Lab Operations Specialist 4

Overview: PNNL's Earth System Science Division enables energy independence and national security through leadership in earth systems science, engineering, and decision analytics.
Our work focuses on solving complex problems in the dynamic Earth system.
Our interdisciplinary scientists steward a breadth of efforts that encompass research on plants to groundwater science and coastal zones, to storm prediction.
Our research focuses on understanding and mitigating operational risks at the interface of human and natural environments.
This includes predicting the impacts of natural hazards and extreme climate events on Earth and human systems, along with the impacts of wildfire, flooding, sea level rise and storm surges.
We focus on understanding and mitigating environmental contamination and increasing the resiliency, security and sustainability of water resources.
We provide geointelligence through advanced sensing and data analytics to forecast complex system behaviors and operational performance to understand human-natural systems.
This includes informed decision making and enhanced community resilience, advanced monitoring, and remote sensing of environmental systems for energy and national security.
It also includes developing energy systems, including geothermal energy, sustainable oil and gas production, storage and utilization, along with carbon sequestration.
Driven by a “science-to-solutions” philosophy, we provide scientific leadership and technology to enhance national security, mitigate natural hazards and optimize disaster response.
In the critical areas of energy, environment, intelligence, and defense, we deliver insights and decision support through the development of tools and solutions.
Rockstar Rewards: Employees and their families are offered medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, basic life insurance, disability insurance*, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, tuition assistance, supplemental parental bonding leave**, surrogacy and adoption assistance, and fertility support.
Employees are automatically enrolled in our company funded pension plan* and may enroll in our 401k savings plan.
Employees may accrue up to 120 vacation hours per year and may receive ten paid holidays per year.
* Research Associates excluded.
**Once eligibility requirements are met.
Click Here For Rockstar Rewards Responsibilities: The Experimental Geochemistry Team in the Subsurface Science Group is looking for a motivated professional to serve as Laboratory Operations Manager and Delegate Cognizant Space Manager for 15 Lab Spaces in PNNL Life Sciences Laboratory 1.
The position requires both lab management and research skills.
The Lab Manager must have an awareness and technical understanding of work being performed in assigned workspaces.
Also, with appropriate subject matter expert (SME) assistance, evaluate and maintain adequate controls needed to mitigate hazards from activities and operations in the assigned workspaces.
The Lab Manager will assist in the review and be an integral part of the work planning process for work activities performed on Research and Development systems or equipment.
Integrates operational capabilities, requirements, and solutions across research and support organizations to enable and enhance effective and efficient project execution in support of the Lab's mission.
Maintains an awareness of existing and planned changes in the operational risk profile of assigned envelope.
Maintains situational awareness of operational needs and emerging regulatory requirements, providing analysis of options and recommendations to mitigate exposure to operational risk and reduce the frequency of operational upset conditions.
During upset conditions, assists management in the identification and implementation of immediate actions.
This may include leading or participating in critiques and accident investigation, participating in causal analyses, and identifying and managing corrective actions and lessons learned.
Evaluates the need for, and provides necessary Subject Matter Expert (SME) support to line management, staff, and Project Management Offices to assist with assessment activities and risk identification and mitigation.
Manages the day-to-day work being conducted in IOPS spaces including coordinating, scheduling, and logistics of research staff, crafts personnel, and other visiting researchers.
Maintains and manages the utilization of equipment, systems, and capabilities within the IOPS space.
Coordinates operations and preforms duties within the DOE and appropriate regulatory agencies requirements.
Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications: BS/BA and 7 years of relevant experienc -OR- MS/MA or higher and 5 years of relevant experience Preferred Qualifications: Skillfully performs technical procedures ranging from routine to specialized, under technical supervision.
Identifies and leads efforts to develop new procedures and methods for complex, non-routine irradiated materials research.
Independently perform data collection and reduction and maintain proper documentation.
Design, set up, test, and operate test equipment/instruments.
Lead technical tasks and subtasks.
Radiation worker qualified.
Experience with radiation detection instrumentation.
General knowledge of radiation physics, instrumentation, and dosimetry.
Knowledge of mass-spectrometry, XRD, Gas Chromotogrpahy, and Surface Area Analyzers is a plus.
Hazardous Working Conditions/Environment: Radation Worker II qualified or willing to be trained to Radiation Level II worker level Additional Information: Not Applicable.
Testing Designated Position (TDP): This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP).
The candidate selected for this position will be subject to pre-employment and random drug testing for illegal drugs, including marijuana, consistent with the Controlled Substances Act and the PNNL Workplace Substance Abuse Program.
About PNNL: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is a world-class research institution powered by a highly educated, diverse workforce committed to the values of Integrity, Creativity, Collaboration, Impact, and Courage.
Every year, scores of dynamic, driven people come to PNNL to work with renowned researchers on meaningful science, innovations and outcomes for the U.
S.
Department of Energy and other sponsors; here is your chance to be one of them! At PNNL, you will find an exciting research environment and excellent benefits including health insurance, flexible work schedules and telework options.
PNNL is located in eastern Washington State—the dry side of Washington known for its stellar outdoor recreation and affordable cost of living.
The Lab’s campus is only a 45-minute flight (or ~3-hour drive) from Seattle or Portland, and is serviced by the convenient PSC airport, connected to 8 major hubs.
Commitment to Excellence, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Equal Employment Opportunity: Our laboratory is committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment dedicated to solving critical challenges in fundamental sciences, national security, and energy resiliency.
We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
In support of this commitment, we encourage people of all racial/ethnic identities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply for employment.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), protected veteran status, and any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local laws.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures and in employment.
If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, contact us at careers@pnnl.
gov.
Drug Free Workplace: PNNL is committed to a drug-free workplace supported by Workplace Substance Abuse Program (WSAP) and complies with federal laws prohibiting the possession and use of illegal drugs.
If you are offered employment at PNNL, you must pass a drug test prior to commencing employment.
PNNL complies with federal law regarding illegal drug use.
Under federal law, marijuana remains an illegal drug.
If you test positive for any illegal controlled substance, including marijuana, your offer of employment will be withdrawn.