Who We Are
As the Savannah River Site’s management and operations contractor since 2008, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) makes the world safer. With safety and security in the forefront, SRNS develops innovative approaches to deliver on our environmental commitments and nuclear materials challenges; supplies products and services necessary to maintain the nation’s nuclear deterrent; secures nuclear materials to prevent unwanted proliferation; and transforms nuclear materials into assets and stable wasteforms. The SRNS workforce is highly capable, engaged, and adaptable to meet existing and expanding missions. SRNS employees apply superior expertise and innovative solutions to complex and challenging national and global issues. We have the knowledge to address a range of national and international nuclear issues. We make the world safer – and you can, too.
Job Family
Operations
Discipline
Operations Support
Career Level
T4
Salary Range
$93,588 - $135,924
Note for Salary
This is the range within which SRNS expects the majority of qualified candidates would enter this role if offered. Actual offers may be more or less than the amounts shown depending on candidate’s qualifications, experience, internal equity, and other factors.
Job Family Description
Operations personnel have overall responsibility for the execution of nuclear non-proliferation, defense programs, and environmental remediation mission activities, as well as the management and coordination of multi-functional areas. This includes Radiological, Maintenance, Engineering, Nuclear Criticality, Quality Assurance, Nuclear Material Control & Accountability, and Weapons Production activities. Operations personnel oversee the safe and efficient functioning of plant systems, equipment, and machinery in a nuclear setting. They monitor operational parameters, conduct routine inspections, and ensure adherence to safety protocols and regulatory requirements. They may respond to alarms, troubleshoot various issues, and implement corrective actions as needed to maintain operational stability.
Discipline Description
Operations support personnel provide general direction, guidance, data analysis or administrative support to ensure the implementation and maintenance of operations and programmatic functions. These functions will typically be in direct or indirect support of a specific facility (or facilities), location or functional area. They perform routine facility or area walkdowns, procedures reviews, inspections, or evaluations to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the facility. They conduct inspections and provide direction on resolution of issues identified. They perform various administrative or program functions in conjunction with or in support of operational program compliance, cost and budget, planning and scheduling, training, projects or special projects or related areas. Operations support personnel lead ad hoc teams in resolving moderately complex technical or programmatic compliance issues, events and concerns directly or closely associated with operations areas. They prepare and review technical work documents. They coordinate the functions of construction, operations, work control, maintenance, projects and other facility support personnel in facility operations and maintenance activities. They conduct and track training for operations personnel on systems and equipment and evaluate and critique performance. They support operations activities directly as needed by maintaining ancillary plant qualifications. They fulfill various operations support functions necessary to meet regulatory, industrial safety, and operational requirements.
Some Typical Duties & Responsibilities Include:
Provide both short and long term strategic level planning support and expertise to the identification and development of specific programmatic initiatives and objectives.
Plan, develop, implement and administer a variety of broad or unique programmatic, technical or administrative functions in direct or indirect support of operations addressing strategic initiatives with planning cycle times of one year or longer.
Assist in the interpretation and breakdown of strategic objectives, execution guidance documents or other direction received from SRTE senior management, or other program planning agencies.
Monitor and assess operations-related evolutions in facility systems or equipment. Maintain a comprehensive awareness of scheduled or anticipated work evolutions or other related operations support activities that could impact facility operations on shift/area of responsibility.
Provide ready input to management during planning and baseline change process. Identify and if necessary, clarify for management the categorical work priorities, the consequential impacts to meeting objectives, and the potential influence on available resources that changes to the overall strategic plan (or any specific elements) would result in.
Interface with other groups within the facility, department and site in support of this effort. Lead ad hoc teams in resolving moderately complex technical or programmatic compliance issues, events and concerns directly or closely associated with operations areas. Function in a variety of contingency coordinator roles in support of operations.
Required Qualifications