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Sandia National Laboratories Facilities Operations & Engineering Lead - Tonopah Test Range, Onsite in Tonopah, Nevada
About Sandia:
Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:
Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
Extraordinary co-workers
Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
Generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*
World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov*These benefits vary by job classification.
What Your Job Will Be Like:
Are you passionate about using innovative facilities solutions to tackle significant challenges for our nation's security? If so, we want you to join our diverse team as an Operations & Engineering Lead at Sandia National Laboratories in Tonopah, Nevada!
We are seeking a highly qualified, proactive, and motivated individual to serve as a Facilities Portfolio Manager (FacPM) within our Facilities Operations Management Group. This full-time, on-site position requires candidates to live within a five-hour drive of the Tonopah Test Range.
In this role, you will define and negotiate facility system requirements that support mission functions and performance. You will plan and direct projects involving engineered systems, coordinating with customers, leadership, Facilities personnel, and other key stakeholders to achieve project objectives. Key responsibilities are maintenance, project and construction work that include:
Collaborating with the Facilities Area Management (FAM) team, Space, Tactical Planners, and Strategic Planners to develop cross-divisional building management options and solutions to enhance space utilization, including consolidations and reconfigurations.
Conducting scope development studies for various building types, ensuring that HVAC, electrical, architectural, and communication infrastructure meet customer needs.
Reviewing facility drawings and working with the CADD team to update the Maximo information database and related technology applications.
Developing project scopes and budgets, authorizing building modifications, and overseeing project execution and contractors.
Reviewing and accepting minor construction work, applying your expertise in architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, and fire protection fields.
Communicating effectively with architects and engineers to negotiate customer requirements and present plans.
Supporting analysis for Preliminary REAL Estate Plans (PREPs), Division Facility and Infrastructure (F&I) plans, and the DOE Facility Information Management System (FIMS).
Serving as a liaison between the Tonopah Test Range and the main Sandia Facilities group in Albuquerque, NM.
The successful candidate must be willing to work a compressed 3- or 4-day schedule ( two 14-hour days and one 12 hour day or 4/10 hour days) while staying on-site during the work week. Candidates residing in Tonopah will not be required to stay on-site. This position is also eligible for a 15% geographical differential pay.
Salary Range:
$90,900 - $176,900
*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.
Qualifications We Require:
Bachelor’s degree in facility management, engineering, construction management, architecture, or relevant discipline plus five (5) or more years of directly related experience; or Master’s in facility management, engineering discipline, architecture, construction management, or relevant discipline plus one (1) or more years of directly related experience.
The ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.
Qualifications We Desire:
PMP, PE, FMP, or other relevant certifications.
Demonstrated leadership and mentoring of professional staff.
Experience developing solutions to complex problems of a broad scope.
Acknowledged as an authority in a functional organizational area.
Demonstrated ability to work well in a diverse teaming environment.
Experience in program management and program management certification.
Experience engineering complex systems.
Demonstrated ability to exercise decision making authority related to cost, schedule, and performance.
Experience representing an organization as the prime contact for communications with upper-level management.
Excellent oral and written communication skills typically demonstrated through various products and presentations.
Experience in civil engineering and managing infrastructure projects.
Collaborate with administrative support staff, strategic planners, operations engineers, project teams, maintenance personnel, and various other professionals to achieve objectives.
Proven ability to use expertise in one or more engineering fields to make critical decisions that support mission requirements and infrastructure operations.
Experience in Facilities Management, Project Management, lifecycle asset management, and planning for the maintenance of buildings or infrastructure systems.
Active DOE Q security clearance.
About Our Team:
The Facilities Operations and Management Group consists of the Facilities Area Management (FAM) teams and Work Coordination Control (WCC), which serve as the primary interface for Facilities services. Our mission is to ensure customers understand how to work with facilities, understand division priorities, facilitate initial scoping, deep understanding of building systems and shepherding projects from request through operations. At Sandia, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse work environment.
Posting Duration:
This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.
Security Clearance:
Sandia is required by DOE 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 for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. 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.
Applicants offered employment with Sandia are 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.
EEO:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.
NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:
If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.
If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.
Essential Functions:
If offered the position, you may be required to demonstrate your fitness to perform certain physical aspects of the position, including lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling.
Job ID: 694496
Job Family: FA
Regular/Temporary Position: R
Full/Part-Time Status: F