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

The Senior Nuclear Facilities Operations Specialist serves as a Facility Representative/Explosives Worker at explosives facilities. As an integral part of our High Explosives Facilities (HEF) Team, this role coordinates and performs support activities in collaboration with external and internal partners to attain desired success and sustain operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a Facility Representative for the day-to-day operations at assigned facilities located at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS).
• Help coordinate facility maintenance and operational activities. Track and deconflict, release maintenance and operational work at facilities and assist personnel with support as needed.
• Conduct facility walkdowns, building access, inspections, rounds, and monitoring equipment, and implement correct actions for discrepancies to maintain facility readiness.
• Ability to be qualified as a Local Emergency Director and perform Operational Drills for assigned locations.
• Complete assigned tasks on time and within the prescribed budget.
• Support operations and maintenance at High Hazard facilities to maintain a condition and configuration to accept and support programs and projects.
• Access buildings, conduct walk-downs, inspections, and/or monitoring rounds to verify facility readiness to conduct or continue operations.
• Perform normal and emergency operation of installed facility structures, systems, and components in support of facility operations.
• Provide support for execution of program/project activities and data collection (i.e., fissile material handling, chemical, explosive, and radiological, etc.)
• Interface and collaborate with external and internal project/laboratory partners and operational management for the assigned facility/project to determine appropriate level and scope of tasks necessary to attain project/operational goals and objectives.
• Comply with established regulations and procedures for environment, safety, health, and quality and perform duties in a way that will not cause personal danger, endanger other individuals, or violate environment, safety, health, and quality regulations.
• Promptly correct or report any hazard or potential hazard to supervision.
• Understand the principles associated with MSTS safety concept.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in field related to the position or equivalent training and experience, plus at least 5 years of relevant, progressively responsible experience, which included 2 years' experience in nuclear operations or nuclear maintenance such as those found at a DOE nuclear facility, commercial power plant, or US Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program; or experience with high explosives handling and operations; or chemical handling, storage, transfer, and controlled release activities.
• Experience in civilian or military explosive operations including explosives handling, packaging, inspection, inventory, transportation, assembly, firing site set up, firing and post firing operations, abnormal condition clearance, and/or disposition of excess explosives, and experimentation diagnostics strongly desired.
• Experience as Explosives Site Supervisor or Firing Site Leader in civilian or military explosive operations, with demonstrated success in the technical management of explosive operations and facilities, and the supervision of these operations preferred.
• Experience in various explosives firing initiation systems (e.g., non-electric, shock tube, exploding bridge wires), DOE Emergency Response Render Safe Programs, and/or operating Explosives Ordnance Disposal Unit (EODU) strongly desired.
• Working knowledge of DOE STD 1212-2025, "Explosives Safety," Department of Defense and other government agency explosives safety and security requirements to include explosives site plans and facilities and classified explosives operations, and classified storage facilities.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and demonstrated ability to interact with all levels of personnel and customers, ability to make recommendations to other personnel.
• Must be able to deal effectively with conflicting deadlines.
• Be able to track and complete work activities and tasks with minimal supervision and follow up.
• Demonstrated personal accountability, ability to follow written work documents and identify, communicate needed improvements and suggest viable solutions.
• Must have great attention to detail skills.
• Experience operating powered equipment such as forklifts is highly desired.
• Ability to quickly integrate new technology in daily procedures.
• Experience in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), Oracle, and able to use other computing devices and data bases.
• Ability to work outdoors, in heat or cold, in remote locations, occasional overtime and off-normal work shift. Must hold a valid drivers' license.
• Ability to obtain all qualifications (examples: Local Emergency Director, explosive qualifications, facility qualifications etc.) as assigned.
• The primary work location work location will be at the Nevada National Security Site (located 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, NV.
• Work schedule for this position will be 4/10's, Monday - Thursday (subject to change).
• 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.

MSTS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to color, religion, 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: $96,761.60 - $145,142.40

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