Principal Emergency Response Specialist

Job Description

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site’s Cold War legacy. Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 2,750 professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today.

• MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401k; paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more.
• MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs), and HII Nuclear Inc.
  
  

Responsibilities

THIS IS A CASUAL POSITION WORKING A MAXIMUM OF 900 HOURS PER CALENDAR YEAR.

This position is within the Department of Energy's (DOE) Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL), Human Performance Analytics (HPA) section. The qualified candidate will participate in planning, coordinating, and executing training activities and other activities as required for national emergency response assets that participate in training evolutions, exercises, and real-world events. Develop and maintain procedures, documents, and reports for internal and external dissemination, in compliance with DOE orders, policy, and strategy, as well as Laboratory procedures and M&O directives. Serve as an ambassador for (embodiment of) the HPA “Regimen” Program in everyday life and professional life by maintaining adherence to Regimen principles and demonstrating mastery of course material.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct the Human Factors Laboratory planner and serve and the liaison to the NEST Flagship Field Element training facility.
• Deliver Human Performance Training Course Material (Known as “The Regimen”) to internal personnel and strategic partners.
• Drive the evolution and innovation of the HPA program and Regimen courses through continuous professional development and interaction with instructors, colleagues, and students.
• Serve as an ambassador for (embodiment of) the HPA program and Regimen course in everyday life and professional life by maintaining adherence to course principles and demonstrating mastery of course material with a special emphasis on utilizing and analyzing wearable biosensors as a method of biofeedback to measure physiological changes resulting from behavior modifications.
• Coordinate/deconflict training and travel schedules.
• Manage training and travel schedules for planned events and interface with the customer.
• Plan/assist in planning the training course for planned events.
• Lead a team and serve as an instructor during delivery of training courses and be able to instruct any of the course material at a moment’s notice. Must be confident in front of a classroom of students and be able to rapidly build rapport with students while giving one on one attention to individual student needs.
• Participate in routine virtual collaboration events and meetings.
• Maintain confidentiality and display a professional demeanor in daily activities.
• Coordinate and prioritize conflicting and/or challenging deadlines.
• Communicate on a regular basis with customers and stakeholders at various levels from numerous federal agencies.
• Performs related work as assigned by Manager.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent training and experience and at least 8 years of relevant experience.
• At least 10 years of military or government experience highly preferred.
• Experience leading or managing US government, federal or military formal school / training highly preferred.
• Ability to review, interpret, and provide the practical significance of the latest human factors research for operational readiness.
• Immediately demonstrate mastery of Nuclear Emergency Response mission specific operational readiness human performance training.
• Professional instructor experience highly preferred. Must be confident in front of a classroom of highly educated students. Must have excellent coach-student (teaching) and lab-sponsor (staff support) rapport building skills. Astute in providing for individual student needs.
• Able to utilize independent judgment, creativity, initiative, and ability to apply knowledge.
• Experience to resolve problems and compose technical correspondence and reports in a timely and accurate manner.
• Able to prioritize and schedule multiple activities of the division.
• Able to communicate with a diverse array of people in a tactful, professional, and effective manner while screening and maintaining confidentiality.
• Able to remember and apply extensive policies, procedures, terminology, schedules, personnel, and details.
• Able to deal with the pressure of handling multiple tasks, complaints, frequent interruptions, and time constraints, often transforming in real-time.
• Able to coordinate and deconflict schedules for all personnel involved, and interface with the customer any changes in the schedule.
• Familiar with software applications used in the position.
• Able to assist and plan event courses with the appropriate personnel.
• Able to delegate, direct, and supervise work of assigned personnel for each course.
• Must be willing and able to perform work during non-standard hours and deploy worldwide on short-to-no-notice.
• Must be capable of performing moderate lifting and be medically qualified for worldwide travel.
• Must agree to immunizations for worldwide travel.
• Work will be conducted remote from a single site as the role will be traveling to potentially all of the enterprise sites, labs, and facilities. Must be willing and able to travel (50% of time or more in extreme cases).
• This position is 100% remote.
• Pre-placement physical examination, which includes a drug screen, is required. MSTS maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
  
  

MSTS is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants offered employment with MSTS are also subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment. In addition, Applicants for employment must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship, at least 18 years of age. Reference DOE Order 472.2 , “Personnel Security”. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Department of Energy Q Clearance (position will be cleared to this level). Reviews and tests for the absence of any illegal drug as defined in 10 CFR Part 707.4 , “Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites,” will be conducted. Applicant selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation, required to participate in subsequent reinvestigations, and must meet the eligibility requirements for access to classified matter. Successful completion of a counterintelligence evaluation, which may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination, may also be required. Reference 10 CFR Part 709 , “Counterintelligence Evaluation Program.”

MSTS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. MSTS is a background screening, drug-free workplace.

Annual salary range for this position is: $101,982.40 - $155,521.60.

Starting salary is determined based on the position market value, the individual candidate education and experience and internal equity.