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Directorate Operations Officer

Lemont, IL USA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-20 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead directorate operations delivery and performance excellence for the Nuclear Technologies and National Security (NTNS) Directorate at Argonne National Laboratory, supporting national security and nuclear energy missions.

Role type

Senior IC operations officer (director level)

Builds

Efficient and cost-effective operational support for the NTNS Directorate and its programmatic divisions

Domain

Nuclear energy, national security, and federal R&D operations

Deliverable

infrastructure

Required skills

operational management, fiscal management, infrastructure planning, space planning, risk assessment, security management, HR/workforce planning, strategic planning, change management, project management

Preferred skills

facility operations leadership, scaling organizations, cross-functional leadership

Technologies

none stated

Responsibilities

Provide management and oversight of directorate operations; develop and implement the directorate infrastructure strategic roadmap; lead development and execution of directorate operational initiatives; partner with operations leaders to improve operations performance and manage risk; provide guidance on local implementation of Laboratory policies

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with supervisory responsibilities

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