’s nuclear facilities. The Senior Manager will guide efforts in hazard identification, risk assessment, safety basis development, and engineering solutions that enable groundbreaking research and development in nuclear technologies. The successful candidate will be instrumental in fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and innovation across the department.
As the Senior Manager, you will manage and integrate programs that focus on nuclear facility safety analysis, reactor core modeling, and experiment impact to the reactor core. Your team will be at the forefront of maintaining the technical baseline of the ATR safety basis, ensuring compliance with DOE regulations, and developing strategies to understand and quantify radiological hazards. This role demands both technical expertise and leadership acumen to coordinate complex engineering processes, execute technical and safety strategies, and deliver technically defensible products to internal and external stakeholders, including the Department of Energy (DOE).
This position offers an exceptional opportunity to lead a department that directly impacts the future of nuclear science and technology. At INL, you will work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry, driving innovation while upholding the highest standards of safety and operational excellence. If you are a dynamic leader with a passion for advancing nuclear safety engineering, we encourage you to apply and join our mission to change the world’s energy future.
Essential Job Functions And Responsibilities
- Manage the activities of a department or a discipline through subordinate supervisors and professionals. Provide guidance to your team within the latitude of established company policies.
- Responsible for the effective operation of activities of major significance to our organization. Decisions impact others in the immediate team and influence methods and techniques.
- Execute financials, business planning, organizational priorities, and workforce planning. Ensure that budgets, schedules, and performance standards are realistically set and attained.
- Typically manage employees who perform similar tasks. May manage supervisors, exempt, and non-exempt staff.
- Receive objective-based assignments and determine resources to meet schedules and goals.
- Responsible for a single function, location, and technical discipline.
- Recommend changes to policies and establish procedures that affect the department or multiple disciplines.
- Help develop overall goals and long-term goals of the department and possibly the division.
- Work with subordinate supervisors, customers, and functional peer group professionals, involving matters between sections and multiple units.
- Partner with main contacts outside own area of expertise and other external partners.
- Communicate results and recommendations across disciplines.
- Third level of management with human resource responsibilities. Typically, all work is performed through the management of others.
- You will typically report to a direct report of a Director, Sr. Director, or Senior Leadership.
- Typically requires a degree in the field of study/practice, a minimum of 9 years' experience in the field of practice with 2 years of leadership experience.
- In some instances, experience in lieu of education may be considered determined by the experience of those supervised.
- ATR Nuclear Safety or Reactor Engineering experience.
- Experience collaborating with matrixed organizations.
- The target pay range for this position is ($158,712 - $237,174) 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.
- TDP: This is a testing designated position; you will be required to submit to a pre-employment drug screen and periodic drug testing throughout the term of your employment.
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 people is required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
About Us
Benefits and Relocation
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401(k) with a 4.2% employer contribution and up to 4.8% match (regular positions) or self-contribute access (postdoctoral positions)
- Paid time off (personal leave)
- Employee Education Program (tuition assistance for eligible positions)
- Comprehensive Relocation Package
- Benefit eligibility subject to multiple factors, including employment status and position classification.
INL is a science-based, applied engineering national laboratory dedicated to supporting the U.S. Department of Energy's mission in nuclear energy research, science, and national defense. With more than 6,300 scientists, researchers, and support staff, the laboratory works with national and international governments, universities and industry partners to change the world's energy future and secure our nation's critical infrastructure.
INL Mission
Our mission is to discover, demonstrate and secure innovative nuclear energy solutions, other clean energy options and critical infrastructure.
INL Vision
Our vision is to change the world's energy future and secure our nation's critical infrastructure.
Selective Service Requirements
To be eligible for employment at INL males born after December 31, 1959 must have registered with the Selective Service System (SSS). For more information see www.sss.gov .
Equal Employment Opportunity
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of INL to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
Reasonable Accommodation
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Other Information
When applying to positions please provide a resume and answer all questions on the following screens. Applicants, who fail to provide a resume or answer the questions, may be deemed ineligible for consideration.
INL does not accept resumes from third party vendors unsolicited.
Salary : $107,844 - $274,980