Bidder Eligibility:

This Limited Term Employee (LTE) position is a temporary position for one year term, which may be renewed at Sandia's discretion up to a maximum of seven years.

Individuals in LTE positions may bid on regular Sandia positions as internal candidates, and in some cases may be converted to regular career positions during their term if warranted by ongoing operational needs, continuing availability of funds, and satisfactory job performance.

Level promotions (Member to Senior) may be permitted, but are not guaranteed, on this requisition.

Employees must remain in their current position for one year before applying for a new position, with the exception of student interns. Application of this requirement will not supersede collective bargaining agreements. See collective bargaining labor agreements for represented bidder eligibility requirements for represented employees.

About Sandia:

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

The Corporate Storage Team is seeking a Hazardous Materials Packaging Specialist.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Provide guidance for hazardous material, nuclear, and radiological materials management, shipping, storage, handling, and transportation.
• Ensure compliance with applicable U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Transportation (DOT), Department of Defense, and Sandia National Laboratories requirements for on- and off-site hazardous materials, nuclear, and radiological material transportation activities.
• Develop and maintain work instructions, and training materials for hazardous materials packaging operations.
• Develop and improve planning, implementation, and management of nuclear, and radiological storage strategies.
• Team with Material Control & Accountability (MC&A), Radiation Protection, Criticality Safety, and other key stakeholders to ensure safe and compliant operations.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite 100% of the time.

Qualifications We Require:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience (8 years exempt level relevant experience in lieu of degree).
• Active DOE Q-level security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

• Ability to interpret federal, state, and local hazardous material standards and regulations.
• Experience in hazrdous material management, disposition, coordination, packaging, movement, storage, quality control, or transportation.
• Knowledge of safety basis processes and implementation in hazardous material management.
• Knowledge of resource planning, optimization practices, and resource integration processes.
• Knowledge of inventory and supply chain management.
• Experience solving problems associated with the management of hazardous materials.
• In-depth knowledge of nuclear, or radiological material compatibility requirements.
• Working knowledge of the theories, principles, and practices related to export and import controls.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and follow through to completion on multiple tasks.
• Ability to work with sensitive information and classified matter.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to model behaviors that reflect Sandia's core values.
• Extensive knowledge focused on nuclear/radioactive materials and their by-products.
• Regulatory requirements for storage and transportation of radioactive materials to include criticality safety.
• Familiar with SNL processes for storing and transporting accountable nuclear materials.
• Proficient with computer programs used to track accountable nuclear materials at SNL—Oracle, RITS (Access), and Excel (CSI Rollups).
• Working knowledge of DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations, International Air Traffic Association, Nuclear Federal Codes (10CFR), Office of Transportation Safeguards Operations, DOE/SNL explosive safety programs and requirements.
• Experience/knowledge of nuclear/radioactive material, weapon assemblies, subassemblies, and components handling/testing, transportation and storage is highly desired.
• Knowledge of MC&A operations.
• Understanding of DOE STD 1027.
• Able to communicate at a high level to brief various DOE, SFO, and SNL stakeholders

About Our Team:

Corporate Storage supports Sandia line customers and programs with supply chain management by ensuring corporate assets are in the right place at the right time. Corporate Storage provides material management and storage space for classified and unclassified, nuclear, radioactive and explosive material.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance:

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD). Sandia 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 for employment need to be able to maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. 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.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are 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.

EEO:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Job ID: 692496