Fuels PIE Department Manager

Idaho National Laboratory is hiring a Fuels PIE Department Manager to work in our Fuels PIE department. Our team works a 4x10 schedule located out of our MFC facility with every Friday off.

The Fuels Post-Irradiation Examination (PIE) Department Manager provides managerial and technical expertise to support scientific staff that executes mission in the space of fuels PIE and performance analysis.

Responsibilities Include:

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 influences methods and techniques.

Build financials, business planning, organizational priorities, and workforce. 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 single function, location, and technical discipline.

Recommend changes to policies and establish procedures that affect 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 important contacts outside own area of expertise and other external partners.

Present results and recommendations across discipline.

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.

Coordinate with the HFEF mission manager to ensure research priorities and expected timelines are understood by staff

Ensure that staff assignments are integrated in the resource-loaded mission schedule by coordinate with HFEF Mission Manager

Coordinate with all managers that share technical staff resources within defined projects to ensure R2A2s are established for all team members

Be a technical resource and mentor for staff to guide development ideas and foster innovation within the department

Ensure that staff implements the assigned CAPIE R2A2s

Ensure the tasks that get completed are both aligned with organizational goals and empowering to the employee

Support development of department group strategies and their integration within the divisional strategy

Implement all responsibilities contained in the management model, planning, staffing, and leading .

Minimum Requirements:

BS and relevant 8 years, MS and relevant 6 years, PhD and relevant 4 years.

Advanced degree in nuclear science, engineering, or related discipline.

Extensive knowledge of nuclear fuels and materials, irradiation testing, and post-irradiation examination.

Excellent presentation skills.

Willing to coach others in their career plan development

Strongly preferred US citizen and able to obtain L clearance

Job Information:

Target salary: $137,205 - $203,855

You are required to show a demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working environment.

Benefits and Relocation

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending Accounts

401(k) with a 4.2% employer contribution and up to 4.8% match

Paid time off (personal leave)

Employee Education Program (tuition assistance)

Comprehensive Relocation Package

Benefit eligibility subject 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 5,800 scientists, researchers, and support staff, the laboratory works with national and international governments, universities and industry partners to discover new science and development technologies that underpin the nation's nuclear and renewable energy, national security, and environmental missions.

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Schedule: Full-time

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