Department Planner for Operations - National Ignition Facility
Core
Plan and execute complex facility operations, maintenance, and upgrade activities for the National Ignition Facility (NIF), directing 24/7 activities to support scientific experiments.
Role type
Senior Operations Planner / Project Manager
Builds
Integrated safety management systems, operational schedules, and resource allocation strategies for large-scale scientific facilities.
Domain
Nuclear fusion energy / High-energy physics / Large-scale engineering systems
Required skills
Strategic planning, resource allocation, project scheduling, safety management, technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration, conflict resolution, process improvement
Preferred skills
DOE/Laboratory management structure knowledge, advanced systems engineering lifecycle knowledge
Technologies
Integrated safety management systems, complex technical control systems
Responsibilities
Develop and lead facility operations and maintenance planning and scheduling; Provide advanced technical leadership to operations, engineering, and maintenance teams; Collaborate with section management to plan and schedule engineering projects; Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary team of 10+ employees; Analyze trends in safety, security, quality, and efficiency to implement mitigations
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities